HALLOWELL — The owner of a downtown market here said a man used a fake $100 bill to buy beer Friday evening, a report that’s drawn the attention of city police. Boynton’s Market owner Ruth Lachance said the fake bill was taken by mistake and she is using the experience to teach her employees a […]
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Auburn man charged with murder in July stabbing
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County grand jury Tuesday indicted a local man in connection with the July 15 stabbing death of a transient woman outside a Lewiston laundromat. The indictment charged that Albert Flick, 76, caused the death of Kimberly Dobbie, 48, who had moved from Farmington to Lewiston and had been staying at a […]
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Jay murder trial likely to take place in January
A tentative court date has been scheduled for January in the murder trial of a Jay man charged with bludgeoning his girlfriend to death in July 2017, as his lawyers await results of a forensic evaluation. James “Ted” Sweeney, 57, pleaded not guilty in September to a charge of intentional or knowing murder in the […]
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West Paris man accused of attacking mother, grandfather with hatchet
PARIS — A West Paris man was arrested Saturday on charges he attacked his mother and grandfather with a hatchet. Kelsey Paul, 24, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison. According to an arrest affidavit written by Oxford County Deputy Joseph Correia, he received a […]
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Police safely resolve threats made at Strong Area Health Center
STRONG — A situation ended safely Tuesday after a male threatened employees and others in the Strong Area Health Center. Maine State Police Troop C Sgt. Peter Michaud said a threatening telephone call was reported at 11:30 a.m. State Police troopers and deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded. “We were able to detain […]
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Snowmobile trailer and 2 lawnmowers stolen in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police were called Saturday afternoon to 298 Strickland Loop Road for a report of a theft. Livermore Falls Police officer Steve Gould said a snowmobile trailer with two older Craftsman lawnmowers on it had been removed from the property. Gould said the estimated value of the missing items was about $500. The […]
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Man violated probation, faces nearly 9 years in prison for earlier ice chopper attack
AUBURN — The testimony of a 12-year-old girl helped convince a judge Monday that a 28-year-old man violated the terms of his probation after being convicted of using an ice chopper to attack a stranger in Lewiston a decade ago. Luke Blair, 28, of Readfield could serve up to eight years and eight months of […]
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Lewiston man shot while playing disc golf in Turner
UPDATE: Stray bullet from target practice hit disc golfer in Turner LEWISTON (WGME) — A Lewiston man says he’s lucky to be alive, after being grazed by a bullet while playing disc golf at the Stevens Mountain View course. “I was very, very lucky,” Cameron Hart said. “God was with me that day.” A game of […]
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Lewiston police make string of weekend drug arrests
LEWISTON — Police arrested several people on drug trafficking charges, including known gang members, during a weekend crackdown with help from state and federal authorities. Three of the five individuals arrested were charged with aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs, including crack cocaine and heroin. Officers and agents from the Lewiston Police Department, the Maine Drug […]
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At least 11 killed and nearly 70 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
Gunshots and sirens filled the streets of Chicago over the weekend. Between Friday evening and Sunday night, 63 people were shot in separate incidents, ABC 7 reported. Ten were killed in the attacks, Chicago police said. In one two-and-a-half-hour stretch, 25 people were hit in five different shootings. The grim news out of Chicago only […]