WESTBROOK — A Gray man was arrested for allegedly robbing a Subway in Westbrook at knife-point on Saturday night. Westbrook police say 50-year-old Charles M. Small, also known as Kelly Small, entered the Subway at 716 Bridgton Road (Route 302) around 6:47 p.m. Saturday, brandished a knife and demanded money from employees. Small ran from […]
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Sabattus police search for suspect in attempted break-in
SABATTUS (WGME) — An attempted robbery in Sabattus Saturday night has police asking for the public’s help to track down a suspect. A broken window and a surveillance image lead police to believe someone tried to break into the Settlement on Crowley Road Saturday around 10:20 p.m. According to the Sabattus Police Department’s Facebook page, […]
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All sexual misconduct charges dropped in plea agreement with former Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy
ROCKLAND — The three young women who accused former Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Hatch III of sexually assaulting them expressed pain and frustration Friday after all charges of sexual misconduct were dropped in a plea agreement with the Maine Attorney General’s Office. In exchange for avoiding a new trial on the more serious charges, Hatch […]
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Greene man gets 13 years for kidnapping 14-year-old girl
Travis Therrien, center, stands in Androscoggin County Superior Court in Auburn on Thursday with his lawyers for sentencing. He was convicted of kidnapping a disabled girl in 2016, and he rejected probation in favor of a longer sentence. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) AUBURN — A 36-year-old man who kidnapped and sexually touched a 14-year-old girl was […]
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Auburn police warn of scam
AUBURN — Auburn police say someone has been calling local residents asking for donations on behalf of local police. Auburn police do not do that. “While we appreciate the generous nature of our amazing community,” police wrote on the departments’s Facebook page, “please know that APD will never call you for a financial donation.” The […]
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Carthage man indicted on arson charges after father's pickup torched
FARMINGTON — A Carthage man has been indicted on charges that he set fire to his father’s pickup truck Dec. 15 in Carthage. A Franklin County grand jury indicted Spencer C. Knox, 23, on Jan. 18 on two counts of Class A arson, a Class C charge of aggravated criminal mischief and a Class E […]
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Postal clerk sentenced for theft
BANGOR — A former Temple post office clerk has been sentenced to three months in prison for stealing and spending a prepaid $100 gift card that had been mailed to a Temple resident. Amanda K. Wentzell, 26, of Augusta, was sentenced Wednesday and ordered to pay $510 in restitution. She pleaded guilty in May 2017 […]
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Lewiston police investigate break-in report on Moreau Avenue
Lewiston Police officers survey the Moreau Avenue neighborhood after a break-in was reported Wednesday afternoon. Sgt. James Theiss said officers responded to a burglar alarm at a home where somebody had forced their way in and took undisclosed items. No one was arrested. A police dog was brought to the scene and led to tracks […]
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Lewiston man accused of stealing from burned apartment in Phillips
PHILLIPS — A Lewiston man is accused of stealing items from a fire-damaged apartment in the building where he had lived at 32 Dodge Road, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. wrote in a news release. Larry Lawrence Plourde, 40, was arrested Tuesday on Class C charges of burglary, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer […]
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West Paris couple charged in home burglary
PARIS – A West Paris couple accused in connection with a break-in at a pastor’s home while he was conducting a church service Sunday remained in jail Tuesday, according to officials. James Tapley, 45, and his wife, Jessica, 36, are being held at the Oxford County Jail on $250 cash bail each. He is charged […]