FARMINGTON — A Rumford man pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and to keeping police at bay during a 10-hour standoff in Chesterville on Dec. 2, according to court documents. The complaint lodged against Vance Billings, 41, formerly of Carthage, shows that two felony charges were lowered by the state to misdemeanors. He had initially […]
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Stabbing victim being treated for life-threatening wounds in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A South Paris man who was stabbed while getting a haircut Wednesday evening was continuing to be treated for life-threatening wounds Thursday, authorities said. Rashad Robinson, 35, was stabbed in the stomach and chest while sitting in a barber’s chair at Major Cuts on Chestnut Street shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday. Police arrested […]
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Police say driver tries to elude police then abandons family in car
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of fleeing from a vehicle and leaving his wife and children behind after failing to stop for police on Route 4 on Wednesday night. Franklin County Deputy Derrick Doucette was driving on Route 4 in the Fairbanks section of town at about 9:25 p.m. when he saw a […]
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Bangor police looking for a naughty Santa
Bangor police are on the lookout for a “bad Santa” who handed out candy canes to children in a local department store. In a roundup of quirky police news posted Thursday morning on the department’s Facebook page, Lt. Tim Cotton wrote the “most bizarre story of the week” involved a complaint about a Santa who […]
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Robbery suspect back in Maine
LEWISTON — Accused of tying up a woman at gunpoint during a robbery in October, John Michaud Sr. has been returned to Maine from Illinois. Michaud, 49, is charged with robbery, burglary, criminal threatening and theft in the Oct. 12 attack inside the victim’s Park Avenue home. Michaud made his initial appearance Wednesday afternoon in […]
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Auburn man aims for new trial in Minot rampage case
AUBURN — A Minot man who went on a rampage four years ago, setting fire to his family’s home and that of his estranged wife is hoping for a new trial, claiming his constitutional rights were violated in the judicial process that landed him in prison for more than a decade. Michael Callahan, 49, who […]
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South Paris man stabbed at Lewiston barbershop
LEWISTON — A South Paris man was stabbed while getting a haircut at a barbershop on Chestnut Street on Wednesday evening. Rashad Robinson, 35, was stabbed in the stomach and chest while sitting in a chair at Major Cuts at 79 Chestnut St., police said. The stabbing was reported shortly before 6 p.m. Within minutes, […]
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Dixfield man pleads guilty to assaulting police in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A Dixfield man pleaded guilty Tuesday to assaulting two police officers as they struggled to arrest him in April 2016 in Wilton. Kirk Hamel, 45, entered guilty pleas to two felony charges of assault on an officer and misdemeanor charges of criminal mischief and driving to endanger in Franklin County Superior Court. He […]
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Norway woman charged with attempting to rob store with finger
WEST PARIS – Bail was set at $1,000 cash for a Norway woman who attempted to rob a gas station convenience store by hiding her finger under her shirt. Paige Tuttle, 26, was arrested Friday on a felony robbery charge punishable by up to 10 years in prison. According to an affidavit written by Lt. […]
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New Jersey police say woman drove with sign stuck in car roof
SOUTH HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say a woman was drunk when she continued driving with a mass transit sign sticking out of the roof of her car. The 52-year-old was pulled over Saturday on Route 46 in South Hackensack when police noticed something odd. Police say the woman had a New […]