Because the occupants of the home were considered dangerous, police said, the Maine State Police Tactical Team assisted as the home was entered and the suspects arrested.
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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Auburn pair arrested on charges of drug trafficking, possessing methamphetamine
Jeffrey Bartos and Miranda Loggans were charged with aggravated drug trafficking and drug possession just over a year after being charged with animal cruelty when 60 cats were removed from their Seventh Street home.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Seppala Siberian nears finish line to be Maine’s state dog
The breed is descended from Togo, who a century ago led a team through the Alaskan wilderness to deliver diphtheria serum to the children of Nome. The dog later lived in Poland Spring.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Minot man charged in crash that injured 4, including Monmouth police lieutenant
Police said Sean McNeil was drunk and driving recklessly on the early evening of Jan. 6 when his Ford pickup truck crossed the centerline on Turner Center Road and into the path of a truck.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Mr. Drew and His Animals, Too searching for new location. Again.
Drew Desjardins, owner of the business, announced Monday that he has been told that he needs to leave his spacious spot at the Lewiston Mall by the end of July.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
There were scorpions on my face and chickens battling in my driveway
Mark LaFlamme is back from vacation and dives into pot holes.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Disc golf building burns in Auburn
The first crews on scene reported that the building was fully engulfed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston and Auburn police shut down commenting on Facebook
Police in the departments have shut down commenting for all future posts they make on the social media platform.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Suspect arrested after chase in Oxford County ends in Poland crash
Early reports were that the chase began after a RAM pickup truck had been stolen from a dealership on Main Street in Norway by a man who took the keys and sped away.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Massachusetts man charged with drug trafficking, gun crimes
The drug trafficking charges are considered aggravated, police said, because Selter-Luna was caught with a gun related to drug trafficking within 1,000 feet of Chestnut Street Park, a designated “safe zone.”