WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump doubled down Thursday on blaming the media for the nation’s incivility, as suspicious packages sent by a suspected serial bomber continued to target Trump’s outspoken critics. “A very big part of the Anger we see today in our society is caused by the purposely false and inaccurate reporting of the […]
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Suspect in stabbing at State Theatre is charged with felony assault
The 27-year-old man charged with stabbing another patron during a concert at the State Theatre on Sunday told police he used a small nail file on his key chain as a weapon after he was pushed by another patron near the stage. Joseph Lewis, 27, of Portland, faces one count of aggravated assault, a felony, […]
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Buckfield man sentenced for Auburn home invasion
LEWISTON—A Buckfield man was sentenced Wednesday to three and a half years in prison on a robbery charge stemming from an April home invasion on Hampshire Street in Auburn. Raiden Joyner, 21, was one of three men charged with robbery, burglary and theft stemming from the home invasion. An Androscoggin County Superior Court judge sentenced […]
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Lewiston police say man offered to be undercover officer's pimp
Martin Gerding of Lewiston, left, and his attorney, Richard Charest, listen to Assistant District Attorney Nathan Walsh in Eighth District Court in Lewiston on Wednesday. Gerding was arrested last week on a charge of aggravated sex trafficking. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — A local man who police said propositioned an undercover cop to act as […]
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Augusta man accused of urinating in back of cruiser after his arrest
AUGUSTA — Urinating in the back of an Augusta Police Department cruiser brought a separate charge against a man being taken to jail Tuesday on charges that he assaulted two people on Page Street and violated conditions of release. On Wednesday, Scott Forest Holbrook, 54, of Augusta, was ordered held on $1,000 cash bail on […]
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Auburn police search for suspect in Big Apple robbery
AUBURN — Police have released images from surveillance video of a masked man suspected of robbing the Big Apple store Wednesday morning at 296 Main St. The suspect entered the store at about 6:20 a.m. and threatened the use of a weapon, but he did not display one, according to Auburn police. The man used […]
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Georgia mayor plans to round up sex offenders on Halloween and house them at city hall
Contrary to the widespread urban myth, there’s no evidence that children are more likely to be targeted by sexual predators on Halloween than on any other night of the year. But that hasn’t stopped one Georgia mayor from announcing plans to round up all paroled sex offenders in town and hold them at city hall […]
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Father says Embden cow killing case has destroyed his family’s lives
EMBDEN— In the two months since his son, Mason, shot and killed a neighbor’s cow in early September, Anthony Sparrow said, their lives have been destroyed. They’ve received death threats and have had to put their start-up automobile delivery business on hold. Anthony Sparrow painted his car and changed his license plates to prevent people […]
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Lewiston police charge man with sex trafficking
UPDATE: Lewiston police say man offered to be undercover officer’s pimp LEWISTON — Police have charged a 35-year-old Lewiston man with aggravated sex trafficking as a result of their work this summer posing as johns to find out if women were being forced or coerced into prostitution. Police arrested Martin S. Gerding on Wednesday morning. “He […]
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Police charge Portland man in stabbing of Norway man at concert
Portland police arrested a 27-year-old Portland man and charged him in connection with a stabbing that wounded another man during a concert at the State Theatre on Sunday night. Joseph Lewis was taken into custody about 6:30 p.m. Monday and is charged with one count of elevated aggravated assault. Lewis is expected to make his first appearance […]