LEWISTON — An 18-year-old Fairfield man was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with stealing a car and robbing a Main Street gas station and mini mart. Police charged Isaac Howard Sterling with Class B robbery and theft of a motor vehicle, Lt. David St. Pierre said. A clerk at the Irving Mainway at 674 […]
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For Maine’s marijuana industry, security’s still high-risk
“I don’t live in fear; it’s just not my style,” says grower Chad Crandall, whose operation in Jay is outfitted with surveillance cameras and motion sensors. But he admits: “The cameras, the security system, it gives me peace of mind.” (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald) Using crowbars and jackhammers, thieves broke into Dawson and Kelly Julia’s […]
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Marijuana industry target for crime
Using crowbars and jackhammers, thieves broke into Dawson and Kelly Julia’s medical cannabis grow in Unity two years ago, forcing their way past a locked steel door and boarded-up window to steal 60 marijuana plants valued at more than $50,000 from this husband-and-wife caregiver business. In under an hour, East Coast CBD’s entire marijuana crop […]
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Juror no-show problem targeted by fed-up judge in central Maine
SKOWHEGAN — Superior Court Justice Robert Mullen has had enough with people not showing up for jury duty. So much so that Mullen, the state’s deputy chief justice, is ready to go old school on no-show jurors and haul them into court for not appearing when summoned to serve their civic duty. The prevalence of […]
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Vandals strike downtown Farmington, UMF campus
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating vandalism that left flower pots, planters and trash cans tipped over on Main Street and Broadway, along with damage at the nearby campus of University of Maine at Farmington. Owner Susun Terese crouched beside one of her planters outside her business Minikins on Broadway on Friday morning. It was obvious […]
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Police search for man suspected in 10 Mexico burglaries
MEXICO — Police are searching for a West Paris man suspected in 10 burglaries over 18 days. Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Friday an arrest warrant had been issued for Heith Bernard, 41, on charges of burglary, theft and violation of conditions of release. “We’ve been looking for him around the clock,” Hodsdon said. “We’ve exhausted […]
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Suspect in CMCC threats released from jail after paying $60
BOWDOINHAM — The president of Central Maine Community College and a local sheriff said this week they are concerned that a Bowdoinham man charged Monday with threatening to “shoot up” CMCC was released after paying a $60 bail commissioner fee. Police arrested Darren Lilly, 23, on Monday evening and charged him with terrorizing with a […]
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FBI wanted Google data to help solve Portland-area robberies
The investigation to solve a recent string of armed robberies in the Portland area involved a sweeping demand for Google user location data by the FBI, according to court documents. The court-approved demand, first reported on by Forbes magazine, would have included data on every Google location services user in the area of two or more […]
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Brunswick senior housing owner accused of financial crimes
The owner of a Brunswick senior housing complex is facing felony charges alleging financial crimes. Amy McLellan, 61, was indicted Friday on two counts of misuse of entrusted property of a vulnerable person and theft. She owns the McLellan, an apartment complex for seniors that opened last year. Court records did not specify the value […]
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Lewiston baseball dugout, infield, equipment vandalized
Vandals sprayed white and black paint all over the dugout and across the infield of the baseball diamond on Martin Drive in Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Vandals apparently sprayed black paint on equipment that is used to maintain the baseball and softball fields on Martin Drive in Lewiston. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)