AUBURN — Authorities on Monday charged two men with drug trafficking after a 29-year-old man on Riverside Drive died from an apparent heroin overdose Sunday morning. An investigation by Auburn detectives and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency led police to search the home of Kevin M. Camp, 41, at 26 Fifth St. in Auburn, where […]
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Lisbon man who crashed stolen truck into Auburn Mall pleads to felony
LEWISTON — A Lisbon man who police said escaped from a residential facility and drove a stolen truck through entrance doors at the Auburn Mall in September 2018 admitted Friday to a related felony. Tyler Nickerson, 26, pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal mischief, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison. […]
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Auburn police nab Maryland man in credit card skimming investigation
AUBURN — A Maryland man was arrested and charged in connection with a credit card skimming ring. Local police said in a news release that they arrested Brian Boley, 32, of Takoma Park, Maryland on Wednesday after conducting a four-month investigation. He was charged with felony forgery and theft and two misdemeanors stemming from his […]
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Farmington, Jay men indicted in connection to Walmart parking lot incidents
FARMINGTON — A local man and a Jay man were indicted Wednesday in separate cases involving incidents at the Walmart parking lot on Dec. 16, 2018. Joshua J. Norton, 39, of Farmington was indicted on four counts of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon-motor vehicle, and one count each of domestic violence stalking, aggravated criminal mischief and […]
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Inmate charged with murder in death of prisoner from Lewiston
A Knox County grand jury indicted Zachary Titus for intentional or knowing or depraved indifference murder in the death of 28-year-old Dana R. Bartlett at the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren.
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Police say a Bangor man’s killing may have been accidentally streamed it on Facebook
Police found Jason Moody lying on the pavement on a freezing cold November night in Bangor. The red-bearded 40-year-old, a bassist known for performing with a metal band called Seize the Vatican, was unconscious and had blood pouring from his nose. When he died at the hospital two days later, the medical examiner ruled it […]
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Bangor mother charged after infant ingests meth through breast milk
BANGOR (AP) — Police have charged a Maine mother after her 7-month-old child ingested methamphetamine through breast milk. Authorities say 20-year-old Alyssa Murch, of Bangor, is facing charges of felony aggravated furnishing of a scheduled drug and endangering the welfare of a child. Bangor Police Sgt. Wade Betters says officers responded to a hospital Dec. […]
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Rumford man, Kingfield woman indicted on manslaughter charges
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield woman and a Rumford man were each indicted Wednesday on manslaughter and drunken-driving charges involving separate crashes that killed men from Dixfield and Strong in 2018. Ethyn Eric Buotte, 19, of Rumford and Danielle M. Larochelle, 31, of Kingfield face up to 30 years in prison if convicted of manslaughter; up to […]
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Auburn police arrest suspect after Big Apple robbery
AUBURN – Police Wednesday quickly arrested a 27-year-old Auburn man after a suspect walked into a Big Apple store on Main Street at 2 a.m. and demanded cigarettes and cash. Police arrested Ryan Lizotte on Pleasant Street in Auburn at about 4:45 a.m. He’s being held at the Androscoggin County Jail on $15,000 cash bail. […]
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South China man leads Auburn police on chase through city
LEWISTON — A South China man who police said led them on a car and foot chase after fleeing a crash in Auburn on Saturday night appeared in court Tuesday in handcuffs. Robert Conklin Jr., 43, was charged with eight crimes, including eluding an officer, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. […]