On Friday, agents from the U.S. Marshals Service Maine Violent Offender Task Force tracked the suspect to Turner where he was arrested without incident.
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
Sabattus town leaders warn of scams
In one scheme, a caller claiming to be from the town office advises that the resident is late on their property taxes and demands payment over the phone.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Suspect arrested in Lewiston store robbery Tuesday
Police arrested 25-year-old Ali Abdi Mohamed after investigators used surveillance footage and witness accounts to identify Mohamed as a suspect and track him to an apartment.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: A death-faking beetle and other oddities borne of pure desperation
Street Talk: Why spend precious minutes writing a column when I can have unsuspecting fools on Facebook write one for me?
Posted inFranklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police investigate ‘large marijuana grow’ in New Sharon
Police seized evidence from the home, although it was not disclosed what that involved.
Posted inbPlus, Mark LaFlamme
Mark LaFlamme: More like Super Poosday, am I right?
Talk of the Town: Achtung! All Christophs, Klauses and Gunters may want to avoid Harris Road for the next few weeks.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Mental health funding coming to Maine after Lewiston mass shooting
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services will receive $2,048,452 through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Emergency Response Grant program, according to a news release.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
‘City councils working in harmony’: Leaders from Lewiston, Auburn get acquainted at informal event
It was all very laid back — there were no rules of order and no official votes cast for this agenda item or that one. But city officials found the meet-and-greet style brainstorming session very productive nonetheless.
Posted inNews, Oxford Hills
Emergency crews respond to report of fatal crash in Paris
Early reports were that two people had died and two others were injured in the crash, although the reports could not be confirmed late Wednesday.