Hayden Hodgkins (Submitted photo) Scott Britton (Submitted photo) AUBURN — Two Lewiston men accused of holding up a Big Apple store in December were charged this week with robbery. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Scott A. Britton, 21, of 81 Horton St. and Hayden Hodgkins, 21, of 641 Sabattus St. on Tuesday on a […]
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Jay woman pleads guilty, apologizes for kicking officer
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to kicking Jay police officer Dylan Rider in the groin last year when he tried to get her into a cruiser. Carol Welch, 48, was sentenced to eight days in jail with credit given for four already served. She will report to jail Feb. 20. Welch entered guilty […]
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Fraud calls target elderly in Mexico
MEXICO — Over the past two weeks, fraudulent phone calls have been targeting Mexico seniors. In one case, it cost someone $2,000, with no chance of recovery. According to Police Chief Roy Hodsdon, the caller says that a loved one fled the scene of a car crash, was in jail for the crime and required bail money. […]
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Russian hackers hunted U.S. defense tech via contractors’ email
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation has found. What ultimately may have been stolen is uncertain, but the hackers clearly exploited a national vulnerability in cybersecurity: poorly protected email and […]
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Father and son charged in Auburn robbery, burglary
AUBURN — A father and son accused of having tied up a Park Avenue homeowner and stolen her SUV and motorcycle in October were indicted Tuesday on charges of robbery, burglary and theft. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up indictments against John Michaud Sr., 50, of 494 Lincoln St., Lewiston and his son, John […]
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Otisfield man charged with attempted murder in barbershop stabbing
AUBURN — A grand jury indicted an Otisfield man Tuesday on charges, including attempted murder, stemming from a December stabbing at a Lewiston barbershop. Besides attempted murder, Michael Barrucci, 24, was charged with elevated aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated assault in a Dec. 6 stabbing at Major Cuts at 79 Chestnut St. Three […]
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Livermore Falls man may serve 8 months on child porn charges
AUBURN — A Livermore Falls man agreed Tuesday to an eight-month sentence on three counts of having child pornography. But he’ll be allowed to withdraw that agreement if Maine’s high court decides to grant his appeal on a motion to throw out evidence from a search warrant. Christopher Roy, 37, pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County […]
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High court overturns decision to drop welfare fraud charges against Lewiston man
The state’s high court Tuesday vacated a lower court ruling that had dismissed most welfare fraud charges against a Lewiston man. As a result, Abdi Hassan, 47, of 105 Shawmut St. must again answer 13 counts of related charges, including theft and forgery. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court wrote in a unanimous opinion that prosecutors […]
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Police say Gronkowski’s home burglarized
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Police say the home of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was robbed while he was away at the Super Bowl. Foxborough Police Chief William Baker confirmed Tuesday morning that his department is investigating a burglary at Gronkowski’s home. He said officers responded to the home just after 6 p.m. […]
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'Doubts will linger' about teen girl's 1980 death, says defense lawyer in closing arguments
BANGOR (AP) — A defense lawyer told a judge on Monday that “doubts will linger” regardless of whether she convicts or acquits a 57-year-old man in the death of a teenage girl in 1980. Jeffrey Silverstein accused prosecutors of trying to fit a “square peg into a round hole” in its case against Phillip Scott […]