JAY — Police are investigating a report of a tenth vehicle having its window shot out or shattered by BB’s, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. Five private vehicles and three construction vehicles were reported struck over the holiday weekend on Old Jay Hill Road in North Jay. A sixth private vehicle was struck […]
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Police seize high-powered rifles from man’s home after lockout at several Rockland area schools
ROCKLAND — The Rockland man whose actions led to a school lockout Tuesday, May 29, said voices in his head told him to “go shoot up a school.” Police conducted a search at the man’s home Tuesday afternoon and seized several high-powered rifles, according to Rockland Deputy Police Chief Christopher Young. Young said an out-of-state acquaintance […]
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Burglar eats 3 pizzas, ice cream during Old Orchard Beach church break-in
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — A burglar reportedly broke into a local church in Old Orchard Beach, cooked some frozen pizza and vandalized the building Memorial Day. Old Orchard Beach United Methodist Church posted on its Facebook page Tuesday morning that someone had taken advantage of a church door that was left slightly ajar and entered […]
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Safe and money stolen from Elm Street house in Jay
JAY — A house on Elm Street was burglarized and a safe with an undisclosed amount of money in it was taken, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. The burglary was reported Sunday but could it have happened on Friday or Saturday, he said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Jay Police […]
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Vehicles, equipment shot with BB's in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating several reports of vehicle windows being shattered or shot out by BB’s on the Old Jay Hill Road over the Memorial Day weekend. Windows and doors were damaged in five private vehicles, a bulldozer and two dump trucks owned by C.H. Stevenson Inc. of Wayne, Police Chief Richard Caton IV […]
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Police seek driver in Sandy River Plantation crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Franklin County deputies are looking for the driver of a truck that went off Route 4 and down an embankment near Smalls Falls on Sunday morning. Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said a witness reported the driver received facial injuries and fled the scene. Photos on Rangeley Fire and Rescue Department’s Facebook […]
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Wilton police investigating burglaries
WILTON — Police are investigating several burglaries that occurred between Wednesday night and Thursday morning along Village View and High streets, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said in an email Thursday. At least five homes and a vehicle were entered by at least one person believed to be on foot, she wrote. Items taken include an […]
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Judge sets bail for suspected drug dealer from Wilton
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Friday set bail for a Wilton man charged with drug possession at $50,000 cash or $100,000 worth of real estate. Dennis J. Ayala, 55, was arrested Tuesday on charges of unlawful possession of a drug containing fentanyl powder and violating bail conditions. Maine State Police, Wilton police and the […]
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Big bets, hired muscle and money laundering revealed in Portland bookie case
Dozens of recorded phone calls to Stephen Mardigan in which he takes bets from gamblers, discusses how they can pay their debts and confers with other bookies offer insight into how the Portland man who now faces nearly three decades behind bars ran what federal officials are calling Maine’s largest gambling operation. Transcripts of the […]
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Round Pond portable toilet removed due to vandalism
LIVERMORE — A portable toilet that was vandalized three weeks in a row has been removed from the Round Pond boat launch off Route 4, Administrative Assistant Amy Byron said Tuesday. It will not be replaced for Memorial Day. Obscenities were spray-painted on the structure and there was trash filling the toilet and around the […]