The owner of a Brunswick senior housing complex has pleaded not guilty to charges that she committed financial crimes against one of her residents. Amy McLellan, 61, was arraigned Tuesday at the Cumberland County Courthouse. She was indicted last month on felony counts of theft and misuse of entrusted property of a vulnerable person. She […]
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Pennsylvania man sentenced 90 days for accessing nude photos on woman's phone
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Pennsylvania man to 90 days in jail Tuesday for accessing a car buyer’s deleted photo album and sending nude photos of her to himself on March 19. Kevin Rennie, 32, of Philadelphia pleaded guilty July 13 to a felony charge of aggravated criminal invasion of computer privacy. […]
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No, the giant marijuana bricks washing up on Florida beaches are not for the taking legally
It sounds like the opening for another stoner movie, maybe “Harold and Kumar Go to Heaven.” Giant bundles of marijuana, apparently containing individually wrapped five-kilo bricks, have been washing up on the shores of Florida since the approach of Hurricane Florence last week, possibly from a boat that was either capsized by the storm or […]
Posted inMaine
Police capture escaped murderer in Dover-Foxcroft
A convicted murder was arrested Tuesday morning in Piscataquis County, five days after he escaped from a minimum-security prison in Charleston. Arnold Nash, who has been in prison since he was convicted in 1992 of murdering his neighbor, was arrested by the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s deputy around 6:45 a.m. as Nash walked along the side […]
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Greene man stands trial for sex abuse charges
UPDATE: Greene found man not guilty of sex abuse AUBURN — A 9-year-old girl clutching a teddy bear testified Monday her mother’s ex-boyfriend sexually abused her when she was 7 and 8 years old. The girl took the witness stand at the trial of Roger Hamel Jr., 46, of Greene, who is charged with 15 counts, […]
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Police are still looking for escaped murderer Arnold Nash
UPDATE: Police capture escaped murderer in Dover-Foxcroft There have been no confirmed sightings of convicted murderer Arnold Nash since his escape from prison last Thursday night. Maine State Police Spokesman Stephen McCausland said Monday that police continue to search. He again appealed to members of the public to call if they see anything suspicious. “There have been no […]
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Nearly yearlong investigation of Saco shooting death ends with finding of self-defense
SACO — Maine State Police will not charge the Saco resident who shot a New Hampshire man to death last September, saying the shooting was self-defense. For months, friends and relatives puzzled over why Michael Burns, a 54-year-old computer network repairman, went to a duplex at 26 Nye St. after 1 a.m. on Sept. 30, […]
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Andrew Balcer makes new abuse allegations after parents’ Halloween killings in Winthrop
AUGUSTA — Andrew Balcer would take back the bloodshed during the darkness of early Halloween morning two years ago. The moment he snapped, plunging a hunting knife into his mother’s back as she comforted him in his bedroom. The stabbing of his father after that, and slaying of the family Chihuahua, leaving only his brother […]
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Police hunt for murderer who escaped state prison
A convicted murderer who walked away from a northern Maine prison late Thursday had escaped from incarceration twice before, including 37 years ago when he and another inmate were the subject of one of the state’s most infamous manhunts. Arnold Nash, 65, formerly of Hancock County, was last seen around 8:20 p.m. Thursday at the […]
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Some Mainers report having fake unemployment claims filed in their names
In identity theft cases apparently connected to last year’s massive Equifax data breach, some Mainers are reporting that fake unemployment claims are being filed in their name, even though they remain employed and never made a claim. “I’ve been employed at my company for 36 years, and I know everyone,” said Matt Masse of East Vassalboro, who […]