RUMFORD — A Peru man has been charged in connection with the deaths of a couple inside their apartment in South Paris on New Year’s Day. Maine State Police on Thursday night arrested Mark Penley, 49, on two counts of murder in the deaths of Heather Bickford and Dana Hill, both 31. Penley is the […]
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Six men fined for roles in underage drinking that led to 19-year-old’s death in Orono
The men, all current or former University of Maine students, hosted parties attended by Alexie Adams, who died in a snowbank of acute intoxication and hypothermia.
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Three Farmington women charged in connection with underage drinking party
FARMINGTON — Three women are accused of letting minors drink alcohol after police received a complaint of an underage drinking party late Monday on Middle Street, across from W.G. Mallett School. Sgt. Edward Hastings IV said he parked in the parking lot of University Credit Union, at the intersection of High and Middle streets, and it […]
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Portland police investigating bank robbery at One City Center
A man entered the bank at about 11 a.m. and handed a teller a note demanding money, police said.
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Pair charged with trafficking drugs in Augusta, Hallowell
A Hallowell man and a Pittston woman allegedly sold heroin, fentanyl and cocaine base to a confidential informant.
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State Police spend Wednesday investigating scene of couple’s death
PARIS — In November, Heather Bickford and Dana Hill decorated a sparkling white Christmas tree in their Market Square apartment, and Bickford shared the image on Facebook. On Tuesday night, the two were found dead in that apartment. Bickford’s daughters, ages 8 years and 2 months, were home when the couple’s bodies were discovered. The […]
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Police capture suspect after car chase through Greene
GREENE — A Buckfield man was arrested at about noon Wednesday after a multi-county car chase during which the driver was seen tossing items out his window, authorities said. The chase ended when the black Nissan sedan driven by Joshua Morin, 32, slid into a ditch at the corner of Sawyer and North Hatch Hill […]
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Scam alert: It's not the IRS calling
Fraudsters are trying to steal Social Security numbers, according to the AARP Fraud Watch Network. Gale Stallworth Stone, the acting inspector general of the Social Security Administration, is warning citizens about scammers copying the administration’s toll-free number so it shows on caller IDs. The Stone said scammers have “spoofed” SSA’s national customer service phone number, displaying […]
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State police identify two bodies found in Paris
PARIS — State police are investigating the deaths of a man and a woman found in an apartment in Market Square on Tuesday night, according to Stephen McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety. The bodies were discovered in a first-floor apartment next door to Market Square Restaurant at about 8:30 p.m., he […]
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Police say a device with a lens found in women's locker room at Bates College
LEWISTON — An investigation is underway into a suspicious device with a lens that was found in the women’s locker room at Bates College. Lewiston police said the device is something anyone could buy at a store, but they wouldn’t say where it was in the locker room. A lieutenant said his investigating officer took […]