A Scarborough man whose naked body was found Sunday morning on Skyline Street died of natural causes, according to police. Police said the Office of the State Medical Examiner determined through an autopsy that 63-year-old Raymond H. Frank died of a heart attack. Police do not know why the man was naked except for his socks […]
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Former Portland developer Michael Liberty once again in SEC’s crosshairs
PORTLAND — Former Portland developer Michael A. Liberty is in legal trouble again, facing charges that he and four others tricked investors into putting about $50 million into a technology startup and then using the money to pay for what federal regulators call a “lavish lifestyle.” Liberty, his wife, his Portland lawyer, a cousin, the […]
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Judge grants protection from abuse order against Auburn lawyer running for district attorney
RUMFORD — A district court judge has granted a protection from abuse order against Seth Carey, an Auburn lawyer who is running as a Republican candidate for district attorney in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. The judge’s decision prompted the chairman of the Maine Republican Party to encourage Carey, 42, to drop out of the race. […]
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Guns now responsible for largest share of U.S. homicides in over 80 years
The much-discussed spike in homicide rates between 2014 and 2016 is due almost entirely to gun homicides, an analysis of federal homicide data reveals. The spike was so drastic that in 2016, gun homicides accounted for a greater share of all homicides than at any point in the federal record, which contains more than 80 […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Wilton shooting
AUGUSTA — A 26-year-old Jay man whose murder trial ended in a hung jury pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter in a fatal shooting over a drug debt in 2016. Timothy S. Danforth’s case was moved to Kennebec County after a mistrial was declared in Franklin County in Farmington last fall. Danforth charged with shooting Michael Reis, 24, […]
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Waterville police arrest man they said hid in closet with cocaine and fentanyl
WATERVILLE — Police arrested a man hiding in a closet with a considerable amount of cocaine and fentanyl Thursday night while responding to a routine patrol call. Two Waterville police officers responded to a call just before 9 p.m. reporting a disturbance at a third-floor apartment on Elm Street, according to Deputy Chief Bill Bonney. […]
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Mexico man sentenced to six months for road rage
William E. Murphy (Oxford County Jail) PARIS — A Mexico man was sentenced Thursday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to serve six months of a three-year prison term for forcing a driver off Route 219 in Sumner last fall. William E. Murphy, 71, pleaded guilty to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal […]
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Lewiston woman fails to show up for sex trafficking sentencing
AUBURN — A judge issued an arrest warrant for a Lewiston woman after she failed to attend her sentencing hearing on a sex trafficking charge Friday. Tina Lagasse, 52, of 527 Main St. was scheduled to appear in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Friday afternoon, but after waiting half an hour, Active-Retired Judge Joyce Wheeler issued […]
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Stephon Clark was shot 8 times, mostly in his back
Stephon Clark, the unarmed 22-year-old killed by Sacramento police officers earlier this month, was shot eight times, with most of the bullets hitting him in the back, according to an independent autopsy requested by his family’s attorneys. These bullets – some of which struck Clark in the back, neck and thigh – caused extensive bleeding, […]
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Jury acquits widow of Pulse nightclub gunman
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay Orlando nightclub was acquitted Friday of helping her husband plot the attack and lying to the FBI afterward, ending the government’s two-year effort to hold someone accountable. Noor Salman, 31, sobbed upon hearing the jury’s verdict of not […]