FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury Thursday indicted a Jay man on a murder charge, accusing him of killing his girlfriend while she slept at her Jay home last month. James “Ted” Sweeney, 57, who lived with Wendy Douglass, 51, at 5 Jewell St., turned himself in to the Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn […]
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Farmington man pleads not guilty to arson, eluding an officer
PARIS — A Farmington man accused of assaulting his former girlfriend and burning her clothes in Oxford, pleaded not guilty Wednesday afternoon to arson, eluding an officer and domestic violence assault. Leslie Everett Jr., 39, was in Oxford County Superior Court for arraignment on nine charges, including obstructing the report of a crime, criminal mischief, […]
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Suspect steals cigarettes from Lewiston Big Apple
LEWISTON — A man demanding cigarettes threatened a clerk at a Main Street Big Apple store on Sunday. Police Lt. David St. Pierre said the robbery that occurred at 3:50 a.m. at the store at 248 Main St. is being investigated by the criminal investigation division at the police department. “Nobody was injured,” St. Pierre […]
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Police arrest 3 suspects, search for another at Saco motel standoff
SACO, Maine (AP) — Police say three people have been arrested and one man was still at large following a standoff at a motel room. Deputy Police Chief Jack Clements says police responded to a call at about 2 a.m. Tuesday that people were being held against their will at the Brookside Motel. When police […]
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Buckfield man receives 75-day sentence for Paris vehicle rampage
PARIS — A Buckfield man was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison, with all but 75 days suspended, for using his truck as a weapon after an argument with his girlfriend. Dale Bennett, 33, was convicted last month of felony reckless conduct, felony criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, and driving to endanger. Felony charges […]
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Ohio judge shot in 'ambush' outside courthouse, returns fire and kills attacker
An Ohio judge was shot Monday morning outside his courthouse in what authorities called an ambush attack that ended when the judge and a probation officer returned fire, killing the attacker. Police said a man apparently waiting for Judge Joseph Bruzzese, who sits on the Jefferson County Court of Common Pleas, ran up to the […]
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Maine Wardens investigate body found in Wyman Township
WYMAN TOWNSHIP (WGME) — Maine State Police say a person was found dead in Franklin County. The body was found Sunday in Wyman Township, which is in the Carrabassett Valley region. Police have not released further details, but State Police say the Maine Warden Service is investigating. This story will be updated.
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Otisfield driver sentenced to prison for eluding police
PARIS — An Otisfield man was sentenced Friday to four years in prison, with all but one year suspended, for driving without a license and leading police on a high-speed chase in Oxford in April. Cody Niemi, 24, appeared in Oxford County Superior Court for sentencing on felony charges of eluding an officer and aggravated […]
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Escaped Maine inmate captured after walking away from prison
WARREN (AP) — Police in Maine have captured an escaped inmate who walked away from a prison earlier this week. The Portland Press Herald reports (http://bit.ly/2uNMVlG ) Rockland police apprehended 26-year-old Jacob Carney, formerly of Surry, near the Breakwater Marketplace in Rockland late Wednesday. According to Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Joseph Fitzpatrick, a prison […]
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Brooklyn man accused of selling fentanyl on Walnut Street
LEWISTON — A Brooklyn man was indicted on drug charges this week, accused of selling the fentanyl investigators say has been linked to several drug overdoses in recent months. Nera James, 38, was indicted on a dozen counts, including aggravated drug trafficking, and trafficking in counterfeit drugs. Investigators say James, using the street name “King,” […]