AUBURN — A Lewiston man faces additional charges in the alleged abuse of his girlfriend’s three children who suffered broken bones and other wounds. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday charging Laquavius Hudson, 21, of 50 Fairmount St. of three counts each of assault on a child younger than six years […]
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Street Talk: You're going to need fresh underpants
So, you want to hold up a convenience store. Maybe you’re looking to finance that Vicodin habit for half a day or perhaps you just need some extra dough to get through the holiday season. I’m not here to judge. It seems like everybody and his cousin is robbing stores these days and one or […]
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Jay woman pleads guilty to stealing money from Farmington store
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing nearly $5,000 in February from the Big Apple store on Wilton Road. Lisa Parent, 49, pleaded guilty to two counts of felony theft by unauthorized taking or transfer. If the case had gone to trial, testimony would have been heard that Parent was the manager […]
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Deputies arrest driver with 18 suspensions who sped away from traffic stop
FARMINGTON — An Albany Township driver who sped away from a county deputy and a slew of charges in Chesterville on Thanksgiving Day was in custody Tuesday at the Franklin County Detention Center. Devin Leonard, 25, was arrested Sunday in Bethel by Oxford County deputies, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday in a […]
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Lewiston crack dealer gets nearly a decade in prison
AUBURN — A Lewiston man was sentenced Monday to serve nearly 10 years in prison on drug and gun charges stemming from two separate incidents and arrests. David Tyree Brown, 29, of 116 Horton St. pleaded guilty Monday to reckless conduct with a firearm, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in […]
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Bail set for man in Chesterville standoff
CHESTERVILLE — Bail was set at $2,000 cash Monday afternoon for a Carthage man charged in a 10-hour standoff with police Saturday night. Vance Billings, 41, of Carthage was charged with aggravated criminal trespassing, aggravated criminal mischief and violation of bail conditions, after an incident at a mobile home on Horseshoe Pond Road, Steve McCausland, […]
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Website finds Lewiston 7th safest city
LEWISTON — Less than a month after being named one of the worst cities for singles, this city has been declared one of the safest in an online survey of 182 U.S. cities. WalletHub, a website that offers credit scores and other personal financial-related information to consumers, analyzed what they characterized as “35 key indicators […]
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Rome woman, son charged in antique firearm theft
A mother and son are facing theft charges after they allegedly stole two rare antique guns from a friend’s house in Rockport and pawned them in Auburn. While investigating a separate firearm theft case, Maine State Police Trooper Jacob Roddy received information that Alexander Lane, 27, and his 47-year-old mother Tara Bellavance had stolen two […]
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Lewiston man was lying in road before fatal hit and run
LEWISTON — A local man who was killed in a hit-and-run accident Sunday morning was lying in the road when he was struck, police said. Louie J. St. Pierre, 48, of Lewiston, was pronounced dead at Central Maine Medical Center after he was taken there by United Ambulance, according to Lewiston police. St. Pierre was […]
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Carthage man arrested after 10-hour standoff in Chesterville
A man was arrested Saturday night after authorities said he trespassed at a mobile home in Chesterville, sparking a 10-hour standoff with police as he holed up inside with a pellet gun and cross bow. The man, Vance Billings, 41, of Carthage, was charged with aggravated criminal trespass and mischief, assault and violating conditions of […]