Calls that Austin Doucette made to 911 on the night of Makayla DeSantis’ death indicate that he tried to drive her to a hospital until a dispatcher told him to pull over and focus on stemming her bleeding.
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Border Patrol arrests 4 men on Golden Road in Maine after tip from maple sugar workers
The men told officers they were unaware that they had crossed into the U.S., according to court records. Agents say video footage and phone texts tell another story.
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Eliot Cutler to remain in Hancock County Jail without bail
A Hancock County judge ordered Wednesday that the former Maine gubernatorial candidate not be released because of multiple alleged violations of his release.
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Maine State Police warn of scam targeting sex offenders
Letters claiming to be from a fictitious state entity are being sent to registered sex offenders in Maine requesting that they share personal information via email.
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Sister of Lewiston shooting victim sues US government, saying massacre could have been prevented
Bobbi Nichols’ sister, Tricia Asselin, was shot and killed at Just-In-Time Recreation on Oct. 25, 2023, during Maine’s deadliest mass shooting.
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Carrabassett Valley man threatened girlfriend prior to shooting her, affidavit says
Austin Doucette, 24, is being held without bail on a murder charge in the killing of his girlfriend, Makayla Rose DeSantis, 23.
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Straw poll of Wilton voters favors Wilton-Jay police merger
The question of whether to merge the Jay and Wilton police departments could come before voters as soon as the June 9 primary.
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Former Bowdoin dean who played football for UMaine accused of gross sexual assault
Brunswick police say Roosevelt Boone was taken into custody Tuesday in Florida after an investigation into a 2024 incident.
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A bill to give Maine jails more leeway with immigration authorities is on track to become law
Proponents say the bill — passed by the Legislature this week and expected to be signed by Gov. Janet Mills — clarifies an existing law and would allow sheriffs to turn away federal immigration detainees in some instances.
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Maine Senate unanimously confirms nominee to state’s highest court
Christopher Taub, who has worked for years in the Maine attorney general’s office, was nominated to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Gov. Janet Mills in mid-March.