Search warrants executed at Indian Ridge Apartments in response to complaints about drug trafficking led to the arrest of five people and the recovery of cocaine, heroin and cash, police say.
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Waterville man who tried to con his way into an early release from prison pleads guilty
Frank Curtis, 41, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to conspiring to make false statements to the Federal Bureau of Prisons and to committing mail fraud.
Emotions ‘running really high’ 8 years later as mother of Ayla Reynolds pushes court case
Ayla Bell Reynolds was reported missing by her father, Justin DiPietro, from their Waterville home on Dec. 17, 2011, and her mother, Trista Reynolds, continues to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against DiPietro.
Norway man charged with grabbing cash from two gas stations in one night
Police say Leroy Martin admitted to taking money from Cumberland Farms in Norway and the Big Apple in Paris within a few hours.
Kennebec County courts Dec. 4-11, 2019
Here is a list of cases closed Dec. 4-11, 2019, in courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Portland man charged with murder takes stand in own defense
Mark Cardilli Jr. testifies about his decision to retrieve the gun he used to kill Isahak Muse, saying he was justified in using it to threaten Muse when he wouldn’t leave the family’s home.
Winslow man arrested, charged with stealing gun from Fairfield home
Gregory Baylis, 36, of Winslow, stole an assault rifle from a house he had been hired to do work in as a contractor, sold it, then attempted to return it, said Fairfield police.
Assault charges reduced against two Kingfield men connected to beating after late-night snowmobiling
Curtis Weese told police that his right eye socket is broken in two places and his nose is broken.
After dog sniffs out drugs at Bangor traffic stop, police find $130,000 worth of drugs at home
State police and drug enforcement agents charged three people in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 95 after a detection dog indicated drugs were in the vehicle.
Portland man shot his sister’s boyfriend in the back, forensic experts agree
But the state medical examiner and an expert testifying for the defense in Mark Cardilli Jr.’s murder trial offer different theories about what happened in the final moments of the confrontation in which Cardilli killed Isahak Muse.