NAPLES — Two people were arrested Monday evening on drug and weapon charges after their vehicle was searched on River Road, according to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office. Jason Dailey, 36, and Taylor Bell, 26, both of Naples, were each charged with aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs with a firearm, […]
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Former Phillips man sentenced to 10 years in sexual abuse case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a former Phillips man Tuesday to serve three years of a 10-year sentence for sexually abusing two girls under age 14. Michael Harriman, 28, will serve the sentence after he completes the four years he is serving for a probation violation in an Androscoggin County case. Harriman pleaded […]
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‘Justice needs to be served:’ Family grows impatient in beating death
LEWISTON — Five months after a 38-year-old local man was beaten to death near Kennedy Park, police investigators remained tight-lipped about the case. “Continues to be investigated by Lewiston and State Police,” wrote Maine Public Safety Spokesman Stephen McCausland on Friday, in a terse response to an inquiry. “No new developments.” Lewiston Police Chief Brian […]
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Sabattus woman charged with lying in federal pot bust probe
LEWISTON — A Sabattus woman denied a federal perjury charge this week in connection to a federal raid earlier this year on major marijuana-growing operations in the Twin Cities. Shawna Bielawski, 21, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Portland to the charge, which is punishable by up to five years in prison […]
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Saco police say co-worker set up teen to be robbed of $1,400
Police allege the 16-year-old who was robbed at gunpoint in Saco in September was set up by a co-worker who arranged to have the teenager robbed as he took out the trash at their workplace. The 16-year-old was robbed at gunpoint of $1,400 at about 5:40 p.m. on Sept. 10 outside the Dunkin’ Donuts on […]
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Teen held in Auburn stabbing
AUBURN — A man was hospitalized and a teenager arrested Wednesday night after a stabbing at a house on Seventh Street. Police said they were called at about 8:30 p.m. to a domestic situation at 130 Seventh St. When officers arrived, they found a man with at least one stab wound. The victim, who was not […]
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N.Y. man sentenced for selling crack in Jay
FARMINGTON — A New York man pleaded guilty Monday to selling crack cocaine from a Jay apartment and was sentenced to four years in prison, according to court documents. Darnell Smith, 21, of the Bronx also faced a charge of aggravated drug trafficking, which was dismissed. A conviction on the cocaine trafficking charge is punishable […]
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Lisbon man charged in Lewiston stabbing
AUBURN — A Lisbon man has been charged in the September stabbing of a Lewiston man during an apparent fight over drugs. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against Raynold Labree, 34, for elevated aggravated assault, which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Police said Labree admitted he […]
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Nine arrested in Rumford-Mexico drug sweep
RUMFORD — Nine people were arrested in Rumford and Mexico on Monday evening in a drug sweep that netted cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and $20,000 cash, police said. The coordinated operationg by Maine Drug Enforcement agents and state, county and local police was part of a monthlong investigation into drug trafficking by local and out-of-state residents. […]
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Sexual assault suspect found hanging in Franklin County jail cell
FARMINGTON — State police said a man charged with sexual assault was found Monday night hanging from bedsheets in his cell at the Franklin County jail. Stephen Tripp, 35, of Strong died Tuesday morning at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, authorities said. Tripp was arrested Friday on felony charges of gross sexual assault and possessing […]