Proponents said people too often feed online audiences instead of taking steps to protect victims.
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CEO of Prime dealerships’ parent company arrested on fraud charges
New York prosecutors allege GPB Capital Holdings CEO David Gentile and two others have been running a Ponzi-like scheme.
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Former Maine developer Michael Liberty accepts pardon from Trump
The criminal wire and securities fraud case against Liberty is now dead, but other legal challenges remain.
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Crime in Maine declined again in 2019, while rape reports increased
Crime trended downward for an eighth straight year, but the number of violent incidents increased, according to statistics released Monday.
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New Hampshire man charged in assault of 2 women in Maine
The North Conway resident is accused of aggravated assault and other offenses in connection with the domestic violence incident in Baldwin, police say.
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Bangor man’s death under homicide investigation
The name of the victim is being withheld until next of kin are notified.
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Portland police report 3rd incident involving suspect in assault
Police are asking for help from the public in finding the driver of a dark-colored Toyota sedan with tinted windows and a Texas license plate.
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South Portland man accused of brandishing pistol outside Old Port bar
Nicholas Whitman, 25, was arrested on charges of displaying a handgun in a ‘threatening and reckless manner.’
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South Portland police investigate Tuesday night gunfire
No one was injured when someone fired several rounds into an apartment building on the city’s Main Street, police said.
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Leonard Pitts: Whitmer kidnap plot reveals a certain kind of entitlement
This sort of violence and bitterness stems from the conviction that by dint of color or culture, one deserves the final word.