It says Robert John Berry, 46, who was sentenced in May for theft by unauthorized taking in York County, fled his home confinement on Tuesday.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Maine substitute teacher let go after telling a student Trump would kick him out of country
The conversation about President Trump’s proposed border wall and the impact it would have immigrants was videotaped and shared on social media.
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Police seek hit-and-run driver in Buxton
A 17-year-old girl from Waterboro was struck by a pickup truck Friday night as she was walking across River Road, the Buxton police chief says.
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Portland to hold hearing on plan to build city’s first roundabout
The $3 million project set to start in 2019 would replace the six-way intersection of Brighton Avenue, Deering Avenue and Falmouth Street near the USM campus.
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Big Phish helps political cause at Portland’s Bayside Bowl
The band’s drummer, who lives in Lincolnville, promotes a ranked-choice voting push – and rocks out, too.
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Kennebec ice jam floods areas of Augusta, Hallowell, submerges cars
More than a dozen vehicles are submerged as the quickly rising waters apparently caught officials off guard.
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About 75 attend Portland vigil for victims of human trafficking
Some 200 to 300 girls and women are trafficked in Maine each year, according to Hope Rising, the organization behind Thursday’s vigil.
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Fire at Portland YMCA displaces 31 men housed in dormitory
When the dorm, for men transitioning from homelessness to stable housing, will reopen is unclear, but the YMCA will be open Friday.
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Sanford man, 31, dies when car is rear-ended, pushed into path of school bus
No students were on the MSAD bus when Jeremiah Smith’s car was pushed onto Route 4 in Berwick.
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State university system drafting policy to limit faculty’s political, legislative activities
Trustees intend to clarify institutional guidelines, but faculty members worry about restrictions on their ability to speak publicly about topics in their field of expertise.