LEWISTON — A car driven in a high-speed chase through the Twin Cities on Thursday morning was found abandoned in Buckfield a short time later. The silver Pontiac G6, four-door sedan was discovered off Sodom Road, Lewiston Lt. David St. Pierre said. Investigators initially believed it was the car used in an attempted robbery in […]
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Fatal overdose leads to arrest of Wilton man
WILTON — The weekend overdose death of a Wyman Township man led to the arrest of a Temple Road man Wednesday. Dennis Ayala, 55, was arrested by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and Wilton Police Department on a charge of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs. “We are not implicating Ayala in the death of the […]
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Three arrested in Sapphire Nightclub Chem-Free Night fracas
AUBURN — Three teens were arrested outside a Center Street nightclub late Tuesday night after a brawl during Chem-Free Night for 12- to 18-year-olds. Police from Lewiston and Auburn were called to Sapphire Nightclub and Event Center shortly before 11:30 p.m. for a fight involving dozens of people.
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Lewiston man gets more than 21 years for child porn
PORTLAND — A Lewiston man who downloaded child pornography at the Auburn Public Library last year was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to nearly 22 years in prison. U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank issued a statement Wednesday that a judge in U.S. District Court handed down a sentence of 21 years and 10 months to Nicholas […]
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Police say suspect may have shot himself while fleeing attempted home invasion
GREENE — Shots were fired Wednesday morning on Park Lane when a homeowner confronted three men trying to break into his house. Police said the three suspects fired blindly at the homeowner as they fled and that one of them may have shot himself in the foot. No one was hurt in the 10 a.m. […]
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Jay man sentenced in shooting death over drug debt
AUGUSTA — Timothy S. Danforth of Jay will spend six years in prison for fatally shooting Michael Reis in June 2016 in a dispute over a $200 marijuana debt, a judge ruled Wednesday. The sentence for the 26-year-old former Wilton man was imposed Wednesday at the Capital Judicial Center. Reis, 24, of New Sharon, was […]
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Lewiston police seek suspect in Big Apple theft
LEWISTON — Police say a man jumped onto the counter and grabbed money from a register Wednesday morning at the Big Apple Store on Main Street. At about 4:14 a.m., police said, a man entered the store and approached the counter to make a purchase. After snatching an undisclosed amount of cash, the man fled […]
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Wilton woman found not criminally responsible, is committed
LEWISTON — A Wilton woman who stole a young girl’s flip-flops then made her watch as she used the toilet was found not criminally responsible and committed to a psychiatric hospital, according to court records. Chrystal Rose, 36, had been indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury on nine charges, including two felonies. The charges […]
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Five Lewiston High School students charged with assault
LEWISTON — Police charged five Lewiston High School students last week with assaulting a 16-year-old student on school property. The five freshmen were issued summonses for misdemeanor assault Thursday by the school’s resource officer, Lt. David St. Pierre said Monday. Their names have not been released because they are juveniles, St. Pierre said. The assault happened […]
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Lewiston police investigate reports of gunfire
LEWISTON — Police swarmed on the neighborhoods around Oak Street on Friday night after several people reported hearing gunshots in the area. Witnesses in the area of Oak and Holland streets reported hearing at least two shots fired at about 8:45 p.m. Police went to that corner while other officers checked areas along College, Oak […]