Agents from the Central Maine Violent Crimes Task Force joined the effort.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Sun Journal.
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Police identify Auburn man being treated for Wednesday’s shooting in Lewiston
Police say they will step up patrols in response to recent incidents involving firearms.
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More shots reported fired in Lewiston late Wednesday
One man who lives in the area said he heard a single shot, and then 20 seconds later another four or five shots rang out.
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Federal judges deny appeal by family of supermarket murder victim
Wendy Boudreau was killed while shopping at Shaw’s in Saco in 2015.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Man shot on Bartlett Street in Lewiston
Victim listed in critical condition four hours after being wounded.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
State police seek Lewiston man suspected in car theft
Shain Johnson was indicted in March on charges related to storage unit break-ins in Lewiston and Auburn.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Lewiston business owner and still-working employee are awarded unemployment benefits they didn’t ask for
David Allen at Allen Manufacturing says he was “baffled” when he told the Maine Department of Labor, “Dan is still working for us” and benefits were awarded two weeks later anyway. And then he got them, too.
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Lewiston police investigate possible gunfire Monday night
LEWISTON — Dispatchers for the Lewiston Police Department received several calls Monday night reporting possible gunfire in the area of 230 Bartlett St. Lt. David St. Pierre said Tuesday several of the callers said the noise they heard shortly before 11 p.m. could have been fireworks, not gunshots. Police searched the area “and were unable […]
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While state is struggling with virus outbreak at prison, county jails are not
Unlike the Maine Department of Corrections, county jails haven’t reported any positive cases of inmates with COVID-19, but have to hold sentenced inmates longer.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Police ask for public’s help in solving 2 hit-and-runs injuring kids on bikes
One incident occurred in Durham on Thursday night and the other in Sanford on Saturday night.