ALFRED — Seven correction officers at York County Jail are facing charges related to the smuggling of drugs and other items to an inmate. The four current and three former officers were indicted Wednesday by a York County grand jury. “Unfortunately, a young corrections officer was manipulated into introducing contraband, such as cigarettes and a […]
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Truck hits York sheriff’s van driven by corrections officer with suspended license
Roger Lanoie, 51, of Shapleigh had pulled the van over into the breakdown lane on Route 111 at 8:30 a.m. to make a phone call when a tractor trailer coming up behind him swerved to avoid an oncoming car and struck the rear driver’s side of the van, Public Safety spokesman Steve McCausland said in […]
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Dad pleads not guilty to assaulting infant twins
ALFRED — A man accused of assaulting his infant twins has pleaded not guilty. Twenty-two-year-old Anthony Carpinelli of Sanford on Friday denied charges of aggravated assault, aggravated assault with indifference, two counts of assault on a child younger than 6, and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child. He’s being held on […]
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Biddeford pastor pleads guilty to child porn charges
ALFRED (AP) — The former pastor of a Biddeford church has avoided prison time after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Prosecutors saythat James Napier entered his plea to 10 counts of possession of sexually explicit materials of a minor under 12 on Wednesday in York County Superior Court. His entire five-year prison sentence was […]
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Saco man dies in York sheriff’s office custody
ALFRED (AP) — An investigation is underway after a man died while in the custody of the York County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say 49-year-old Jeffrey Andrew Noonan of Saco died shortly after going into medical distress at about 6:30 a.m. Sunday. He had been taken for medical treatment the previous day. Noonan had been arrested […]
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Kennebunk Zumba prostitute Alexis Wright released from jail
ALFRED — Alexis Wright, the former Kennebunk fitness instructor who secretly helped run a prostitution business out of her Zumba studio, was released from jail on Saturday. Wright, 30, was released from York County Jail on Saturday morning, according to a jail administrator. Wright pleaded guilty to 14 counts of engaging in prostitution, one count […]
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Cyclist run over by school bus in Ogunquit awarded $750K
ALFRED (AP) — A Romanian student who was run over by a school bus while riding a bicycle has been awarded $750,000 by a Maine jury. Monica Semian’s pelvis was crushed by the rear wheels of the bus after she was knocked off her bike in Ogunquit in September 2010, when she was living with […]
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More EEE-infected mosquitoes found in York County
AUGUSTA — Maine officials say they’ve confirmed Eastern Equine Encephalitis in more than a dozen more mosquito pools, compounding concerns a week after mosquito-borne virus claimed two horses. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maine Department of Agriculture said Monday that the discovery of EEE in another 13 mosquito pools brings […]