This photo of the pickup truck from Monday night’s chase was taken in January. The truck now has a cap on the bed. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect that deputies said was driving a white pickup in a high-speed chase Monday night from Naples to Otisfield. About 11:40 p.m. Monday, […]
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Lisbon police search for suspect in break in, threats with gun
LISBON — Police are looking for a suspect who broke into a Lisbon Street apartment and threatened the residents with a firearm Wednesday morning. Lisbon police say they arrived at 374 Lisbon St. after 12:33 a.m. and a male ran out the back door into the woods. They identified the suspect as David C. Farnum, […]
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Madawaska couple arrested after huge meth lab discovered
MADAWSKA (AP) — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says it busted one of the largest meth labs the agency has ever encountered. Drug agents wearing protective suits and breathing equipment raided the Aroostook County home of Carl Thibeault and his wife, Casie, on Wednesday. Agents say they seized a large quantity of methamphetamine and more […]
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Jay woman arrested on theft, forgery charges
JAY — A Jay woman was arrested Tuesday on a felony, Class B, charge of theft and a misdemeanor, Class D, charge of forgery after a Forks road association reported more than $10,000 in checks were written without the association’s knowledge. Bobbie Dawes, 45, was arrested on the charges following an investigation by Lt. […]
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Bangor police offer reward for suspect in shooting death
Antoinne Bethea BANGOR — Bangor police have identified a 40-year-old suspect in the shooting death of a New Orleans man over the weekend. WMTW-TV reports that authorities are looking for Antoinne Bethea, 40, who is accused of shooting Terrance Durel Sr., 36, of New Orleans around 3 p.m. Sunday. Police are offering a reward for […]
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Police: Suspect in Facebook video killing shoots himself to death
CLEVELAND — The man who randomly killed a Cleveland retiree and posted video of the crime on Facebook shot himself to death on Tuesday in Pennsylvania, police said. Pennsylvania State Police said Steve Stephens was spotted Tuesday morning in Erie County, in the state’s northwest corner. Authorities say officers tried to pull Stephens over and, […]
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Police baffled by Facebook video that depicts killing
CLEVELAND — In a rambling video, Steve Stephens said, “I snapped, I just snapped.” But as the manhunt dragged on Monday for the man accused of posting Facebook footage of himself killing a Cleveland retiree, police were unable to explain what set him off. “Only Steve knows that,” Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said as […]
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Judge sets bail for Anthony Sanborn 30 years after murder conviction
Anthony “Tony” Sanborn jr who was convicted of murder in -1989 is temporarily a free man. Judge to release him from prison on bail. pic.twitter.com/cpe9pNwvos — Sam Read (@SamWGME) April 13, 2017 PORTLAND — A judge has set bail for a Maine man who’s spent nearly 30 years in prison for a 1989 murder and […]
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Lewiston couple pleads not guilty to animal cruelty
LEWISTON — A local woman and her fiance pleaded not guilty to animal cruelty charges Wednesday, a month after animal welfare officials and police seized 64 animals from their Howe Street apartment. Samantha Bell, 29, has been charged with five counts of animal cruelty and one charge of disorderly conduct that stems from her alleged […]
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Farmington man pleads not guilty to infant’s murder 38 years ago
PORTLAND — A Maine man charged with murder nearly 38 years after the death of his baby son has pleaded not guilty. Burton “Ben” Hagar was charged with murder after being indicted last week. The death of 4-month-old Nathan was originally classified as sudden infant death syndrome. Hagar made his first court appearance Wednesday in […]