MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A woman applying for a job at a New Hampshire county jail was arrested when it turned out she was wanted on a charge in Maine. Police said that 31-year-old Kristina Hoefs, of Manchester, applied for the job on Friday at the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections. But workers soon realized she was […]
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Lewiston Police investigate shooting that might have caused injury
LEWISTON — Police are investigating Sunday morning gunfire, including the possibility that someone might have been injured by the shots. Lewiston officers responded about 3 a.m. to reports of gunshots near 35 Bradley St. Police found evidence of shots fired, according to a police statement. Police also believe someone might have been hurt. Police are […]
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Topless protester wanted to make Bill Cosby feel uncomfortable
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A topless protester who appeared on several episodes of “The Cosby Show” as a child jumped a barricade and got within a few feet of Bill Cosby on Monday as the comedian entered a suburban Philadelphia courthouse for the start of his sexual assault retrial. The woman, whose body was scrawled […]
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State police investigate skeletal remains discovered in Falmouth
Maine State Police are investigating skeletal remains that were discovered in a wooded area off Route 100 in Falmouth. The remains were found by a couple walking in the woods Sunday morning, said state police spokesman Steve McCausland. The remains have been transported to the office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta for further […]
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Luc Tieman found guilty by jury of murdering his wife
SKOWHEGAN — Luc Tieman was quickly found guilty Monday of murdering his wife after a jury deliberated for less than an hour. Earlier in an unusual twist, Tieman personally delivered his own closing remarks to the trial jury Monday, adamantly denying that he killed “my beautiful wife.” Tieman, speaking to the jury of seven men […]
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Nine overdoses are reported in 4 counties in a single night; police warn of bad heroin
Maine law enforcement officials are warning of bad batches of heroin after nine overdoses in four counties were reported Friday night. Police are assuming the heroin was laced with fentanyl, which is far more powerful than heroin, The Associated Press reported. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department posted a warning on its Facebook page urging people […]
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Three arrested and charged in connection with Auburn home invasion
AUBURN — Three men were arrested Saturday in connection with a home-invasion robbery Saturday afternoon on Hampshire Street, according to Deputy Chief Jason Moen of the Auburn Police Department. Officers responded to a house on Hampshire Street 12:30 p.m. Saturday, after receiving reports of a home invasion. According to police, the alleged victims reported that two masked […]
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Androscoggin County commissioner charged with operating under the influence
LEWISTON — A county commissioner, Matthew “Matt” Roy, was charged by city police early Saturday with operating under the influence. Roy, 33, who could not be reached for comment, represents Greene, Durham and part of Lewiston on the seven-member Androscoggin County Commission. His term ends this year. Roy is also a former Lewiston School Committee […]
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Farmington men indicted on drug trafficking charges
FARMINGTON — Two local men were indicted Wednesday on charges they sold cocaine from their apartment within 1,000 feet of a drug-free zone in January. Omer Havtan, 21, and Jonathan Toothaker, 22, both of Farmington were sharing an apartment at 164 Broadway at the time, according to officials. Havtan was indicted by a Franklin County […]
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Deputy arrests Phillips man accused of threatening to shoot man
PHILLIPS — A man was arrested after he was accused of threatening to shoot a Phillips man Tuesday night. Franklin County sheriff’s Deputy Brian McCormick arrested Tyler Thorndike, 25, of Phillips on a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing and was placed on a probation hold by a probation officer Troy Sterry. McCormick responded at 9:07 p.m. […]