POLAND — A man with a rifle who threatened to kill himself early Monday morning was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a leg injury after a police standoff, authorities said. The man, who was not identified by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, had reportedly been “highly intoxicated and in possession of a […]
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Barefoot man who fled York police remains at large
A barefoot man who was wanted by police but eluded capture Saturday remained at large Sunday night, according to the York Police Department. A dispatcher for the department said the suspect was still at large as of 9 p.m. Corey W. Paradise, 45, who has a history of escaping from authorities, jumped out a window at a […]
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Lewiston police say ‘a perfect storm’ of violence overshadows low crime rate
Despite the lowest crime rate in 20 years, recent gunfire, two fatalities and racial tensions are raising anxiety in Lewiston. The facts behind the fear.
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Business leaders: Downtown image hurt by violence, reporting
LEWISTON — When local business owners sat down to form the Downtown Lewiston Association six months ago, they hoped to change some people’s negative impressions of the downtown. Crime wasn’t on their minds. But after two homicides occurred near Kennedy Park and nearby Sabattus Street — both inside a month of each other — and […]
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Franklin County 15-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting girl
FARMINGTON — A 15-year-old boy is accused of sexually assaulting a Franklin County girl under the age of 18, according to Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Franklin County Detective Kenneth Charles investigated a report Wednesday of ongoing sex crimes in Madrid Township and charged the boy with gross sexual assault, Nichols said in his weekly report. […]
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Lewiston man who died at prison farm had voiced safety concerns
WARREN — A 28-year-old Lewiston man had asked to be moved to another room out of concern for his safety shortly before he died, according to another inmate who has since been released from the Bolduc Correctional Facility. Dana R. Bartlett died shortly before 6 p.m. June 24 at the facility also known as the prison […]
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Westbrook man pleads guilty to string of robberies
PORTLAND — A Westbrook man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for a string of armed robberies that put small businesses on edge this spring. Travis Card, 38, was arrested April 13 in the wake of more than a dozen unsolved holdups in southern Maine. At the time, police said they believed Card was responsible for robbing a […]
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Massachusetts men indicted, connected to Twin Cities’ federal drug raid
Two Massachusetts men charged in federal court with possession with intent to distribute marijuana have ties to a Lewiston man arrested in federal raids in the Twin Cities area in February, according to court records. John Valdes, 52, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, faces two felonies and Steven Gallucci, 22, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, one felony. Each charge […]
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Police arrest local man following gunfire in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Police arrested a local man in connection with reports of shots fired on Bradley Street on Thursday afternoon. Anthony Dipierro, 37, of Lewiston was charged with reckless conduct with a firearm for his involvement in an altercation and discharge of a handgun, Lt. David St. Pierre said in a news release. Dipierro was […]
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Vandals damage 4 stop signs, 2 mailboxes in Jay
JAY — Police are investigating vandalism to four stop signs and two mailboxes, the majority of them in East Jay, Sgt. Russell Adams said Thursday. Four stops signs were either pulled up or bent and damaged, he said. Most of them were in area of Warren Hill and East Jay roads. Two mailboxes were damaged […]