FARMINGTON — A former state employee Tuesday withdrew her guilty plea to drunken driving and pleaded guilty to driving to endanger. Joan M. Smyrski, 63, of Jefferson pleaded guilty Jan. 3, 2017, to operating under the influence and entered an agreement that delayed sentencing for one year in a Franklin County court. A deputy from […]
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Farmington man sentenced for importing, dealing heroin
FARMINGTON — A local man was sentenced Tuesday to serve three years of an eight-year sentence for bringing heroin from Massachusetts and selling it in the Farmington area in July 2016. Mark Barrett, 6o, of Farmington entered an Alford plea in September 2017 in a negotiated agreement to felony charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and […]
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Temple: State police find husband, wife who appeared to have been shot
TEMPLE — The bodies of a husband and wife were discovered at their house Tuesday afternoon, both appearing to have been shot, according to a statement issued by Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. Police say Thomas Masse, 60, and his wife, Michelle Masse, 59, were found dead inside their ranch-style […]
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Court tosses case against Nevada rancher who lead standoff over public land
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada rancher accused of leading an armed standoff that stopped federal agents from rounding up his cattle in 2014 walked out of a courthouse in Las Vegas a free and defiant man Monday, declaring that his fight against U.S. authority is not over. Cliven Bundy emerged to supporters’ cheers, while […]
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Lewiston man in downtown shootout gets time-served
AUBURN — A Lewiston man sentenced Monday to three years in prison for a downtown shootout in July was released from jail for time served, settling the case to avoid a trial and thus protect the identity of an informant, according to prosecutors. Matthew Gallagher, 27, of 86 Horton St. pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County […]
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Brother and sister deny charges in Poland robbery
AUBURN — A brother and sister denied charges Monday stemming from an October home robbery in Poland. Caleb Wagg, 18, of Bowdoin was charged with robbery and violating bail. His sister, Michaela Wagg, 20, of Richmond, was charged with robbery, violating bail and receiving stolen property. The two appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court where […]
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Lewiston police investigate pellet gun injury
Police closed Sabattus Street in Lewiston between Pine Street and Central Avenue briefly Saturday morning in response to a report of a man being shot in the leg. It was later discovered that it was a pellet gun. No further information was available Saturday night. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal)
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Hunter pleads not guilty in death of Hebron woman
PARIS — Deer hunter Robert Trundy of Hebron pleaded not guilty Friday in the Oct. 28 shooting death of Karen Wrentzel on her property in Hebron. Appearing in Oxford County Superior Court, Trundy, 38, denied charges of manslaughter, failure to provide aid to a person and to report a hunting accident. He is scheduled to […]
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Video: Fugitive tries escaping through window
LEWISTON — Police captured a Readfield man considered armed and dangerous Friday morning after a dramatic chase downtown. Police in Lewiston had been searching for 30-year-old Luke Blair, a man with a violent criminal history who was wanted in Kennebec County on a domestic violence charge. On Friday, police said, Blair took off running after […]
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CMP customers warned of power bill scam
Portland-area law enforcement officials are warning of a telephone scam threatening Central Maine Power customers with power disconnection unless they pay bills with prepaid cards. Residential electricity customers are protected from immediate disconnection during the winter, and power companies never demand payment with prepaid cards, CMP spokeswoman Gail Rice said. “This is not new; scammers […]