KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Police say a Maine man was under the influence of hallucinogenic mushrooms when he killed a cat alongside a road this week. Police discovered the crime when responding to a call about a suspicious man. Officers discovered 23-year-old Jared Lafleche, of York, was on drugs and had just killed the cat. […]
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Augusta sex offender arrested on 3 child porn charges
AUGUSTA — Convicted sex offender Robert L. Robinson III, 34, of Augusta, was arrested Thursday on three charges of possession of sexually explicit material of child under the age of 12. Robinson’s arrest follows a months-long investigation starting in January when police heard complaints of him photographing young girls in public. “Detectives from the Augusta Police […]
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Man perishes in early morning fire in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — A man has perished in a fire on Milburn Street, a state fire marshal investigator said Friday morning.
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High court rules against search of Auburn woman's car in drug bust
PORTLAND — The state’s high court issued a split ruling Thursday in the case of an Auburn woman who was searched and later charged with drug crimes. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4-3 that evidence from the search of the woman’s jacket should have been allowed at her trial, but evidence from a later […]
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Farmington, Jay men charged with domestic violence
FARMINGTON — Two Franklin County men were arrested this week in separate domestic assault cases, one of them involving a woman hit with a frying pan. Ryan Cunningham, 28, of Farmington was charged with felony domestic violence assault with a dangerous weapon, according to police. Farmington police officer Darin Gilbert said in an affidavit that […]
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Augusta police warn of highly lethal heroin supply
AUGUSTA — After seven opiate overdoses in five days, the Augusta Police Department is warning people that a “highly lethal” supply of heroin has surfaced in Augusta. “Investigators from the Augusta Police Department have been told that a supply of ‘killer’ heroin has landed in the Augusta area,” Deputy Chief Kevin Lully wrote in the […]
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Livermore Falls man pleads guilty to possessing heroin in Jay
FARMINGTON — A Livermore Falls man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing heroin May 29 in Jay. Ricky M. Fetterhoff, 54, entered the plea to the felony charge in Franklin County Superior Court. Three other drug charges, including unlawful possession of crack cocaine and two counts of unlawful possession of prescription drugs, were dismissed in a plea agreement. […]
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Lewiston man recovering from stabbing
LEWISTON — The victim of a stabbing Wednesday on Knox Street was identified Thursday by police, who said he is expected to recover from his injury. Hassan S. Mohamed, 35, of Lewiston was stabbed in the neck during a fight Wednesday afternoon near 73 Knox St. Police later arrested Raynold L. Labree III, 34, of Lisbon […]
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Topsham man sentenced 10 years for sexually assaulting a minor
WEST BATH — A Topsham man and former postmaster was sentenced to 10 years in prison in West Bath District Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty in June to sexually assaulting a female minor over a period of eight years. Robert Welch, 63, pleaded guilty in June to four counts of unlawful sexual contact and two counts of […]
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Lewiston man charged with gun crime
AUBURN — A 34-year-old man was charged Wednesday in connection with a report of gunshots fired in downtown Lewiston in July. Quentaris J. Leonard of 135.5 Bartlett St. in Lewiston was indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury on a charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, a felony punishable by up […]