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Man indicted in throat slashing of taxi driver in Portland

by Gillian Graham June 9, 2017June 9, 2017

Justin Kristiansen, 30, is charged with elevated aggravated assault and another offense in connection with the attack last month near PT’s Showclub.

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Broadcasters to turn over outtakes of interviews in Sanborn murder case

by MWC Bot May 31, 2017May 31, 2017

An attorney for Maine Public and WGME-TV says the stations plan to give the tapes of an interview with the former prosecutor who secured Sanborn’s conviction to his attorney and the Attorney General’s Office.

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Portland High School student reports assault to police

by MWC Bot May 26, 2017May 26, 2017

The woman, 18, says she was groped while she was reaching into her car on Oxford Street.

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South Portland bank robbery suspect captured trying to flee Maine in cab

by Dennis Hoey May 22, 2017May 23, 2017

Police apprehend Keon Demarco Gaston in Kittery, with the help of witness accounts and a tip.

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Acton woman charged in ex-husband’s stabbing death pleads not guilty

by Gillian Graham May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

Kandee Weyland is accused of fatally stabbing Scott Weyland in front of their children after learning that her ex-husband was given custody of the children.

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Winthrop teen charged with parents’ murder faces hearings on prosecution as an adult

by Betty Adams April 24, 2017January 12, 2018

The state is seeking to prosecute Andrew Balcer, 18, as an adult, but that determination will come after the court considers a psychological evaluation of the teenager, who was 17 at the time of the killings.

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Waterville man accused in stabbing is indicted in alleged drug rip-off

by Keith Edwards April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

Kevin M. Coutu, 25, accused of stabbing a man with a knife earlier this year in Waterville after allegedly trying to buy marijuana, is among others indicted recently in Kennebec County.

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Protection orders, violent history linked to man charged in Oakland shooting

by Amy Calder April 21, 2017April 21, 2017

Jeremy Clement, 36, of Fairfield, accused of shooting and injuring his ex-girlfriend after allegedly breaking into the home of her mother, was ordered held Friday on $500,000 bail.