Police say they are seeking a male who brandished a gun Tuesday night at the convenience store and fled with money. The shop has been robbed at least nine times over the past eight years.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Rumford man charged with shooting at 2 people
Devontay Tituss Cook, 22, was arrested near the scene Tuesday night.
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Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 27, 2022
• Joshua R. Bellefontaine, 36, of 37 Maple Hill Run, Hiram, on charges of domestic violence assault, aggravated reckless conduct and domestic violence threatening, 3:37 p.m. Friday, Sept. 23, in Hiram, by Maine State Police. • Jacob P. Braffitt, 27, of 1314 Westside Road, Conway, New Hampshire, on charges of criminal forfeiture of property and […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Contractor who bilked dozens of central Maine homeowners, many elderly, sentenced to 3 years in prison
Tony J. Glidden, 34, continued to take deposits from homeowners after he was arrested on theft charges, providing them with excuses, but no work, while stealing more than $130,000 from two dozen clients.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Augusta man pleads guilty to assaulting federal officer
Derik Broox Wight, 41, could face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after allegedly holding a knife near the throat of a security officer at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in April.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man sentenced to 75 years in Alaska cold-case murder
Steven H. Downs was convicted in the 1993 brutal death of a 20-year-old Alaska native woman.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Suspect in Old Port shooting was out on bail for drug charges
Witnesses told police that Tyreese Vargas, 19, was involved in an argument inside The Drink Exchange before he allegedly shot two people on Wharf Street after the bar closed.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Public restrooms in Winthrop damaged by fire
The incident at Norcross Point was reported as arson and is under investigation by the Office of State Fire Marshal.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Pandemic shortages limit OUI arrests, but numbers still climb
The number of OUI arrests has jumped dramatically in some southern Maine communities, a trend public safety officials say traces back to the pandemic.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Police make arrest in Old Port shooting that seriously injured 2 people
Tyreese Vargas is charged with attempted murder, two counts of elevated aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a firearm and two counts of violating conditions of release.