Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
Video killed the composite sketch star
The dude who robbed the 7- Eleven wore a blood red hoodie over a dark brown coat with a worn Carhartt logo on the front. Tattooed along the right side of his neck sat Tweety Bird, smoking a blunt while wrapped in razor wire — clearly your suspect is a fellow with deeply rooted issues involving Saturday […]
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PublishedMarch 8, 2020
Y’all stop licking things
My embarrassing friend So, I have this buddy who’s soooo lame, he let his wife talk him into watching “Outlander” with her. Ha! Loser! I mean, we’re talking about a classic bodice ripper that’s only thinly veiled as a period drama with some murky time travel and an occasional sword fight. This is a show […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2020
Lewiston man arrested on drug charges
David Levesque charged with having cocaine and suboxone,
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Street Talk: Narcan — The misunderstood hero of the drug underworld
It was late on a Friday night and somewhere in Auburn another drug overdose was underway. I don’t know if it was man or woman, this time, or if the victim was young or old. All I knew for sure was that the first responder from the Fire Department had administered Narcan and the victim […]
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Face Time: Deputy Victor Barr and his K9 partner
Cats and criminals take note: Androscoggin County has a new deputy dog. The Sheriff’s Department has taken on a young Czechoslovakian shepherd as the agency’s newest officer. The dog, who is off to K9 training with his handler, is named Sampson in honor of popular Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Sampson, who died in the spring of […]
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Take cover! It’s the BIG ONE!
Earthquake! Are you all right? Did you survive it? I’m kind of afraid that many of our friends and loved ones may have been lost in the rubble of the MASSIVE QUAKE that rocked, rolled and rumbled across our delicate region last weekend. Of course, the “rubble” consisted mainly of one or two knickknacks fallen […]
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2020
Car going 100 mph into Auburn crashes into Circle K
Police spotted car going 100 mph on Washington Street minutes before crash.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
A Call for Kindness: Lewiston anti-bullying forum emotional
Students, adults share their experiences, receive encouragement, validation.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Lewiston man among three arrested in Topsham drug bust
State police found $60,000 worth of meth and cocaine at Topsham traffic stop.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
New York fugitive arrested in Lewiston
Clifton Thomas is accused of violating his parole on an assault charge.
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