GRAY — Police on Wednesday charged a student at Gray-New Gloucester Middle School with terrorizing after a bomb threat was found on a stall in a boys’ bathroom. The 13-year-old boy was released to the custody of his parent after consultation with a juvenile community corrections officer, according to information from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s […]
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Lewiston man accused of crashing into Litchfield business, leading police on chase
LITCHFIELD — A Lewiston man was arrested early Wednesday, accused of driving a stolen truck through the door of a store before charging into the business with a handgun. Brooks Noddin, 26, was arrested after a car chase with police. He was charged with eluding police, driving to endanger, driving after suspension and theft. Police […]
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Bail set at $5,000 cash for Norway man charged with assaulting teenager
NORWAY — Bail was set Wednesday at $5,000 cash or property worth $20,000 for a Norway man charged with assaulting a 15-year-old boy and obstructing the report of a crime. Damian Dunn, 22, has been charged in South Paris District Court with felony aggravated assault, punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He also […]
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Wilton man's bail set at $10,000 cash
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice Wednesday set bail at $10,000 cash for a Wilton man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in February. Justice Robert Mullen appointed attorney Maurice Porter in Franklin County Superior Court to represent Steven Eddy Pare, 50. Mullen will allow Porter to review bail once he is familiar with the case. […]
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LePage: State agencies, schools ‘dropped the ball’ in 10-year-old’s beating death
Gov. Paul LePage, in his first public statement regarding the alleged murder of 10-year-old Marissa Kennedy by her mother and stepfather, blamed child protective workers, school officials, police and legislators “dropped the ball” and failed to prevent the child’s death. “In this particular case, it is a comedy of errors both at DHHS, CDS, the […]
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Wilton man accused of sexual assault
WILTON — A local man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman and choking her until she lost consciousness, Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Tuesday. Steven Eddy Pare, 50, of Wilton was charged with two counts of gross sexual assault, one count of elevated aggravated assault and violating a condition of release. Wilton […]
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Man accused of beating 10-year-old stepdaughter to death is assaulted in jail
Julio Carrillo, the 51-year-old Stockton Springs man accused of beating his 10-year-old step daughter for several months until she died Feb. 25, was himself assaulted in jail, police said. Carrillo was assaulted March 3 inside Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset, where is being held in the facility’s maximum security unit, said Lincoln County Sheriff […]
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Why did the chicken cross the Olive Garden parking lot? To evade police pursuit
AUGUSTA — Chicken, chicken, who’s got the chicken? After some strategic chicken wrangling Sunday afternoon, the Augusta Police do. City police were called to the parking lot of the Olive Garden in Augusta early Sunday afternoon on a call of a fowl running afoul of the law. The department, in a tongue-and-cheek post on its Facebook […]
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Pittsfield mechanic finds body in trunk of car
PITTSFIELD — A body has been found inside the trunk of a car at a Pittsfield dealership. State police say they are on the way to the scene at Varney Chevrolet. This story will be updated.
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Sex offender charged with not living at registered address
FARMINGTON — A sex offender is accused of registering an address with the Farmington Police Department but not living there, according to police. Ralph O. Metcalf, 39, of Farmington was arrested by Farmington police on Feb. 23, after he told police he didn’t disclose he was living at his girlfriend’s apartment because it could prevent […]