LEWISTON — Police from a variety of agencies Wednesday night arrested 14 people and took guns and an estimated $19,000 worth of drugs off the streets. In the first Operation Hot Spots of the spring, police said the sweep resulted in arrests for a variety of offenses, including probation holds and warrants. “The drug seizures included […]
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Legislators asked to expand robbery statute
AUGUSTA — Maeghan Maloney, the district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, asked lawmakers to imagine that it’s 1 a.m., pitch black outside and a man walks into a convenience store wearing a hoodie, dark glasses and gloves. He walks up to the lone cashier and hands him a note. It reads, “Give me all […]
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Thomas Johnston named as Newry sex assault suspect
Read the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office report on the rape investigation… PARIS — Thomas Johnston was identified by authorities Thursday as the sole suspect in a sexual assault in Newry last month. The assault, which was reported very early April 2 by a woman who was being treated at Bridgton Hospital, occurred at a home […]
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Lewiston man charged in Chinese restaurant robbery
AUBURN — A man who confessed to brandishing a gun in a Lewiston Chinese restaurant and stealing more than $200 in cash was charged Tuesday with robbery. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Joseph Tate Pepin, 39, of 128 Campus Ave., Lewiston, on the felony charge that is punishable by up to 10 years in […]
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Police investigate stabbing, gun call in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Police were investigating two incidents in Livermore on Tuesday, one in which someone was stabbed and one involving a man who called police and told them he was waiting for them with a gun at a local store. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Deputy Troy Young said the stabbing happened around 6 p.m. and it […]
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Bail set for six men arrested in Mexico drug bust
RUMFORD — Six men arrested Friday morning on aggravated drug trafficking charges remained at the Oxford County Jail on Monday afternoon on bail ranging from $250 to $20,000 cash. According to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, those arrested were: • Jerry Philogene, 26, of Boston, Massachusetts, on two counts of aggravated trafficking in heroin and […]
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Wilton man faces charges in stabbing of 2 Farmington men
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man was charged with two counts of aggravated assault after two men were stabbed with a pocket knife during a fight Friday night in Farmington. Ryan Brann, 38, is being held at Franklin County Detention Center on $10,000 bail, as set by the bail commissioner, Farmington police Sgt. Eddie Hastings, said. […]
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Lewiston: Police stage at Motel 6 after shot fired
LEWISTON — A man died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday in a room at Motel 6, police said. The Maine State Police tactical team and a hostage negotiator were called to the scene. Pleasant Street was closed in an effort to secure the area near the motel. According to Lewiston Police Sgt. Derrick St. Laurent, police attempted […]
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Bail set at $10,000 cash for Otisfield man who led police on chase
PARIS — Bail was set at $10,000 cash Friday afternoon for an Otisfield man charged after a police chase in Oxford, crashing his truck and fleeing. Cody Niemi, 23, was arrested at his home on Bean Road Wednesday and charged with driving to endanger, attempting to elude an officer, operating after suspension, and a probation violation, […]
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Gunfire reported; police investigate
LEWISTON – Police late Friday were investigating reports that shots had been fired on Shawmut Street. Police swarmed the area at about 9 p.m. One person was detained on nearby Pine Street, although it was not immediately clear if that person was connected to the reported gunfire. Early reports were that there were no injuries. […]