AUBURN — Corey Hayden, who was facing trial on a charge of elevated aggravated assault in connection with a stabbing in January, has pleaded guilty. Hayden, 30, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, had been scheduled for trial in Androscoggin County Criminal Court on Monday. He entered a guilty plea Friday morning and was sentenced to serve […]
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Suspect eludes police again by jumping out of moving car during police chase
A Gorham man with a history of escaping from authorities has eluded police once again, this time by jumping out of a moving vehicle in the Somerset County town of Caratunk, police said. A deputy with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office had attempted to pull over a vehicle driven by Corey W. Paradise, 45, on […]
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Body discovered on side of road in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Police are investigating at the scene where a body was found Thursday afternoon on Weeks Mills Road. “Detectives from the Augusta Police Department were following up leads on a missing person case and during the course of the investigation Detectives located an unidentified body,” Augusta police said in a news release sent about […]
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Police say Poland Spring truck driver's robbery story bogus
Maine State Police say an investigation has cast doubt on parts of a report made by the driver of a tanker truck who told troopers he was shot at and robbed on Interstate 95 in Howland on Tuesday evening. In a news release issued Wednesday, state police had said that the driver of the truck […]
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Lewiston police say Aug. 10 assault victim still hospitalized
LEWISTON — A young man who was found lying on Knox Street with serious injuries earlier this month was the victim of an assault, police said Thursday. Police responded to the area in front of 94 Knox St. on Aug. 10, where a man was lying on his back in the street. He was unresponsive […]
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Poland Spring water truck driver was robbed after shots were fired from passing car
Maine State Police are investigating the robbery of a Poland Spring water truck driver on Interstate 95 in Howland. The truck driver told state troopers that the occupants of a red car fired a gun at his truck as they passed him while the two were heading south near the Howland-Mattamiscontis town line Tuesday evening, […]
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Hearing set on new trial for Farmington man
FARMINGTON — A local man whose conviction for domestic violence assault was overturned in June will appear in a Farmington court Sept. 5 to prepare for a new trial, attorneys for both sides said Wednesday. Wesley M. Villacci, 23, was found guilty in September 2017 of felony domestic violence assault and violating conditions of release. […]
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Auburn police resolve armed standoff on Second Street
AUBURN — Police surrounded a home Wednesday afternoon on Second Street during an armed standoff that lasted nearly an hour. Police were called to the house about 3:30 p.m. after receiving a report that a woman was inside with a handgun. More than a dozen officers surrounded the house, near the corner of Second and […]
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Police investigate rash of burglaries in Carthage, Weld
FARMINGTON — Franklin County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a string of burglaries in the Carthage-Weld area that began in May and continued until mid-August, according to Lt. Detective David St. Laurent. Deputies are working with state, Mexico and Rumford police to determine if there is a link to several burglaries that occurred in Mexico over […]
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Auburn police say abduction-attempt rumors not true
AUBURN — Police are hoping to quell online rumors that there have been attempted child abductions in the city, including at the Auburn Walmart. In response to the rumors, the Auburn Police Department released a statement via Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday. The post, which began with “RUMOR CONTROL” displayed in all capital letters, reads: […]