Police say Dustan Bentley, 30, killed his roommate, William Popplewell, in March in the apartment they shared.
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Wiscasset woman arrested following high-speed chase in Thomaston
Police said Hannah Hewes came within a couple of feet of striking a police officer, whose cruiser was parked beside the road.
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Wanted Standish man was killed in Gorham police shooting, authorities say
Gorham police Officer Dean Hannon fired on Kyle Needham, 32, when it appeared he was about to run over an officer, according to the Maine Attorney General’s Office.
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Six arrested on drug charges after Waterville police raid
Waterville police and six other law enforcement agencies seized about 2.29 ounces of drugs Friday morning during searches at 13 Gray St., Apartment 1; 5 Gray Ave., Apartment 1; and 45 Summer St., Apartment 3.
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NH driver charged after high-speed pursuit through Oxford County
Police say a New Hampshire driver faces numerous charges after leading police on a chase that neared speeds of 100 mph through Maine’s Oxford County
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Maine motel owner charged with abusing 3 children
Court documents indicate the Bucksport man accused of abusing three children, bound a 6-year-old girl and hung her upside down from a hook.
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Police investigate reported sexual assault of Portland strip club employee
The alleged assault happened May 24 at PT’s Showclub, and a woman who says she dances at the club posted about an assault on Facebook.
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Judge keeps Lewiston teen charged with manslaughter at South Portland juvenile facility
The now-18-year-old boy has been charged with manslaughter in the 2018 death of Donald Giusti near Kennedy Park.
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Augusta woman charged with 16 counts of criminal mischief for graffiti around the city
Darbe Anagnost, 35, is accused of defacing 20 locations after a police investigation that took “a couple of weeks.”
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Greene man snared in fed’s pot raid gets new charge
Daniel Poland was charged with lying on a federal gun application form while he was free on bail in connection with 2018 Twin Cities pot raid