Jonathan Order, 27, has been charged with aggravated attempted murder, among other offenses.
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Westbrook High girls’ track coach arrested, accused of sexually assaulting student
Police say Timothy Even is charged with three counts of gross sexual assault for having what appears to be a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old girl at the school.
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Parents meet to discuss sex charges against Topsham youth theater director
The meeting was closed to the media, but a spokesman says parents voiced a mix of concern, fear and hope.
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Maine inmate sues Catholic bishop over alleged abuse
Jeffrey Libby, convicted in the 1986 slaying of his grandfather, alleges that two priests abused him dating back to the 1970s.
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Maine woman accused of defrauding a dozen elderly victims of $150,000
The state Department of Health and Human Services says Tanya Boutelle established relationships with the victims, and then created scenarios in which she needed to borrow money.
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Lewiston men convicted in 2014 home invasion
The two, along with a third, were seeking drugs and money when they assaulted occupants of a drug dealer’s home in Minot, court documents say.
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High-speed chase ends with dramatic crash in Yarmouth
A 21-year-old Freeport man driving his mother’s car damages three other vehicles and a Yarmouth business.
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Limington man pleads not guilty to murdering neighbor with machete
Bruce Akers was charged with killing Douglas Flint in June after several run-ins between the two.
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Trucker drove wrong way on turnpike for miles, police say
Police say Michael Crews drove the wrong way from Kennebunk to Saco without headlights.
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Two midcoast lobstermen accused of running illegal fishing operation
Duston Reed of Waldoboro faces four charges related to illegal lobster harvesting and Jeremy Yeaton of Friendship has been charged with falsifying evidence.