Scott Hafford was charged with kidnapping, two counts of burglary, illegal possession of a firearm, criminal threatening, two counts of assault and violating conditions of release.
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
Auburn police looking for suspect in Irving store break-in
Surveillance footage shows the thief wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the phrase ‘It was all a dream’ in Gothic script on the back in silver letters.
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Mark LaFlamme: Poetry readin’ with George Bailey and Marty McFly
Talk of the town: Let me get this straight: Every time a bell rings an angel gets his flaming rum punch?
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
‘Strength and grit’: These are the top 10 local stories we reported in 2023
There were bright spots to be found in the year 2023, of course there were. It’s just that in the Lewiston-Auburn area in particular, one finds he has to search a little harder to find those high points because the lows were just so profound. The mass shooting in Lewiston on Oct. 25 was so […]
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Local police staffing issues improving
Staffing at both Lewiston and Auburn police departments showed signs of normalizing in 2023.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston mayor, elected officials to be sworn in at public ceremony Tuesday
Elected officials taking their oath of office during the ceremony include Mayor-elect Carl L. Sheline, members of the City Council and members of the School Committee.
Posted inFranklin
Farmington women remembered as ‘amazing, kind, loving souls’
Allison Joy Cumming and her mother, 76-year-old Jean Robinson, were found dead Wednesday. Maine State Police were investigating, but have not disclosed how the pair died.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
SUV flips on Goff Hill in Auburn
Police, fire and rescue crews were called to the area of Court and Lake streets at about 5:30 p.m. for a report that the car had overturned in traffic on Goff Hill.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Police charge Temple man after surrounding Day Mountain Road home
Police didn’t find the suspect at the surrounded home when they entered about 4 a.m. They later arrested a man on Intervale Road.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News
Police surround Temple home after threats made
Shortly after 7 p.m., a Maine State Police spokeswoman confirmed that the department was assisting at the Day Mountain Road scene with its tactical and crisis negotiations teams.