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Federal, state investigators charge 25 people in Down East drug trafficking case
Authorities say the defendants, from Maine and New York, distributed crack, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl from New York City in Washington and Hancock counties.
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New York man, woman accused of trying to burn home in Richmond to collect drug debt
Todd Dickson, 26, and Joris Gomez, 25, were arrested Wednesday on arson, burglary, theft and heroin trafficking charges. On Tuesday, a resident of the Richmond home was arrested on heroin trafficking charges.
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Waterville bank robber who dropped cash, gun in front of officer gets 5 years
Jason M. Mackenrodt pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges on Thursday.
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Human remains found in Augusta are those of Gardiner woman, missing since 2017
Police say evidence at the site where the remains were recovered indicates that they had been there since the time of Megan Gregory’s disappearance in 2017.
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Gardiner woman who disappeared in 2017 died where her remains were found this month, police say
Evidence at the site where the remains were recovered indicates they had been there since the time of Megan Gregory’s disappearance.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to possessing unregistered, homemade silencer
Ryan D. Merrill, according to federal authorities, was firing a rifle he had equipped with a silencer he made out of an oil filter, at a fox and propane tanks in Augusta.
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State seeks to try Lewiston teenager as adult on manslaughter charge
A judge rules that the 17-year-old boy charged in the June 12, 2018, Knox Street melee will remain in custody.
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Attorneys questioned on second day of Jay Mercier murder appeal in Skowhegan
Mercier was sentenced to 70 years for the murder of Rita St. Peter on July 5, 1980, and has since lost two appeals, one in 2014 and the other in 2016.
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Grand jury indicts alleged Waterville bank robber who slipped, fell in front of officer
Numerous other people were indicted on drug trafficking charges.