Police say 49-year-old Manford Rideout, of Windham, was driving a tow truck eastbound when he crossed the center line and hit two oncoming vehicles.
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Massachusetts man pleads guilty in Lewiston apartment building shooting
AUBURN — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to two felonies stemming from an early morning shooting last summer in the stairwell of a downtown Lewiston apartment building. James L. Crump, 41, of Dorchester admitted Thursday in Androscoggin County Superior Court to illegal possession of a firearm and reckless conduct, both Class C felonies and […]
Lewiston man goes to prison for street incident
AUBURN — A Lewiston man accused of punching, kicking and stomping a man who was unconscious admitted to a related charge Thursday. Omar Omar, 23, of 169 Bartlett St. pleaded guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a felony charge of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, punishable by up to five years in prison. […]
Lewiston tenants robbed of pot at gunpoint
LEWISTON — Two men broke into an Oxford Street apartment Wednesday night, threatening tenants at gunpoint before stealing marijuana, according to police. Dominique C. Bailey, 29, of Lewiston was arrested and charged with robbery and burglary, each a felony punishable by up to 30 years in prison. He also was charged with misdemeanor theft. He […]
Police search for suspected gunmen in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police were searching for a pair of suspected gunmen along Lincoln and Oxford streets late Wednesday after shots were reported fired at about 10 p.m. Police converged on the area near Place Ste. Marie after a report of a pair of masked men had fled in a car after threatening someone with a handgun. […]
Teen charged in vandalism at Lewiston apartment building
LEWISTON — A local man was charged this week in a September rampage that flooded a basement and several apartments at Place Ste. Marie. Kevin Vanwey, 19, of 69 Horton St. was indicted by the Androscoggin County grand jury Monday on a charge of aggravated criminal mischief. He is accused of smashing his way into a […]
Criminal charges lodged against Rumford hotelier James Adinolfi
RUMFORD — Police have charged a Connecticut native who has been renting rooms at the Hotel Harris with three counts of theft by deception and three counts of deceptive business practices. Acting Police Chief Daniel Garbarini said in a news statement that James F. Adinolfi, 29, of Rumford was charged Monday. The misdemeanor criminal counts […]
Poland man indicted on child sex crime charges
AUBURN — A Poland man was indicted Tuesday by an Androscoggin County grand jury on 12 counts, including gross sexual assault, unlawful sexual contact and sexual abuse of a minor. Arrested in October, Henry Clifford Cressey Jr., 41, of North Raymond Road remained at the Androscoggin County jail on a $10,000 secured bond. According to […]
Lewiston man charged with assault and robbery
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who allegedly slammed a beer bottle into the head of a man he robbed last summer has been charged with assault and robbery. A grand jury Monday indicted Mouamed Mouamed, 21, of 287 Bates St. on charges of elevated aggravated assault and robbery, each a felony punishable by up to […]
Portland man sent to prison for running gambling operation worth millions says, ‘I was out of control’
Stephen Mardigan, 62, delivers a tearful statement during his sentencing hearing and describes his addiction to gambling in a letter to the judge.