LEWISTON — Local and state police say the investigation into the death of a man beaten near Kennedy Park in June remains open and active. Donald Giusti, 38, of Lewiston died from injuries suffered in a June 12 fight involving teenagers, Giusti and two other men near Kennedy Park. Witnesses said Giusti was beaten as two groups […]
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Lewiston police looking for suspects in Marden's theft
LEWISTON — Police are asking for help in identifying three males who stole goods from Marden’s Surplus and Salvage. A laptop and assorted jewelry were stolen the evening of June 21 from the Main Street store, according to a Lewiston Police Department statement. The males drove away in a Chevrolet pickup truck, according to the statement. […]
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Florida man captured in Auburn wanted in nine states
AUBURN — The York County Sheriff’s Office played a key role in the capture of a burglary suspect this week who has outstanding arrest warrants in nine states. Sheriff William L. King Jr. said an investigation by his department and other law enforcement agencies led to the capture of 55-year-old Joseph Hodge of Jacksonville, Florida. […]
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Manchester murder case goes to jurors
PORTLAND — A jury will continue deliberations Thursday in the murder trial of David W. Marble Jr., who is accused of executing two people in Manchester on Christmas Day 2015. Marble, 32, of Rochester, New York, went on trial in Cumberland County Superior Court last week on two charges of intentional or knowing murder, after […]
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Winthrop man charged in attack on woman, toddler
WINTHROP — Police say a local man attacked a 27-year-old woman and a 2-year-old boy early Monday morning. Brian Diaz, 23, was charged with aggravated assault involving domestic violence, a felony. According to court documents, he is accused of breaking two of the toddler’s ribs and using a knife to slash the woman’s right thigh. […]
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Lewiston police: Beware of misinformation from unverified sources on social media
LEWISTON — In the wake of violence that has rocked Lewiston in recent weeks, police say the last things people need are rumor and wild exaggeration. Police issued an alert Wednesday advising people to be wary of believing everything they read on social media. Of particular concern, they say, are a number of Facebook pages […]
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Las Vegas resort sues mass shooting victims at concert
The company that owns the Las Vegas hotel where a gunman opened fire last year has filed lawsuits against more than 1,000 people who survived the massacre, arguing that it has “no liability of any kind” for the attack. The lawsuits, filed last week in federal court, come nine months after the deadliest mass shooting […]
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Auburn man held without bail in fatal stabbing of Lewiston woman
AUBURN — A judge denied bail Wednesday for Albert Flick, the 76-year-old Auburn man accused of fatally stabbing a woman Sunday in front of her 11-year-old sons. Flick was not asked to enter a plea when making his initial court appearance following the stabbing outside Rancourt’s Laundromat on Sabattus Street in Lewiston. Flick’s defense attorney, […]
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Phillips man accused of drunken driving after crash
SANDY RIVER PLANTATION — Police said a Phillips man was arrested on a drunken-driving charge after he crashed his car, drove away and was stopped by two vehicles that pursued him to Route 4 in Avon. John C. McCarter, 30, was charged with misdemeanor operating under the influence of alcohol, leaving the scene of a […]
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Chief: Change in gun law has ‘unintended consequence’
LEWISTON — The city’s police chief said Monday a change in state law three years ago allowing concealed gun carry without a permit has triggered a spike in reports of gun-related crimes. Police Chief Brian O’Malley called the effect an “unintended consequence” of the 2015 law change. “I’m seeing people who wouldn’t carry in the […]