AUBURN — A Lewiston man charged with felony assault stemming from a June shooting was charged Wednesday with elevated aggravated assault and four other related crimes. The assault charge is punishable by up to 30 years in prison. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment against Jordan Waterman, 27, of 206 Park St., […]
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Lisbon man arrested after man stabbed in Lewiston
UPDATE: Lewiston stabbing victim to be released soon from hospital LEWISTON — A 35-year-old man was stabbed in the neck Wednesday afternoon during a fight on Knox Street, police said. Hours after the knifing, police arrested Raynold L. Labree III, 34, of Lisbon. He was charged with elevated aggravated assault. The victim, who was not identified, […]
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Farmington man found guilty in domestic violence case, sentenced
FARMINGTON — A local man scheduled for a new trial Friday on a charge of beating his then-girlfriend in 2016 pleaded no contest Wednesday and was freed from jail for time served. Wesley Villacci, 23, of Farmington pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence assault in exchange for a charge of violating conditions of release […]
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Lewiston police arrest six suspects in two days
LEWISTON — Police arrested five men and a woman on felony drug and weapons charges earlier this week as officers executed outstanding warrants. The arrests by the Lewiston Police Department officers and detectives were assisted by agents from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the FBI. On Sunday, Misty Deschaine, 37, […]
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Poland man charged with stealing more than $200,000 from his former employer in Topsham
TOPSHAM — A Poland man is charged with stealing more than $200,000 and equipment from a Topsham construction equipment supplier, according to police. Georges Gendron, 65, of Poland, faces felony charges for the alleged crimes that took place while he worked for Coastal Metal Fabrication, known as DownEaster Manufacturing. Gendron worked as controller at the […]
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Lewiston man arrested on gun charges
Lewiston Police Officer Spencer Simoneau takes Elisha Rios, 18, of Ash Street in Lewiston into custody at Bradley and Pine streets Tuesday evening. Police responded to the area after receiving a report of a man carrying a gun on Walnut Street. After examining the firearm Rios had, police determined it had been reported stolen. Rios was […]
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Paris man sentenced for Lewiston barbershop stabbing
AUBURN — A South Paris man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for stabbing his girlfriend’s estranged husband at a barbershop in downtown Lewiston last December. Michael Barrucci, 24, pleaded guilty last week to aggravated assault in an Alford plea, believing a jury could convict him of the crime. He did not admit […]
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Livermore Falls police searching for spray-painting vandals
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating reports of a vehicle, garage door and a camper being spray-painted with obscenities early Monday. The criminal mischief was reported Monday morning on Pine Avenue, High Street and at High and Spring streets, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. A garage door had an obscenity sprayed on it […]
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Rumford man sentenced in cane attack on Jay woman
FARMINGTON — A Rumford man was found guilty Tuesday of hitting a Jay woman with a metal cane, causing a wound that required 14 stitches to close. The incident happened on Dec. 31, 2017. Justice Robert Mullen sentenced Ronald E. Tarckini, 66, to four years in prison with all but 264 days suspended and four […]
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Suspects in fatal shooting of dog turn themselves in
WINTER HARBOR (AP) — Police in Maine say the two men who allegedly broke into a Winter Harbor home and killed a dog have turned themselves in to police. Police say they believe 37-year-old Nathan Burke and 22-year-old Justin Chipman broke into Phillip Torrey’s home while he was out of town. WGME-TV reports Torrey says his dog […]