Scott Dolan

Portland Press Herald

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Published
October 8, 2015

Connor MacCalister pleads guilty to murdering woman in Saco supermarket

The defendant waives her right to a trial and any mental health defense and makes the rare choice to quickly admit her crime at the first possible opportunity.
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October 8, 2015

Oakland man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge

Daniel Lajoie Jr., 45, downloaded pictures and videos while visiting his parents in Oakland in 2012.
Published
October 5, 2015

Police say Lyman man accused of impersonating officer used dead father’s badge

Gary Mariner, 57, of Lyman is accused of showing a prostitute the badge and a gun to convince the 25-year-old woman that he was an undercover police officer.
Published
October 5, 2015

LePage nominates five to fill vacancies on Maine courts

Four lawyers will serve as District Court judges and one retired Superior Court justice will continue hearing cases, if confirmed by the Senate.
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October 2, 2015

Maine man sentenced to six months for death threats against European commissioner

Dushko Vanelinov Vulchev, 38, of Houlton, used a neighbor’s wireless account to threaten a leader of the European Union.
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September 30, 2015

Maine woman who hid marriage to keep Social Security benefits gets 3 years of probation

Marie Angel Michaud, 43, of Standish, also is ordered to pay more than $20,000 in restitution and fees.
Published
September 29, 2015

Maine drug smuggler tracked by police GPS device pleads guilty

Adam Hill of Sanford had a device planted on his car when he drove to Massachusetts and returned with 43 grams of heroin and 20 grams of cocaine.
Published
September 28, 2015

Maine UPS driver pleads guilty to stealing veterans’ pills

Jeffrey P. Wheeler Jr., 31, of Sebago faces up to three years in federal prison and a fine of as much as $250,000 for theft from interstate shipments.
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September 28, 2015

Former Kittery woman sentenced to federal prison for bankruptcy fraud

Rana J. Clarizio, 46, who now lives in Illinois, failed to disclose $70,000 worth of property and tried to conceal $125,000 more last year.
Published
September 23, 2015

Cumberland County sheriff publicly apologizes to women over Portland jail bra controversy

Sheriff Kevin Joyce made the apology at his second news conference in less than a week about jail officers telling women they needed to remove their bras to successfully pass through a metal detector.