Witnesses said there were three people inside the home when the fire began. A woman with a disability was wrapped in blankets and carried out by firefighters.
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 inMaine, News
Lewiston police chief to step down in September
David St. Pierre’s tenure as Lewiston police chief included the mass shooting in October 2023 and continued concerns over violence in the city.
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Posted inMaine, News
With 4-year-old’s death in mind, Lewiston police hand out free gun lock boxes
Police, gun safety proponents and a whole lot of people who remember the horrors of Jasper Smith’s shooting death in May don’t want to see such a tragedy again.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Motorcycle rider in custody after chase, crash in Lewiston
A witness said the rider attempted to turn onto Hamel Street but went wide and nearly collided with the corner of an apartment house at the corner of Sabattus and Hamel streets.
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston man charged in June drive-by shooting, standoff
Police said that on June 17, Whali Ahamed Henry fired multiple shots at a group of men standing in front of Webb’s Market on Pine Street about 3 p.m.
Posted inMaine, News, Op-Eds
Justification is elusive as video of downtown Lewiston beating goes viral | Column
After video of a homeless woman being beaten went viral last week, the locals turned their wrath on a 33-year-old woman who unabashedly admitted to being the assailant.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
You’ll never believe what I saw in downtown Lewiston | column
Mark LaFlamme takes on lobsters, left-lane campers and a pair of grimy goggles.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Witness says 20-30 shots fired in downtown Lewiston
One woman reported that she was in the car with her daughters on Blake Street when shots rang out around her.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
4 teens indicted in connection to 7 fires at Poland’s Elan School and other locations
The fires at the old Elan School drew heavy media attention due to the school’s controversial history.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Volunteers step up at Lewiston shelter after manager has stroke
Staffing problem at St. Martin de Porres? No problem. The community has it covered.