Portland police have provided few details about the Monday morning shooting that left 2 people with serious injuries.
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Rumford police charge Mexico teen with gun, drug violations
Police encountered the 16-year-old on Lincoln Avenue and said he was “acting suspiciously.”
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Former Lewiston man is sentenced in 2018 melee death
The hearing ended a four-year legal “ordeal” stemming from a clash of white men and largely Somali youths near Kennedy Park.
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Police arrest 6 people after apparent home invasion in China
An Oakland man and five others from New York were involved in the incident Wednesday on Alder Park Road, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Phone scammers bilk Bath senior out of $9,500, claiming her grandson is in trouble
Each year, scam artists cheat American seniors out of an estimated $3 billion, according to justice.gov.
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As need for autopsies increases, plans approved for bigger medical examiner’s office in Augusta
The $18.8 million facility would help the state perform more autopsies and meet the needs of the Office of Chief Medical Examiner for the next 30 years, officials say.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston police investigate shooting; man treated for gunshot injuries
Police said the victim was taken to Central Maine Medical Center for what were described serious injuries.
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Bates College student reportedly assaulted on Lewiston campus
The victim was struck by an unidentified man Wednesday in what was described as an unprovoked assault.
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Police: Man subdued after aiming loaded gun at local boxer at West Forks store
Police responded to a disturbance early Wednesday to find Edward Baker, 28, had been restrained on the ground by three people, including Brandon Berry, a local pro boxer who has risen to fame in that sport.
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Lewiston may add private security to monitor parking garages
The proposal came from a City Council workshop Tuesday on crime, where police officials discussed the public perception that crime has increased. Statistics show it hasn’t.