Ashraf Eldeknawey pleaded guilty last year to helping prepare and file 11 false tax returns.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Police: Auburn Big Lots worker sets couch on fire, puts it out
AUBURN — Authorities charged a worker at Big Lots with setting fire to a couch inside the store Saturday while the store was open for business. The Office of State Fire Marshal arrested Ryan Graffam, 22, on Monday afternoon on a charge of arson, a Class A crime punishable by up to 30 years in […]
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Buckfield man gets more than eight years for dealing cocaine
PORTLAND — A federal judge Monday sentenced a Buckfield man to more than eight years in prison for possessing more than a kilo of cocaine he intended to sell last year. Joshua Morin, 33, was arrested Jan. 2, 2019, in Greene following a high-speed police chase and seizure of the drug. He pleaded guilty in […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
After traffic stop, Bethel man accused of trafficking in ecstasy, possessing heroin and meth
A state trooper stopped a vehicle for a defective headlight and loud exhaust in which Terrence G. Gordon was a passenger.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Two arrested after a single-vehicle crash in Hallowell, while another accident remains under investigation
A pair from Winthrop was arrested Sunday night after the car they were in went off the road on Winthrop Street near the intersection of Whitten Road.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Kingfield woman pleads to lesser OUI charge in fatal crash
Nicholas Shurtleff, 25, of Strong died in the crash in July 2018.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
One person taken to hospital, another arrested after Auburn shooting
State police assisted in the investigation Monday morning of the shooting at Auburn Plaza, which sent a 19-year old man to the hospital and resulted in the arrest of an 18-year old Auburn man.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England, News
Case shows testing for impaired motorists has flaws
A wrongfully accused bus driver in Biddeford was an aberration, police say. But critics argue an unscientific drug recognition process is stacked against drivers.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Central Maine law enforcement noticing uptick in hung-up 911 calls
Multiple law enforcement agencies are seeing an increased number of 911 hang-ups this year and are advising people who mistakenly alert emergency responders to stay on the line.
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Warren man accused of trying to strangle woman
The victim, who was pregnant, also says he kicked her in stomach, according to an affidavit.