FARMINGTON — A second man has been charged with arson in a fire that destroyed a bulldozer in Sandy River Plantation near Rangeley on Tuesday. Fire investigators Thursday night charged Alexander Allan, 37, of Dallas Plantation, according to a statement released by the State Fire Marshal’s Office on Friday. His roommate, Devon Clark, 18, of Rangeley, […]
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Texas man who killed former Farmington residents sentenced to die
BRYAN, Texas — William Hudson has been sentenced to die for the slayings of six people — including two from Farmington and a 6-year-old boy — at a remote Texas campsite in 2015. According to multiple news sources, jurors deliberated less than an hour before delivering their verdict on the two-year anniversary of Hudson’s arrest. […]
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Day care owner defends business after theft of handgun, standoff
LEWISTON — The Laase Avenue home from which a handgun was stolen earlier in the week, leading to a seven-hour police standoff, is located above a day care center, according to information that emerged Thursday. The day care center, Wing’s Safari, operates out of a basement at the ranch-style home. According to court records, the […]
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Lewiston man pleads to misdemeanor four years after fatal crash
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who was driving with a suspended license when he was involved in a fatal head-on crash in 2013 on Thursday successfully completed a two-year stint during which he was forbidden to drive or run afoul of the law. Spencer Emerson, 24, of 78 Winter St., Lewiston, appeared in Androscoggin County […]
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Portland police say body of man found in brush was hit by a vehicle
A Portland man who had been missing for more than two months died from blunt force trauma consistent with being struck by a large vehicle, an autopsy revealed. The state Medical Examiner’s Office determined that 57-year-old Edward Blumenthal may have been struck by a vehicle, possibly a truck, while he was walking along Congress Street […]
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High-speed chase ends; suspect flees on foot, leaves 2-year-old in car
A Biddeford man was arrested early Thursday morning after leading police on a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike that ended in a crash – with the man’s 2 1/2-year-old daughter in the back seat. The girl was unhurt, police said. The incident began around 9 p.m. Wednesday when police say Michael Messier, 25, passed […]
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Lewiston police charge 4 juveniles in armory break-in
LEWISTON — Police say they have charged four juveniles in the Tuesday night break-in that caused damage at the armory on Central Avenue. Lewiston detectives used surveillance video to identify the suspects, according to a statement from the Lewiston Police Department. The four suspects — ages 13 and 14 — were charged with aggravated criminal mischief […]
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Weeks later, fatal Saco shooting still baffles victim’s loved ones
Mike Burns was a 54-year-old computer technician who traveled all over northern New England fixing the networks for some of the region’s most recognizable retailers, often in southern Maine. His friends and family cannot figure out what brought Burns to the two-family house at 26 Nye St. in Saco, where he was shot to death […]
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Police: Auburn man pointed stolen gun at girlfriend's head before standoff
LEWISTON — A judge Wednesday set bail at $100,000 cash for an Auburn man who, police said, stole a gun two days earlier that led to a seven-hour police standoff in the city’s downtown area after he pointed the loaded gun at his girlfriend’s head. Scott Andrew Estes, 37, of 902 Lodge Court in Auburn […]
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Lewiston police interview suspects in recreation department break in, vandalism
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Recreation Division canceled its daytime programs Wednesday following an overnight break-in that caused damage at the armory on Central Avenue. Wednesday morning, Jason Hanken, superintendent of the division, confirmed the building was vandalized, but said it appeared nothing significant was stolen. “There’s damage all over the place, so it’s going to […]