Officials from several departments, including an FBI task force, assisted with surveillance and arrests.
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Man in longstanding dispute with Readfield charged for allegedly harassing town manager, family
Robert Bittar, 81, allegedly violated a protection order by harassing Town Manager Eric Dyer, but the resident’s lawyer says the matter is ‘a classic example of government overreach attempting to crush the voice of the little guy.’
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Woman indicted on charges she started multiple fires with Molotov cocktails in Waterville
The June 18 fires in the Cool Street area did little damage.
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Old Orchard Beach man faces new child abuse charges
Joshua Ouellette, arrested on charges of abusing a Sanford child, is now accused of assaulting a 3-year old South Portland boy and his mother.
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Truck driver fined $15,000 in Maine state trooper’s death
Scott Willett, 55, of Patten also will have his license suspended for six months after two wheels from his logging truck flew off in 2019, fatally striking the detective.
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State investigation finds Augusta officer justified in 2019 shooting of city man
A report by the Office of the Maine Attorney General states Officer Sabastian Guptill was acting in self-defense when he shot and wounded an Augusta man who was wanted for a domestic violence assault charge in Farmington.
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Massachusetts man in court in connection with Lewiston shooting
Police said the defendant and a Massachusetts minor armed with handguns were taken into custody on Monday.
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Oxford County arrest log: Aug. 18, 2022
• Jeremiah C. Adams, 48, of 527 Somerset St., Rumford, on a charge of violation of condition of release, 12:02 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17, in New Hampshire, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Howard S. Burnell, 57, of 22 Jasper St., Berlin, New Hampshire, on a charge of false public alarm or report, 8:32 p.m. […]
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Man accused of killing neighbor released from jail after judge disallows key evidence
Bruce Akers is out on personal recognizance while he awaits a second murder trial after the Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated his 2020 conviction in the death of Douglas Flint.
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Portland police investigate potential hate crimes toward Muslims
Investigators are reviewing incidents dating to April that involve video livestreaming and graffiti.