LIVERMORE FALLS — Four of five teenagers involved in drinking alcohol March 21 in the rear vacant section of the Central Plaza building have been charged, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. Police have not caught up with a fifth teen from Jay who was there, he said. Emergency responders were called to the […]
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Former Portland restaurant owner pleads not guilty to writing bad checks
A well-known Maine chef told a judge Tuesday she is not guilty of charges that she wrote more than $8,800 in bad checks. Shannon Bard, who was the chef and co-owner of Zapoteca in Portland and Toroso in Kennebunk, was released on personal recognizance after making her initial appearance. She was told to return Cumberland […]
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Phillips woman pleads guilty to stealing from Franklin County camp owners
FARMINGTON — A Phillips woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing more than $10,000 from Grant’s Kennebago Camps in Stetson Township and forging the owner’s name on checks. Deborah Lynn Vitrano, 35, entered pleas to two felony counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and forgery while standing next to her attorney, Curtis Rice, in […]
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Oxford County man found guilty of insurance fraud
An Oxford man has pleaded guilty to theft by deception in Cumberland County Unified Criminal Docket, according to Attorney General Janet Mills. Daniel H. Reavis, 53, of South Paris was found guilty of insurance fraud by stealing from MEMIC, a workers’ compensation insurer based in Portland. Reavis’ sentencing is deferred until March 20, 2020, pursuant […]
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Lewiston man charged with crack sales
LEWISTON — A local man was arrested early Friday morning and charged with trafficking crack cocaine. Two police officers who investigated a disturbance at 78 Maple St. discovered a “significant amount” of illegal drugs were at the residence and seized them, according to the department’s Facebook page. Omar Abdullahi Omar, 41, was arrested and charged […]
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Carthage man pleads guilty to burning truck, sentenced to five years
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man has been sentenced to serve 20 months of a five-year sentence for burning his father’s truck on Dec. 15, according to Franklin County court documents. Spencer C. Knox, 23, will serve four years of probation after his release from the Department of Corrections. Knox pleaded guilty Monday in Franklin County […]
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Auburn man denies Poland robbery charge
AUBURN — A local man pleaded not guilty Friday to robbing a 19-year-old man at his home in Poland last year. Jordin Small, 19, of 66 Constellation Drive entered his plea in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a charge of robbery, a Class A felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. A grand […]
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U.S. charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a government-sponsored hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and American government agencies. The nine defendants, accused of working at the behest of the Iranian government-tied Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, hacked the computer systems […]
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Psych evaluation scheduled for Jay man accused of killing girlfriend
FARMINGTON — A Jay man accused of killing his girlfriend last summer at her home in Jay is scheduled Tuesday to undergo a forensic evaluation for competency, criminal responsibility and other mental conditions, according to a court document. Dr. Robert Riley, a consultant neuro-psychologist for State Forensic Services is scheduled to conduct the examination. James […]
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Former Florida man in child abuse case fails to show for probation after freed
AUBURN — Less than a week after he was convicted and sentenced for child abuse, a former Florida man is wanted back in court. Laquavius Hudson, 21, failed to report to his probation officer on March 6, probation officer Nicole Lenda wrote in an affidavit filed in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Hudson was sentenced Feb. […]