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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
FBI data shows Maine’s violent crime rate lower in 2022 than it’s been in more than four decades
Though the murder rate rose slightly in 2022 in Maine, decreases in rapes, robberies and assaults brought down the overall volume of crime.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Massachusetts police chief charged with insider trading will resign
Dighton Chief Shawn Cronin is accused of being part of a group that netted over $2.2 million in illegal profits.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
Man accused of cheating Home Depot stores out of $300,000 with door-return scam
Police say the Connecticut resident managed to return doors he never purchased for credit at stores in several states, including Maine.
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PublishedMay 22, 2023
For these Maine inmates, parole debate isn’t hypothetical
Some members of the Maine State Prison Debate team are at the heart of stalled legislative efforts to reinstate parole in Maine for the first time in more than 40 years. Many crime victims say the parole process is too traumatizing.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2023
Boothbay Harbor man charged with attempted murder after lengthy standoff
Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2023
South Portland mail carrier charged in dark web drug trafficking case
New York prosecutors say Katie Montgomery offered FireBunnyUSA advice as it shipped illegal drugs through the postal service.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2023
Commentary: The legal system has never had an answer for violent kids
When very young children kill, it prompts soul-searching among adults – but very rarely any criminal charges.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2022
Smithfield man arrested in Farmington on drug, other charges
Zacheriah Adams was taken into custody Wednesday on several charges. Several people previously accused him of taking thousands of dollars from them to perform home repair work before disappearing, but the charges are not related to those accusations.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Law Court upholds Ringuette sentence, sends case back to lower court for review of supervised release
Maine Supreme Judicial Court said Bethany Ringuette, as an accomplice, is accountable for the actions of a man who engaged in sexual acts with a young girl, and "guilty of the crime as if he acted as a principal, and a guilty verdict rendered on either theory is thus indistinguishable."
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PublishedDecember 9, 2022
Former Franklin County prosecutor suspended from legal practice for 9 months
Kayla Alves had already pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with possible evidence.
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