LEWISTON — The investigation into the death of Donald Giusti in June is “still very much open and active,” with potentially crucial electronic evidence still being analyzed, Maine State Police investigators said Tuesday night. Lt. Mark Holmquist of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit told the City Council on Tuesday the current pace of the […]
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Massachusetts woman charged with stabbing husband
PARIS — A Massachusetts woman charged with stabbing her husband in the chest at a camp in Stoneham is free on bail, police said. Amanda Collins, 46, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was arrested on charges of Class A elevated aggravated assault and Class B aggravated assault, felonies punishable by up to 30 years and 10 years […]
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Murder suspect in fatal Lewiston stabbing ordered held without bail
AUBURN — Albert Flick, the 76-year-old local man accused of fatally stabbing a woman last month outside a Lewiston laundromat in front of her 11-year-old sons, will be held without bail until his murder trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. In court Tuesday, Flick denied the murder charge that was handed up earlier this month by […]
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Bowdoinham man charged with terrorizing after threats against CMCC
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College added security personnel Tuesday after police say a Bowdoinham man threatened to “shoot up” the college. Deputies from the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office arrested Darren Lilly, 23, at his Feldspar Lane home Monday. He was charged with terrorizing, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in […]
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Lewiston City Council to get an update on Giusti death
LEWISTON — The City Council’s agenda for Tuesday night also includes an update from police officials on the continued investigation into the death of Donald Giusti in June after a violent altercation near Kennedy Park. According to the council memo, Lewiston Police Chief Brian O’Malley will “provide an overview of the enhanced policing efforts undertaken […]
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Police ID Massachusetts woman's body found in car trunk
GARDINER — The woman found dead in the truck of a vehicle following a shooting in Gardiner on Thursday has been identified. The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office identified her Monday afternoon as Maddilyn Burgess, 28, of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Her body was found in the trunk of a vehicle driven by Gyrth Rutan, 34, also […]
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FAQ: What it means to "print" a gun
A little-known dispute over 3D-printed guns has morphed into a national legal debate in the last week, drawing attention to a technology that seems a bit of sci-fi fantasy and — to gun-control advocates — a dangerous way for criminals to get their hands on firearms that are easy to conceal and tough to detect. […]
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Lewiston police: ‘You’ve always got to hope’
Constant public disrespect and misunderstanding. Big-city problems. More desk work and less time on the street. That’s life through the eyes of four Lewiston police officers as the city deals with a spike in violence. Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. The interviews with police for this story were done before Lewiston […]
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Police deal with the 'CSI effect'
LEWISTON — The public often doesn’t understand what police can and can’t do in their jobs protecting the community, Lewiston officers say. They can’t solve all crimes in under an hour. Obtaining a search warrant alone takes hours, not minutes, unlike on TV, police Detective Tyler Michaud said. When he was a member of the […]
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Police say former Bangor man shot himself during traffic stop
GARDINER — Maine State Police have identified the man who shot himself Thursday following a traffic stop on Timberwood Drive in Gardiner as Gyrth Rutan, 34, of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The person found dead in the trunk of the vehicle — a woman — was not identified. The death of the woman is still under investigation […]