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Wilton man accused of sexually assaulting girl under age 15

by Donna M. Perry January 13, 2020January 14, 2020

The girl’s mother said Facebook messages alerted her to the incident, according to police.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime

Lewiston police seek public’s help with recent investigation, growing drug problem

by Matthew Daigle January 13, 2020January 15, 2020

Three people were arrested Saturday morning after gunfire on Walnut Street.

Maine, Maine Crime, News

Portland man gets 6½ years in prison for fatal shooting in Bayside’s troubled summer of 2018

by Megan Gray January 13, 2020January 14, 2020

Tyrese Collins pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing Jack Wilson. Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren sentenced Collins to 10 years, suspending all but 6½, citing Collins’ potential for rehabilitation.

Maine, Maine Crime

Waterville man pleads not guilty to murder charge in girlfriend’s shooting

by Keith Edwards January 13, 2020May 4, 2022

Nicholas P. Lovejoy, 28, is charged with murder in the October 2019 death of Melissa Sousa, his girlfriend at the time and mother of their twin daughters.

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Gray man charged with making several false public reports to authorities

by Dennis Hoey January 12, 2020January 14, 2020

The most recent hoax involved a 911 call that said a snowmobile crashed through the ice on Crystal Lake, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime

Three arrested following standoff on Walnut Street in Lewiston

by Matthew Daigle January 11, 2020January 14, 2020

LEWISTON — Three people were arrested Saturday following an apparent early morning standoff that drew a large contingent of local and State Police to an apartment building on Walnut Street, according to Lt. David St. Pierre of the Lewiston Police Department. St. Pierre said Benjamin Alan Brown, 28, of East Boston, Massachusetts was charged with […]