Police said that when they searched the suspects, they recovered knives, suspected stolen jewelry and 39 suboxone strips.
Mark LaFlamme
Staff Writer
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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When interviewing the accused, expect the unexpected | Mark LaFlamme
It wasn’t just that the accused drug dealer had gushed forth such unabashed self-promotion that drew the ire of many. It was the fact that I had given him the forum to do so in the first place, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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Avert your eyes! That bee is doing his personal business | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: Yes, I was trying to take the cop’s belt off, but it’s not what you think, perv.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
After drug arrest, Lewiston store owner talks plans for the future
One day after police announced that the owner of Garden of Via had been arrested for drug trafficking, Sami-Luqman Muhammad spoke from his shop at 260 Lisbon St.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston plant store owner charged with cocaine trafficking
Police said undercover drug agents have made several buys directly from Sami-Luqman Muhammad, including some from the store itself.
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Lewiston man worked with unhoused people then found out how easy it is to lose a home
There has to be some compromise that protects the tenant and the landlord while preventing people from getting shooed out onto the street like stray cats, Mark LaFlamme writes.
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My hostile takeover of Buckfield and an exciting new doctor in town | Mark LaFlamme
Talk of the Town: The upside of my new office massage chair: no need for quarters. The downside: typos.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State
Serious injuries reported in Sabattus crash
Early reports were that the vehicles had collided head-on on Route 132. One of the vehicles was reportedly on its side and on fire with at least one occupant still trapped inside.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Rollover crash involving two women ties up traffic in Auburn
Each of the women suffered minor injuries in the afternoon crash on Center Street.
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Paul Dionne, lawyer, author, former Lewiston mayor, dies
‘Paul loved Lewiston and Lewiston loved him right back,’ Mayor Carl Sheline said. ‘We have lost a pillar in our community.’