LEWISTON — Father and son suspects in an Auburn robbery are in the process of being brought back to Maine, authorities said. Locals John Michaud Sr., 50, and his son, John Michaud Jr., 19, were identified by Auburn detectives as primary suspects in the robbery of a single-family home on Park Avenue on Oct. 12. […]
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Eustis woman accused of threatening dog walker with pellet rifle
EUSTIS — A local woman is accused of pointing a high-powered air rifle at a man walking his dog on Ken’s Way next to her property, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Wednesday. Deputy Brad Scovil responded at 9:12 a.m. Tuesday to a report of a woman threatening the caller with a rifle. The […]
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Ex-priest who was fired from Cheverus and went to prison now faces new sex charges in Maine
A former Jesuit priest who taught and coached at Cheverus High School for nearly two decades before being fired in 1998 is scheduled to be arraigned in Portland on charges he sexually assaulted a minor in Freeport nearly 20 years ago. A grand jury indictment dated Nov. 9 and obtained by the Press Herald on […]
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Fifth suspect in Poland robbery appears in court
LEWISTON — The fifth, and last, of five defendants charged with robbing a Poland teenager at his home last month appeared in court Monday on a felony charge. Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, of 401 Death Valley Road in Minot was in custody when he went before a judge at 8th District Court, but he didn’t enter […]
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Bail set for Paris man charged with assault
PARIS — Bail was set at $500 cash for a Paris man charged Saturday night with assaulting a man in the pub at Oxford Casino on Route 26. Sean-Michael Meehan, 29, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of assault, disorderly conduct and violating conditions of release. Oxford Police Officer Jarrod Wiswell wrote in an arrest report […]
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Phillips man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting children
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to sexually assaulting two children under the age of 15. Michael Harriman, 27, of Phillips entered the pleas to two Class A counts of gross sexual assault. He was indicted on the charges Nov. 1. A conviction on a Class A crime is punishable by a […]
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Maine State Police to demonstrate their new drones
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine State Police are keeping up with the latest technology. State police will demonstrate their remote-controlled drones on Tuesday at the Maine Department of Public Safety offices in Augusta. They purchased three drones earlier this year. The drones already have been used to take photos and measurements several times this year including […]
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Massachusetts man is 3rd suspect in torching of Franklin County bulldozer
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts man, the third co-defendant in an arson case, was arrested on Wednesday by the Gardner Police Department in Massachusetts, according to a release from the Maine Department of Public Safety. Michael Stanley, 23, of Gardner, faces a charge of arson in Maine. Stanley, along with Devon Clark, 18, of Rangeley and […]
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Fifth arrest made in October armed robbery
POLAND — A fifth arrest was made Friday night in the armed robbery on Empire Road on Oct. 26, according to a news release from Androscoggin County Chief Deputy William Gagne. Isaiah Strong-Gassama, 20, with no listed address, was found and arrested at a residence on Rosewood Lane in Poland by deputies who were following […]
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Augusta woman charged with buying guns for New York drug dealer
AUGUSTA — An Augusta woman faces a federal firearms charge for allegedly buying guns here for her drug dealer in Rochester, New York. Samantha Bailey, 29, is to make an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Bangor within the next two weeks. She was summonsed to court on the complaint that accuses her of buying two […]