Arrests • Richard I. Bragdon Jr., 41, of 22 Radcliff St., Norway, on a probation violation and charges of domestic violence reckless conduct with priors and driving to endanger, 5:38 p.m. Tuesday in Otisfield by Maine State Police. • Dillon T. Fisher, 22, of 111 Ice House Road, Fryeburg, on a charge of operating under […]
Christopher Williams
Chris Williams covers courts and daytime crime at the Sun Journal where he has been a staff writer for more than two decades. He reports on local, state and federal courts as well as spot news, crashes, fires and other general mayhem. During his time at the Sun Journal, he has served on Sunday and enterprise staff, covering politics, state government, environmental and health care issues, sometimes tackling investigative stories. When he's not on the beat, Chris enjoys sailing, skiing and restoring his Victorian era home.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Prisons to start taking sentenced inmates from jails, but only a dozen a week
AUBURN — The local jail has been holding more than a dozen male inmates who have been blocked from serving their sentences at state prisons because of an order signed by the governor in mid-May. Last week, the Maine Department of Corrections announced that it would again start to accept prisoners from county jails at […]
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Police log
Arrests • Joshua E. Leighton, 41, of Conway, New Hampshire, on charges of domestic violence terrorizing and criminal mischief, 9:44 p.m. Monday in Fryeburg by Fryeburg Police Department. • Heather R. McAlister, 31, of 500 Knox St., Rumford, on a charge of aggravated trafficking of scheduled drugs, 1:36 p.m. Tuesday in Albany Township by Maine […]
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Sebago teen killed in Denmark crash
Isaac Rawson died at the scene on Hancock Pond Road.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
Police say Minot motorcyclist was killed Friday in Auburn crash
Dana Cook, 36, of Minot died at the scene on Garfield Road.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Turner homeowner holds 2 burglary suspects at gunpoint
TURNER — A property owner says he interrupted two Massachusetts residents removing items from his house and held them at gunpoint while waiting for police Saturday. State police say the owner of an abandoned house on Route 4 saw a dark SUV with Massachusetts plates parked in a field next to a house he owned […]
Posted inMaine, News
Thomas College student killed in Richmond crash
RICHMOND — State police said a Waterville driver was killed Sunday night when his pickup truck crashed along Interstate 295. Maine State Police troopers said their investigation shows Antonio Martinez, 22, likely was texting at the time of the crash. He was a student at Thomas College in Waterville. Troopers said Martinez lost control of the […]
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Restaurants find different ways to serve diners in the pandemic
As restaurants in Androscoggin County reopen for dine-in service, some in Franklin and Oxford have had a month’s head start. We talk to 10 restaurants about grateful and “huffy” customers, unexpected crowds and worries about when their diners will come back.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man ordered held without bail in deadly stabbing
Lawrence Kilkenny, 48, of Lewiston was stabbed outside the suspect’s apartment.
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Car ends up in Lewiston park’s fountain
Lewiston driver trapped in vehicle at Main and Lincoln streets.