Police say Jeffrey Ferry likely was under the influence of a hallucinogenic drug when he took his clothes off and tried to steal a cruiser in Hartland.
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Crime spree tracked from Vermont to three central Maine counties
Reports of high speed chases, car burglaries and auto thefts have been taken from Franklin, Somerset and Penobscot counties.
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Riverview patient accused of threatening dad with knife
Mark Gessner, convicted of murder in the 1994 death of a florist in Bath, is being held on $50,000 bail at Two Bridges Regional Jail.
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Judge rejects defense bid to keep blood-alcohol results out of Mount Vernon fatal OUI trial
Tyler Goucher, of Wayne, is charged with manslaughter in that case, which is scheduled for jury selection in three weeks.
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Kennebec Journal Oct. 19 police log
Augusta area police reports for Oct. 19, 2018.
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Augusta man pleads guilty in federal drug conspiracy case
Donald Morang Jr., who will be sentenced later, already is imprisoned on state drug charges.
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Augusta police establish no ‘direct threat’ after anonymous Cony High School tip
Deputy Chief Kevin Lully said classes will continue as normal and there will be no additional police presence at the school.
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Kennebec Journal Oct. 18 police log
Augusta area police reports for Oct. 18, 2018.
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Vandals’ damage forces Richmond park restrooms’ closure
Incidents causing damage occurred every few weeks throughout the summer, according to Richmond police.
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State changes dispatching software, causing stir for contracting towns
After the state’s switch to the Spillman computer-aided dispatch program, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office and the Gardiner Police Department face the decision of buying it or seeking dispatch service elsewhere.