Brian Smith, 37, resigned his position over the summer after facing discipline for parking for ‘extended periods of time’ while on duty.
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Portland police investigate shots fired at parked car
No injuries were reported, police say. The car had several bullet holes and 2 shattered windows, and shell casings were found nearby.
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Sidney slaying suspect’s initial court appearance delayed
Megan McDonald, 39, was charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy in Sidney last week.
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Bangor man charged with murder after body found in apartment
Police say Gary Brinson, a 69-year-old Bangor resident, is charged with killing 64-year-old Lee Ruona, also of Bangor.
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Hunter finds body in Edgecomb
Maine State Police on Wednesday confirmed an ongoing Edgecomb investigation, which is now being steered by the Major Crimes Unit.
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Feds successful in taking Cornville home investigated for illegal marijuana grow
A home in Corinna that housed another suspected illegal growing operation was also ordered by a judge to be taken by federal authorities earlier this month.
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Judge grants Texas lawmakers’ unusual effort to pause execution in shaken baby case
A judge has granted a request from Texas lawmakers to delay the execution of a man scheduled to be the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.
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Former Portland teacher sentenced to prison for storing videos of child sex abuse
Travis McCutcheon, 54, appeared in Portland’s federal courthouse on Tuesday morning.
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Back in court after escape attempt, Fairfield man gets 10-year prison sentence for assault of child
Nicholas Carter, 31, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with all but 10 years suspended in lieu of probation, after he was convicted earlier this month of aggravated assault.
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6-year-old boy kidnapped in California in 1951 found alive more than 70 years later
An online ancestry test helped locate Luis Armando Albino, who was 6 in 1951 when a woman kidnapped him, flying him to the East Coast where he ended up with a couple who raised him as their own son.