A federal judge has thrown out evidence in a drug case because she believed the officer targeted a driver based on his appearance.
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Federal judge throws out evidence from traffic stop by Maine trooper accused of racial profiling
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen said Maine State Police Cpl. John Darcy was ‘not a very credible witness.’
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Jay man under the influence when his car struck 3 vehicles in Manchester, police say
Jeffrey Smart, 48, was arrested Tuesday after police said his Ford Focus was being driven erratically when it struck the other vehicles on U.S. Route 202 in Manchester.
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Standish man faces charges in high-speed chase through Bath, Wiscasset
The driver of an SUV failed to stop for a state trooper, but was stopped when Wiscasset police deflated two of his SUV’s tires.
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Investigation into death of Oakland toddler leads to $700,000 drug seizure
The mother of the child, 21-year-old Ashley Malloy, called 911 Nov. 2 to say her boy was suffering from a medical emergency, authorities said.
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Standish man charged with murdering his girlfriend
Brandon Libby, 34, is accused of shooting 30-year-old Amanda Brown at their home in Standish in June.
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Bangor man killed in I-95 crash in Palmyra
Michael Foss, 37, died at a hospital Thursday after the minivan he was driving went off the interstate, reentered the roadway and rolled over several times, State Police said.
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I-95 in Waterville closed after pickup causes crash while passing SUV in breakdown lane, police say
Northbound lanes of the interstate were shut down for more than an hour Tuesday night following the collision.
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Police: murder suspect says he doesn’t remember stabbing victim
The two men from Connecticut had been drinking together at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds earlier that night, witnesses told police.
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Maine’s fallen law enforcement officers honored in Augusta
The ceremony at the Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Tuesday morning, unveiled the latest name to be added to the monument, Maine State Police Detective Benjamin J. Campbell.