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Maine Crime

Published
July 11, 2017

Police: Boyfriend charged with murder of woman in Jay

Police have charged James Sweeney, 56, in the killing of his girlfriend, Wendy Douglass, 51, police said.
Published
July 11, 2017

New Yorker sentenced to 12 years behind bars for drug trafficking in Augusta

The prosecutor described Kashawn McLaughlin as 'a for-profit, armed drug trafficker' during Tuesday's court proceeding.
Published
July 11, 2017

Morning Sentinel July 11 police log

Waterville area police reports for Tuesday, July 11, 2017.
Published
July 11, 2017

Mexican man sentenced in Maine for returning to U.S. after deportation

Presiliano Gonzalez Berruete was deported in 2010 after a drug trafficking offense, then tried to return through Canada.
Published
July 11, 2017

Maine man sentenced to 16 months for veterans’ benefits fraud

David Watson Sr. of Madison was convicted of illegally collecting more than $48,000 in veterans' benefits for a relative.

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Published
July 10, 2017

Bath woman, 19, may lose eye after tire-iron attack, police say

A 16-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with the assault, which took place early Sunday in Topsham.
Published
July 10, 2017

Quick-thinking Capitol cop turns wrong number into Camden drug arrest

A man mistakenly dialed Capitol Police Officer Charles Ball and tried to sell him Suboxone, police say.
Published
July 10, 2017

Wardens identify owner of boat involved in hit-and-run in Lyman

The vessel crashed into a motorboat late Saturday on a pond in Lyman, injuring four.
Published
July 10, 2017

FBI seizes nearly $850,000 from 4 Portland residents

Documents in the case suggest the cash and watches were seized in connection with an investigation into illegal gambling. None of the subjects has been charged.
Published
July 10, 2017

Former Anson tax collector begins serving sentence for embezzlement

Claudia Viles, convicted of stealing more than $500,000 over a number of years from the town, begins a five-year prison sentence though she maintains her innocence.