LITCHFIELD — A woman’s car windshield was smashed and a fire was set in its backseat outside the Litchfield Country Store Wednesday. Dakota Gayton, an employee of the store, said a woman, who she did not identify, left from her shift at about 1 p.m. only to run back inside saying that her windshield was […]
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N.Y. police arrest limousine company operator involved in fatal crash
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The operator of a limousine company involved in a crash that killed 20 people was arrested Wednesday, state police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the charges were related to the deadly wreck. Nauman Hussain was taken into custody following a traffic stop on a highway near Albany, the New York […]
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Eight more charged in February’s federal marijuana raid
LEWISTON — A federal grand jury has handed up a 41-count indictment against more than a dozen suspects — largely from Lewiston and Auburn — stemming from federal raids in the Twin Cities area in February. The aim of the raids was to bust a medical marijuana-growing operation that illegally sold surplus pot and derivatives, according […]
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Oxford man charged ramming garage, stealing equipment
PARIS — An Oxford man accused of ramming his truck into a garage on Greeley Brook Road in Oxford and stealing equipment was released from jail Tuesday on $1,000 cash bail. Paul Lavoie, 51, of Gore Road was charged with theft by unauthorized taking, burglary and aggravated criminal mischief in the Oct. 3 incident, according to […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Report cites domestic violence as cause of about half of Maine homicides
AUGUSTA — Almost half of homicides in Maine continue to be caused by domestic violence, a rate that has remained stubbornly level for more than a decade, according to a state report released Tuesday. Of the 37 homicides that were reported from 2016-2017, 16 victims died at the hands of a family member or intimate partner, […]
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Lewiston police investigate Elm Street shooting
LEWISTON — Police are following multiple leads in a shooting outside an apartment at 96 Elm St. on Sunday night, Lt. David St. Pierre said Monday. No arrests had been made, he said. Officers arrived at the apartment at 7:11 p.m. to find shell casings on the ground and a bullet hole in the […]
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Police: N.Y. man used bogus IDs in Home Depot spending spree
LEWISTON — A New York man who told police he used bogus Home Depot accounts to go on a spending spree in Maine and later sold the items in New York has denied related criminal charges. Peter Garces, 22, of Bronx, New York, appeared in 8th District Court last week, where he pleaded not guilty […]
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Woman arrested in stabbing incident Sunday in Readfield
A woman was arrested following a domestic violence incident Sunday where police say she stabbed a man in the arm at a property on Beaver Dam Road in Readfield. Pamela Tarrio, 56, was charged with aggravated assault on the 64-year-old man, according to Sgt. Peter Michaud of the Maine State Police. Michaud said the incident […]
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District attorney weighs in on bogus Craigslist ad
GREENE — Days after learning that his Route 202 property had been looted, George Stanley said he has no expectation that people will return what was taken. “Nope,” Stanley said Friday. “I have no faith in human nature.” For days, people have been hauling away items from Stanley’s property after a bogus Craigslist ad announced […]
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Brewer man charged with abusing Jay girl
FARMINGTON — A Brewer man is being held at the Franklin County jail on a charge of sexually abusing a girl in Jay in January 2017. Adam B. Carrick, 36, was arrested Sunday in Hancock County on a Jay Police Department warrant issued in August. He is charged with unlawful sexual contact of a girl under […]