Dannie L. Peaslee Sr., who was initially charged with animal cruelty, told police he felt threatened by a dog owned by a neighbor with whom he’d had a longstanding dispute.
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Standoff in Buxton ends after road closure, school lockdown
Michael Landry surrendered peacefully to authorities and is facing a charge of domestic violence aggravated assault.
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Former Auburn lawyer Seth Carey arrested in Florida, charged with sex crimes
Police said their investigation began in March 2018, when a 34-year-old woman reported to Rumford police that Carey, now 46, had sexually assaulted her.
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Minot man charged with sexual assaults a ‘serial child molester,’ say prosecutors
Ralph Leach, 65, was in court last week after he was arrested on two warrants, Assistant District Attorney Andrew Matulis told a judge Friday.
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Oxford County arrest log: March 1, 2021
• Misty Diciccio, 37, 50 Island Road, Fryeburg, on a charge of failure to appear after bailed, 6:57 p.m. Sunday at that address by Fryeburg Police Department. • Dominic J. Ouellette, 19, of 53 McNeil Road, Sumner, on a charge of domestic violence assault, 10:28 p.m. Friday at 684 Canton Pond Road by Oxford County […]
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Police: Fugitive wanted in Maine arrested in Vermont, but released days later
Christopher Farrow, 32, faces charges in Maine and Connecticut, his home state.
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Lebanon man indicted on charges related to Capitol riot
A new federal indictment includes charges that Kyle Fitzsimons injured 2 police officers during the Jan. 6 riot.
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Portland police seek public’s help with unsolved homicides
Darien Richardson and Bryan ‘Kage’ Garcia are among several victims whose cases Portland police are still trying to solve.
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Maine funeral home worker charged with stealing wedding ring
Stuart Weston, 51, of Sanford was arrested and charged with felony theft for allegedly stealing the ring of Laura Wood, who died in January at age 102, when he came to pick up her body at a Saco nursing home.
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Palmyra man led Auburn police on pursuit to New Hampshire
LEWISTON — A Palmyra man claimed to have 21 pounds of uranium and a lithium bomb in the stolen car in which he was parked in Auburn before leading police on a high-speed pursuit to New Hampshire last weekend, prosecutors said. He faces four charges stemming from the Feb. 20 police pursuit including: eluding an […]