One man had to duck behind a Jeep to avoid a spray of gunfire coming from the other side of the street, according to a witness.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Mr. Drew and his Animals Too moving from Lewiston to Poland
Owner Drew Desjardins said he will sign a lease to move all those lizards, snakes, fish, birds and various critters to the Poland Crossing Plaza on Route 26.
advertisement
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, River Valley
Rumford man faces weapons charges after arrest on drug, child endangerment charges
Police said a search of a home discovered an AR-10 rifle, a .50-caliber muzzle loader, a silencer and assorted ammunition.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Body of missing Lewiston man found in Little Androscoggin River
Police did not release any cause of Ryan-Eric Richardson’s death. An autopsy is expected to get underway Friday.
Posted inMaine, News, Oxford Hills
Fire officials investigate after outbuildings, woods burn in Hebron
Flames spread into nearby woods early Thursday afternoon on a cluttered property, firefighters said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Trio arrested at the scene of an Auburn burglary, police say
Police said that when they searched the suspects, they recovered knives, suspected stolen jewelry and 39 suboxone strips.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, Mark LaFlamme, Op-Eds
When interviewing the accused, expect the unexpected | Mark LaFlamme
It wasn’t just that the accused drug dealer had gushed forth such unabashed self-promotion that drew the ire of many. It was the fact that I had given him the forum to do so in the first place, Mark LaFlamme writes.
Posted inMaine, Mark LaFlamme
Avert your eyes! That bee is doing his personal business | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: Yes, I was trying to take the cop’s belt off, but it’s not what you think, perv.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, News
After drug arrest, Lewiston store owner talks plans for the future
One day after police announced that the owner of Garden of Via had been arrested for drug trafficking, Sami-Luqman Muhammad spoke from his shop at 260 Lisbon St.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston plant store owner charged with cocaine trafficking
Police said undercover drug agents have made several buys directly from Sami-Luqman Muhammad, including some from the store itself.