Auburn Police Officer Travis Barnies detains a snake that was found in someone’s car Tuesday. The snake was released on its own recognizance. AUBURN (AP) — A Maine driver got the scare of his life when he found a snake slithering in his car. The unidentified driver called the Auburn police Tuesday, telling a dispatcher […]
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Murder complaint filed against Jay man
JAY — A state police detective filed a criminal complaint Wednesday against James E. Sweeney of Jay, stating he “intentionally or knowingly” caused the death of Wendy Douglass on Tuesday. Jay police found the body of Douglass, 51, on Tuesday morning at her 5 Jewell St. home after they were asked to check on her […]
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Greene man charged with animal cruelty
AUBURN — A Greene man accused of using martial arts to subdue and strangle a pair of cats was indicted on a related charge Tuesday. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment for aggravated cruelty to animals against Michael Herrmann, 47, of 217 South Mountain Road. The Class C felony is punishable by […]
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Brunswick eye doctor settles with feds
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick eye doctor’s office agreed to pay $16,343 in a civil settlement with federal prosecutors. Brunswick Eye Care Associates entered into an agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maine and the state of Maine in an effort to resolve allegations that the business submitted false claims to Medicare, TRICARE, The Department […]
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Motorcycle riders sought after it crashes into minivan
LEWISTON ?— Police were searching for a motorcycle driver and his passenger Thursday night after the pair fled after a crash on Pleasant Street. Witnesses said the man and woman took off running into a backyard and toward Webster Street after the bike collided with a minivan at about 9:30 p.m. Left behind at the […]
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Man who robbed Chinese restaurant gets 18 months
AUBURN — A man who confessed to brandishing a gun in a Lewiston Chinese restaurant and stealing more than $200 in cash was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half behind bars. Joseph Tate Pepin, 39, of 128 Campus Ave., Lewiston, pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced in Androscoggin County Superior Court to […]
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'Gang-banger' gets two years in shooting case
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who fired shots at the driver of a car and told police he was a “gang-banger” was sentenced Thursday to two years in prison, after prosecutors dropped an attempted murder charge. Jauston Sanders, 25, of 195 Lincoln St. pleaded guilty Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a charge of […]
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Portland man faces assault charges after woman sprayed with lighter fluid
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Police said a Portland man faces charges after he sprayed lighter fluid on his girlfriend Wednesday evening and chased her with a lighter in front of a 9-year-old. Tristan Cuthbert, 42, was charged with domestic violence assault, domestic violence criminal threatening and criminal mischief, Carrabassett Valley Police Chief Mark Lopez said. Police […]
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Man who threw bedbugs at Augusta City Center is charged
AUGUSTA (AP) — Authorities say a man who threw a cup of bedbugs onto a counter at the municipal office building in Augusta, Maine, has been charged with two misdemeanors. The city manager said the building had to be sprayed for bedbugs. About 100 of them scattered on June 2, and the facility had to […]
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Police say GOP lawmaker's car wasn't vandalized
AUGUSTA (AP) — Capitol police say it appears there was no intentional damage to a car belonging to one of two Republican lawmakers who claimed their vehicles were vandalized. The two lawmakers claimed their cars were damaged after House Republicans torpedoed a compromise budget, causing the state government shutdown on Saturday. Republican Gov. Paul LePage […]