WINDHAM — Windham police on Tuesday night arrested a teenager they say was behind the email threats that closed area schools for most of three days, reaching a milestone in a case they say could have gone very differently. Lt. Jim Boudreau of the Windham Police Department said at a Wednesday morning news conference at the […]
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Triple Threat splits
Lewiston-based Triple Threat seventh grade basketball team split their double-header games Oct. 19. With both teams playing with ever-changing rules, Threat defeated a feisty Central Maine Hoops 25-19 in the first game. Threat used pressure defense to force several turnovers that helped them win. Mia-Angelina Leslie had four steals and forced six turnovers. Sarah Greaton […]
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Wilton man accused of terrorizing teen with a gun
WILTON — A local man was accused of putting a gun to the head of a 14-year-old boy in a threatening manner, police Chief Heidi Wilcox said Thursday. The incident happened in the woods near Kineowatha Park, she said. Joseph Daoust, 27, of Wilton was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of terrorizing with a […]
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Jury acquits Cushing lobsterman of gun threat against two men
ROCKLAND — A Knox County jury deliberated for 20 minutes Wednesday morning before finding a Cushing lobsterman not guilty of criminally threatening two men in another boat. Outside the courtroom after the verdict, Gary Jones, 52, who faced up to five years in prison on the felony charge, called the Department of Marine Resources corrupt […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Police investigate bomb threat at Oxford Walmart
OXFORD — Police are investigating a bomb threat that forced the evacuation of the Oxford Walmart late Saturday night. According to Oxford police Lt. Michael Ward, approximately 50 shoppers and employees were evacuated from the building after the threat was called in near 11:30 p.m. The store, located on Route 26, is open from 6 […]
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FBI investigates threats against Linda Bean lobster facilities
ROCKLAND — The FBI and local police are investigating threats against Linda Bean’s lobster business. Details of the threats are not being released. Rockland Police Chief Bruce Boucher said Saturday that there was follow-up investigative work done this week. He referred specific questions about the investigation to the FBI. The threats were made in September […]
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Greene man charged with threatening Sabattus man
AUBURN — State prosecutors filed a civil complaint against a Greene man under the Maine Civil Rights Act after he reportedly threatened to hit a Sabattus man with a baseball bat and called him racial slurs. Keith Clayton Hanning, 77, was charged with criminal threatening, a Class D misdemeanor, punishable by up to 364 days […]
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Cornville man held after alleged threats against charter school
SKOWHEGAN (AP) — Police say a Cornville man accused of threatening to kill people at a charter school in town has an extensive criminal history and was on probation. James Mayo pleaded not guilty to the charge of probation violation during an arraignment Tuesday but did not enter a plea to charges of terrorizing, criminal […]
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Sabattus man gets firm rebuke for racist threat
Death threats of any kind should be taken seriously, whether they are against the president of the United States or the neighbor next door. Such statements assume a particularly sinister character when accompanied by an obviously racist slur. That’s what happened Tuesday when a Sabattus resident pronounced “Shoot the Ni—-“ on his Facebook page atop […]
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Sabattus candidate threatens president, uses racial slur
SABATTUS — Federal and local law enforcement agencies are investigating a comment posted by a local man on Facebook: “Shoot the N*****” atop a picture of President Barack Obama. David Marsters said Tuesday he was called down to the town police station and questioned by the Secret Service for about an hour. They asked him […]