NEWTON, N.H. (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out what happened at the end of a 40-mile, hour-long car chase that started in Massachusetts and ended in New Hampshire, after a man crashed his car into a tree, officers fired their weapons and the suspect was found dead. “There was a confrontation there and […]
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Man accused of exposing himself to children in South Berwick
SOUTH BERWICK (WGME) – A man is accused of exposing himself to two children under the age of 12 in South Berwick. The South Berwick Police Department says they arrested 30-year-old Benjamin P. Fecteau, of Eliot, on Thursday. He was charged with two counts of visual sexual aggression against a child under age 12. Police […]
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Police in Maine: Burglars look for open windows during summer
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Police in Maine are warning homeowners about break-ins as temperatures start to heat up. Police tell WCSH-TV burglars target homes during the summer season because residents tend to leave their windows open. South Portland police officer Rocco Navarro says burglars look for open windows on the back and side of […]
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Man in stabbing case can’t pay victim’s medical bills
LEWISTON — An Auburn man is expected to argue he can’t pay a Lewiston hospital the nearly $7,000 bill his stabbing victim incurred a year ago. Jeremy Trudeau, 26, of 92 Bennett Ave. was convicted of aggravated assault in an October plea agreement. He was sentenced in 8th District Court to 42 months, with 33 […]
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Sabattus cemetery markers not stolen after all
SABATTUS — All’s well that ends well: A pair of grave markers reported stolen from Pleasant Hill Cemetery earlier this week turned up safe and sound Friday. A cemetery official said the markers had been removed by a local undertaker for cleaning. The family of the deceased was unaware of the cleaning, and when they […]
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Bomb threat evacuates L.L. Bean facility in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The L.L. Bean manufacturing facility in Maine is safe after someone called in a bomb threat to the police, prompting an evacuation. Brunswick police say that they evacuated 200 employees Thursday night after the threat was called into a dispatch center. K-9 units swept the building, two from Maine State Police and […]
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Thieves steal veterans markers from Sabattus cemetery
SABATTUS – In his 50 years on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery board, Ron LaBerge has seen some strange things – bodies stolen from the ground in the dark of the night only to be secretly reburied elsewhere. Graves disturbed by thrill-seekers who scatter bones across the grass and make off with skulls as souvenirs. LaBerge […]
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Jay woman pleads no contest to sexually abusing child
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman pleaded no-contest Wednesday to sexually molesting a child under age 12 between June 1, 2014, and and Feb. 12, 2015, according to court documents. Tami L. Dalot, 44, formerly known as Tami Ouellette who formerly lived in Wilton, pleaded to a Class B charge of unlawful sexual contact in Franklin […]
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Auburn man indicted on domestic violence charges
AUBURN — A local man faces several felony charges stemming from what police said was an assault on his girlfriend who was choked and terrorized with a steak knife. Gary Gowen, 41, of 152 Court St. was indicted Tuesday by an Androscoggin County grand jury on two felonies and two misdemeanors. They are: • Aggravated […]
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Lewiston man charged with strangling assault
AUBURN — A Lewiston man was charged Tuesday with strangling a woman while threatening to kill her and burn their house down. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment against Jon Addison, 33, of 8 Arch Ave. with three felony counts. He is charged with aggravated assault, a Class B crime punishable by […]