Mark Schwarz allegedly stole clothes, then scuffled with a store security officer.
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LePage: Heroin becoming drug of choice in state
The governor hears from Maine police chiefs that they have to do much more with fewer resources.
Missing Maine kayaker found, and he’s fine
Matt Grabowski left Stonington on Monday on a camping trip and couldn’t check in as planned because his cellphone battery died.
Maine hunter forced to shoot his trapped dog
The man tries to help his dog, caught in a coyote trap, but it bites him and won’t let go.
Cumberland County Jail earns nearly perfect accreditation score
The standards cover policies like health care, sanitation, food service, tool and chemical controls, training and fire safety, according to the sheriff’s office.
Collision kills Sabattus woman
Both vehicles were destroyed in the crash early this morning.
Water main break on Congress near Davis restricts traffic
Crews are working to repair the line in time for the evening commute.
Assault rifle carrier: Portland police got it wrong
Carlos Reed says a class project in which he planned a fake terrorist attack got him in trouble.
Maine oxycodone investigation yields three arrests, gun, pills, cash
Police believe one of the suspects had been bringing the prescription painkiller from New York for sale in Maine’s midcoast.
Smash-and-grab car burglaries rising in southern Maine
Since June, there have been 31 car burglaries within the Cumberland County sheriff’s jurisdiction.