Police say Victor Soto Sanchez, 39, found with more than $400,000 worth of narcotics, was a large-scale drug trafficker.
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Augusta man accused of kidnapping, robbing woman in Brunswick
Katelynn McLaughlin of Portland and Emmanual Hurtado of Augusta face a host of charges.
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Video shows Lewiston gunman’s paranoid behavior months before mass shooting
In a 15-minute video from July released by New York State Police, Robert Card repeatedly tells officers that people are calling him a pedophile everywhere he goes and warns that he’s ‘capable’ of doing something about it.
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Man who shot repeatedly at car after domestic dispute in Waterville to serve five years in prison
Maurice Watkins-Cundiff, 31, who pleaded guilty Thursday to attempted elevated aggravated assault and other charges, had an attempted murder charge dismissed stemming from a 2022 incident in Waterville where he shot more than a dozen times at a former domestic partner while she was driving away.
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Three arrested on drug charges in Pittsfield bust
Arrested were Michael Wyllie, 46; Jamie Ramsdell, 43; Jennifer Hight, 47, all of whom lived at 693 Canaan Road, Pittsfield.
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Sheriff: One arrested in Norridgewock after third bust in the last week of an illegal marijuana grow in Somerset County
Multiple law enforcement agencies, led by the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant at a home on Betterment Road in Norridgewock, leading to the arrest of Zunjie Wu, 26, of Brooklyn, New York.
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Police investigate dozens of thefts from vehicles in Augusta, Hallowell
Gregory Roe, 38, of Vienna was charged recently with multiple counts of burglary and theft, but Augusta police say a rash of vehicle break-ins in recent weeks remains under investigation.
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Minot man charged in arson and shooting of Androscoggin County deputy
The wounded deputy was expected to survive, and a fire was started at the scene.
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Sheriff: More than 500 marijuana plants, drug materials seized at Mercer home in latest bust of illegal marijuana growing operation
No arrests were made because no one was at the Rome Road home when the raid was carried out, but officials say charges are expected after the occupants are located.
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Man charged in Waterville murder held without bail, assigned lawyer
Spridal Hubiak, 21, is accused of murdering a co-worker at Damon’s Beverage at 6 Jefferson St. in Waterville and fleeing to Arkansas, where he was shot by police.