Jennifer Banton, mother of an injured 14-year-old, said the attackers armed with bats, machetes and metal pipes “beat my son and another boy nearly to death.”
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Fire at former Waterville Boys & Girls Club deemed suspicious, authorities say
The fire Tuesday at the former club at 6 Main Place was quickly extinguished but filled the large building with smoke.
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Skowhegan woman seriously hurt when pickup hits her and flees scene, police say
Jessica Dunton, 34, injured Tuesday night while walking on Island Avenue, near downtown.
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Former Mt. Ararat school resource officer accused of sexually touching student pleads guilty to an assault charge
The plea deal means Randy T. Cook, 47, will spend seven days in the Cumberland County Jail. Cook resigned as a police officer in November 2020.
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A practice that brought scrutiny to the Anson-Madison Water District seen as common elsewhere
Selling old water lines to scrap dealers and divvying up the money among employees is done by water districts in many parts of the state, water officials say.
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Jury begins deliberations in Alaska murder case against Auburn man
Steven H. Downs is charged with sexual assault and murder in the slaying of a Alaska Native woman in 1993 while he was a student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
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New York man pleads guilty to trafficking cocaine
Joseph Truluck, 40, is scheduled to be sentenced March 25 in a Farmington court.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Feb. 7, 2022
• Eben B. Bemis, 57, of 558 Union Hill Road, Stow, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 6:05 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, in Stow, by Oxford County Sheriff’s Office. • Scott D. Dutcher, 52, of 1483 North Road, Gilead, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 5:55 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, in Gilead, by […]
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Manchester fire chief pleads guilty to drunken driving, but charge could be dropped in a year under deal
Francis R. Wozniak, 39, has kept his driver’s license despite being charged with operating under the influence in Portland in 2020.
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In rarity, police department presses criminal case against one of its own
An affidavit details a former Portland officer’s aggressive behavior and use of police resources to stalk a colleague after a breakup, but a plea agreement could result in the case being dismissed.