ALFRED — A woman accused of driving onto a youth baseball field in Sanford on Friday night and killing a man who was attending the game was ordered held on $500,000 cash bail by a judge in York County Superior Court on Monday. Superior Court Justice Wayne Douglas also ordered a mental health evaluation for […]
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Man killed by speeding car that woman drove onto Sanford baseball field
? A West Newfield man died Friday night after being hit by a car that a woman drove onto a Sanford baseball field before speeding through a gate the man was trying to close, police told News Center Maine. The station said the driver of the car, 51-year-old Carol Sharrow of Sanford, was arrested Friday […]
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Mass. man denies attempted murder in stabbing
AUBURN — A man charged with attempted murder in a January stabbing pleaded not guilty to that and related charges earlier this week. Cory Hayden, 30, of Massachusetts pleaded not guilty Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court to attempted murder, a Class A felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. That charge stems […]
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Minot man back in jail one day after plea deal for Poland robbery
LEWISTON — One day after a Minot man promised to stay out of trouble for the next two years in exchange for a favorable plea agreement stemming from an armed robbery in Poland, he committed new crimes, authorities said. Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, was back in court after he pleaded guilty to a reduced felony plea […]
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Police: Bath bus driver took upskirt photos of children
BATH — Bath police say they are charging a school bus driver, alleging the driver posted inappropriate photos of school-aged students online. After a week-long investigation conducted by the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Bath Police Department, police charged 50-year-old Timothy McGowan of Bath with the crime of Violation of Privacy, a Class […]
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Counselor pleads guilty in historic Oxford County drug bust
PARIS — A state-licensed clinical counselor pleaded guilty Thursday morning in Oxford County Superior Court to felony criminal conspiracy for his role in what officials called the largest drug investigation in Oxford County history. Gregory Ford, 56, of Scarborough was arrested in 2015 on felony charges of aggravated drug trafficking and criminal conspiracy. In exchange […]
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Scarborough police looking for suspects who drove away equipment from John Deere dealer
The operators of Chad Little Outdoor Power Equipment in Scarborough took to Facebook this week looking for help identifying two men who allegedly stole a lawn mower and a John Deere Gator utility vehicle Sunday night. According to the company, two visitors walked around the business for several minutes and looked at Walker mowers. Around […]
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Cousins chased from Harpswell home at 3 a.m. charged with burglary
Two men were arrested early Wednesday morning after two residents found them breaking into their Harpswell home. Brunswick police and deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office were called to a burglary in progress at 3:20 a.m. at 850 Cundys Harbor Road. Two people who live in the home were awakened by noises coming from […]
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Suspect flees into woods after seat belt check
AUBURN — A Lewiston man ran into the woods near West Pitch Park on Wednesday after his car was stopped during a police seat belt check. Dustin Strout, 30, was driving with a suspended license and violating conditions of bail when he was stopped at about 3 p.m. on Center Street, according to police. Strout […]
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Woodstock man sentenced for torching homes
WOODSTOCK — A Woodstock man was sentenced Wednesday morning in Oxford County Superior Court for setting fire to two seasonal homes on Gore Road in 2015 that resulted in $500,000 damage. Jordan Caldwell, 22, was sentenced to 11 years in prison, with all but three years and 12 days suspended. He has served enough time […]