PARIS — The State Fire Marshal’s Office charged a Fryeburg woman Thursday with setting fire to her house in Stow on March 11, according to Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland. Sara Neddenriep, 46, formerly of 1092 Stow Road, was arrested Thursday at a friend’s house in Fryeburg on two charges of arson, […]
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Lewiston man gets three years in Auburn Big Apple robbery with fake gun
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who robbed a Main Street Big Apple store in December was sentenced Thursday to serve three years in prison. Scott Britton, 21, of 81 Horton St. pleaded guilty to felony robbery in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford approved the sentence worked out between prosecutors and defense of […]
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Lewiston man indicted in Phillips apartment burglary
FARMINGTON — A Lewiston man was indicted Wednesday on charges of stealing from a fire-damaged apartment in Phillips. Larry Lawrence Plourde, 40, of 586 Pleasant St., was charged by a grand jury with burglary, theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release. Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in January that Plourde was […]
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Wilton man indicted in sexual, physical assault case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury indicted a Wilton man Wednesday on sexual and physical assault charges against a woman in February. Steven Eddy Pare, 50, of 1331 Main St. was indicted on felony charges of gross sexual assault and aggravated assault, and a misdemeanor charge of violation of condition of release. Wilton police […]
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Skowhegan man accused of taking money from state program
FARMINGTON — A Skowhegan man is accused of taking between $1,000 and $10,000 from the MaineCare Program in Wilton, according to Franklin County court documents. Ricky P. Condon, 53, of 142 Madison Ave., No. 2, was indicted Wednesday on a felony charge of theft by deception. MaineCare is the state Medicaid program. It is a […]
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Lisbon man charged with terrorizing after threat to blow up DHHS building
LEWISTON — Police say a Lisbon man threatened on social media to blow up a Department of Health and Human Services building. Alexander Hanks, 24, of 30 Sabattus Creek Drive, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of terrorizing, a charge punishable by up to five years in prison. Bail was set at $2,500 cash. Lisbon police […]
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Lawmakers told Maine must reassess how it deals with children who commit crimes
Three experts in juvenile justice urged lawmakers on Wednesday to do a top-to-bottom assessment of how the state responds to troubled children. The recommendation came during a joint meeting of two legislative committees to discuss ongoing problems at the Long Creek Youth Development Center in South Portland, the state’s only correctional facility for youths, where […]
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Violent history: Readfield man indicted in police foot chase
LEWISTON — A Readfield man who served prison time as a teenager for attacking a man with an ice chopper was indicted on a slew of charges this week stemming from a dramatic foot chase with police in downtown Lewiston. Luke Blair, 27, was indicted by the Androscoggin County grand jury Tuesday on a dozen […]
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Former 911 dispatcher faces child porn charges
LEWISTON — An Androscoggin County grand jury has indicted a former Maine Department of Public Safety dispatcher on multiple charges of possessing child pornography. Eric Kramarz, 43, of Auburn was charged with 10 counts of possession of sexually explicit materials. Each charge is punishable by up to five years in prison. Kramarz, arrested in December […]
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Cocaine, pipe found in inmate’s prosthetic leg after drug overdose, police say
AUGUSTA — A Skowhegan woman is charged with unlawful drug possession after she allegedly overdosed in jail and was taken to the hospital, where nurses reported finding crack and a crack pipe in her prosthetic leg. Sonya Marie Engelhardt, 41, who also has an address in Athens, was scheduled to appear before a judge Wednesday […]