PHIPPSBURG (AP) — Police say they rescued two kittens from a pond, and they accused their owner of being inebriated and repeatedly tossing the animals into the water. Phippsburg Police Chief John Skroski says Justine Lovig was charged with operating under the influence, cruelty to animals and violation of probation. He tells the Bangor Daily News that […]
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Lewiston man denies drug charges
LEWISTON — A local man denied charges Monday of selling crack cocaine last winter. Sharod Nunes, 39, of 125 College St. entered not guilty pleas in 8th District Court to two counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, both Class A felonies, each punishable by up to 30 years in prison. According to an indictment […]
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Two men in court after gunfire exchanged in Bartlett Street apartment building
LEWISTON — Two men connected to a weekend shooting appeared in court Monday on related charges. Quentaris J. Leonard, 33, of 135.5 Bartlett St., was charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a Class C crime, punishable by up to five years in prison. James L. Crump, 41, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, was […]
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Wilton man pleads not guilty to federal drug charges
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded not guilty June 27 to a two-count federal indictment in U.S. District Court charging conspiracy to distribute and possess heroin and fentanyl. Dennis Ayala, 55, was indicted by a federal grand jury June 21 on felonies of conspiracy to distribute and possess a controlled substance, namely heroin, and fentanyl, […]
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Lewiston police arrest 2 men in shooting investigation
Lewiston police arrested two men Saturday night in connection with reports of gunshots in the downtown area earlier in the day. The two men are: • Quentaris J. Leonard, 33, of Lewiston, charged with being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and possession of cocaine. • James L. Crump, 41, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, […]
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Lewiston police search for victim and suspect in Saturday morning shooting
[UPDATE:Three men arrested in Lewiston shooting investigation] LEWISTON — Police are investigating reports of shots that fired in downtown Lewiston early Saturday Several witnesses reported hearing a series of at least five shots fired at about 6 a.m. near the corner of Bartlett and Walnut streets. Police who responded spent the morning searching the area […]
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Judge rejects Lewiston man’s bid for new trial
AUBURN — A judge has rejected a bid for a new trial by a Lewiston man convicted last year of two gun-related felonies. At a hearing in Androscoggin County Superior Court on June 20, Malik Hollis, 22, presented a witness who testified that on the morning of May 21, 2016, she saw several white men surrounding […]
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Presque Isle Police Department divided over drug field tests
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) – A Maine police chief’s proposal to use drug field tests has drawn criticism from some officers. The Bangor Daily News reports Presque Isle Police Chief Matt Irwin asked officers in June to start using drug test pouches again. The department had stopped using the kits because of the rise of fentanyl. The […]
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Lewiston woman admits to welfare fraud
AUBURN — A Lewiston woman facing several felony counts of welfare fraud pleaded guilty Thursday to related charges. Chereese Ford, 36, of 55 Charles St. agreed to plead guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to two misdemeanors: theft by deception and unsworn falsification, each punishable by up to 364 days in jail. A second charge […]
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Portland man dies after Bayside shooting
A 45-year-old man shot last month near Portland’s Oxford Street homeless shelter has died. Portland police said Wednesday that Jack Wilson died around 7 p.m. Tuesday from injuries he sustained during a shooting on June 26. Wilson’s death is now considered a homicide, and Portland police said it will be up to the Maine Attorney […]