Charles Allen Barnes, 47, of Lewiston faces up to five years in prison for an alleged racially motivated threat toward a neighbor in August 2022.
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Lewiston bank robber back behind bars
Keith Phillips was convicted of robbing Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston in 2018.
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Chelsea man who killed 3 pedestrians in 2021 Augusta crash loses appeal to state’s high court
Robert Santerre, the driver who struck and killed two women and a baby walking alongside Cony Road in 2021, had appealed his nine-year license suspension to the state Supreme Judicial Court.
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Anonymous Zoom callers harass Hallowell officials, unleash hateful rants during council meeting
The city plans to change how it handles remote participation in response to the ‘absolutely disgusting’ incident, said City Manager Gary Lamb.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Shots fired in Lewiston; no arrests reported
At about 2 p.m., several witnesses reported that shots have been fired on Bradley Street. No injuries were reported.
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Man sentenced to 11 years for 2011 slaying in Portland
Abdi Awad, 37, pleaded guilty to felony murder in the death of 41-year-old Allen MacLean.
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Man charged with kidnapping after hourslong police standoff in South Portland
Route 1 was closed for several hours early Tuesday morning while police negotiators tried to persuade a 40-year-old man to let a woman leave a motel room.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Rumford man charged in brother’s December death fails to show up for arraignment
Police said the shooting death followed Shay L. McKenna’s argument with his mother over payment to his older brother for shoveling snow.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 11, 2023
• Donnovan Bell, 18, of 207 Route 108, Rumford, on a charge of violation of protective order, 9:53 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, on Route 108, by Rumford Police Department. • Ebin H. Davis, 41, of 84 Main St., Porter, on three charges of failure to appear after bailed, 2:50 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, in South […]
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Oxford man admits to police pursuit-related crimes
Police say they attempted to stop the truck Dawson Bond was driving during a March snowstorm.