Police found Patrick Hargis and Robert Hargis, of Hiram, hiding in the wall of a house in Limington less than a mile from the scene of the accident.
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, River Valley
Two men charged with illegally growing pot in Mexico garage
Federal agents say the alleged operation is near a day care and a middle school.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Maine top jurist defends judge’s decision to lower bail for Lewiston man
Police say Leein Hinkley threatened a woman and her boyfriend before setting a fire that burned her home early Saturday; Hinkley died in a shootout with police.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Army Reserve commander defends unit’s response to Lewiston shooter’s mental health
Robert Card’s battalion commander said his team did all it could to respond to warnings about Card’s failing mental health last year and that his medical providers and police should have taken more responsibility.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
‘This tragedy should never have occurred’: Police organizations blame Saturday’s Auburn mayhem, death on judge
The Maine Fraternal Order of Police and the Maine State Troopers Association released a joint statement Sunday blaming District Court Judge Sarah Churchill for gunman and arsonist Leein Hinkley’s actions Saturday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Six months in, Maine’s first public defenders’ office talks strategy
‘I think we are fighting a cultural battle here,’ the head of the office says.
Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
New Hampshire motorcyclist dies in Bethel crash; Alabama man charged with OUI
David Roy, 61, of Berlin, New Hampshire, was killed Saturday evening when a vehicle drove onto Route 26 in the path of Roy’s motorcycle.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Arsonist, shooting suspect killed by police was out on bail, say police
Leein Amos Hinkley, 42, was shot and killed Saturday morning during a standoff stemming from an overnight assault and arson, said local and state police Saturday afternoon.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Shots fired, houses burning and gunman holding police at bay in Auburn
Leein Amos Hinkley, 43, was shot dead by police during the hourslong standoff on Russell Avenue in Auburn early Saturday morning.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man gets probation in Boston sex assault case
The victim says the 2018 assault completely changed her life.