Ethan Dumont didn’t just want to get the stolen four-wheeler back home; he wanted to do it in such a way that his boy would never even know it was missing in the first place.
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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Mark LaFlamme: You won’t BELIEVE what I sat in this time . . .
Yes ma’am, I’m sorry, ma’am So they’re completely repaving Farwell Street in Lewiston and it’s just awesome. For one thing, this project features the most fearsome flag lady I’ve ever witnessed. She not only yells at stupid drivers, she makes them pull over and wait their turn. I swear, she’s just one bad day from […]
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Drones: Ignoring privacy laws can get you in trouble
Three days after a drone flight, Carl Shane was visited by Androscoggin County sheriff’s deputies who advised him he might have broken privacy laws.
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Flying eyes in the skies get local drone operators high
As of this writing, more than 1 million drones are registered in the U.S., a whopping 900,000 of them listed as hobbyist drones.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Two shootings reported Friday night in Lewiston; police question 3 juveniles
The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.
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Bomb squad investigating possible military ordnance in Lewiston
Lewiston police were called to Re-Energy Recycling at 38 Alfred Plourde Parkway in the early afternoon after staff there reported finding what appeared to be a military ordnance.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: ‘This is a huge violation’ Vandals destroy community garden in Auburn
Street talk: For three nights straight the Whitney Street Community Garden became the victim of an all-out assault by vandals who either went over the fence or straight through it.
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Mark LaFlamme: My vacation report, right down to the fungoid parts
Talk of the Town: Lots of camping equipment, but does Sierra have anything for removing mushrooms in tight places?
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Most balloons grounded for Friday night launch as Lewiston-Auburn Balloon Festival heads into the weekend
Although only two balloons got off the ground for the Friday night launch, the Lewiston-Auburn Balloon festival was heavily attended and hopes were high for weekend launches.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Woman wounded, man arrested after Lewiston shooting
The woman was hospitalized and expected to survive after being shot on Blake Street.