LEWISTON – A motorized wheelchair reported stolen from a one-legged man on Blake Street earlier in the week was recovered by police Friday. Police said the wheelchair turned up Friday afternoon when somebody tried to sell it. No charges had been filed, although police were still investigating later Friday. George Simmons, who lives at 100 […]
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Lewiston man charged in Vault assault to be sentenced Monday
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who robbed an upscale wine shop last year and severely beat the clerk with a wine bottle is expected to be sentenced Monday. Arthur Bush, 47, of 45 Shawmut St. appeared Friday in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Friday where his attorney and the prosecutor offered arguments supporting their respective […]
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Teen charged in Lewiston Big Apple robbery
AUBURN — A teen who police said robbed a convenience store clerk at knife-point in July was charged this week. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment against Ali Abdi Mohamed, 18, of 135 Bartlett St., Lewiston, on one count of robbery, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Police said a […]
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Peru woman pleads guilty in heroin case
FARMINGTON — A Peru woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal conspiracy to buy heroin in Connecticut and bring it back to the region to sell it in 2016. Lauren J. Leonard, 25, formerly of Industry, pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to the felony charge that is punishable by up to 10 years in […]
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Former BIW union officer admits to embezzling
BATH — A former Bath Iron Works treasurer on Wednesday admitted to embezzling nearly $300,000 from the Local S6 of the machinists’ union. According to court records, Ryan Jones, 34, of Biddeford, stole $281,865 from the union between May 2012 and November 2016 while serving as secretary-treasurer of Local S6 of the International Association of Machinists […]
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Charges, including kidnapping, dropped against Rumford man
AUBURN — Surveillance video from a downtown Lewiston office building cast enough doubt on a woman’s story of kidnapping to persuade prosecutors to confront the alleged victim, who admitted to having lied about being forced into a vehicle at 4 a.m. on May 24. On Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Andrew Matulis filed dismissal of all […]
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Farmington man pleads guilty to importing, selling heroin
FARMINGTON — A local man pleaded guilty Wednesday to bringing heroin from Massachusetts and selling it in Farmington in 2016. In a negotiated plea agreement, Mark D. Barrett, 60, of Farmington pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to felony charges of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs and illegal importation of scheduled drugs. The maximum punishment for the […]
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Police: Report of gun at Spruce Mountain High School a hoax
Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox blocks traffic Wednesday morning from Spruce Mountain Middle and High schools. The schools were on lockdown after a prank call about a person with a gun was received by Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier of the Jay Police Department. Just spoke with the Mom of the kid accused to have made the call […]
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Virginia man held on $100K bail after Portland car wash shooting
PORTLAND (AP) — A man who faces an attempted murder charge following a shooting at a car wash in Maine is being held on $100,000 bail. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2eIBpB9 ) reported that Abdul Rahman Timbo of Virginia made his initial appearance in court on Tuesday, two days after the shooting. Police say a […]
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Westbrook man charged with taking returnables from cancer fundraiser
Police say 39-year-old Eric Dorf of Westbrook was charged with theft by unauthorized taking Tuesday morning HIRAM (WGME) — A man has been charged after the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says he stole hundreds of dollars worth of returnables that were donated to help raise money for a Porter man with cancer. Deputies say 39-year-old […]