According to a National Park Service officer, the man had been drinking and was driving too fast.
Maine Crime
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Man arrested after allegedly stabbing woman in Portland
Richard McDowell of Portland was arrested after an altercation outside a soup kitchen on Oxford Street, according to police.
Police: Death of Minnesota man found in Leeds is suspicious
The body of Madi-Hagi-Mohamed, 31, was found by a couple riding an all-terrain vehicle off Bernie Hartford Road.
Lewiston police investigate shooting, stabbing on Lisbon Street
City officials say that one man was shot and another stabbed Sunday afternoon on Lisbon Street.
Police seeking help identifying man’s body found in Leeds
The Maine State Police are seeking help from the public in identifying the body of a man who was found Saturday evening along a road in Leeds.
No arrests in Auburn pot raid
AUBURN — Police said Saturday that no arrests had been made in Friday’s raid of a building on Riverside Drive that resulted in multiple marijuana plants being confiscated. Auburn Deputy Chief Tim Cougle said Saturday that there was no new information to share on the raid. The Auburn Police Department assisted agents from the High […]
Photo: Police confiscate pot plants in Auburn
Auburn police officer Joshua King helps federal drug agents load confiscated marijuana plants into a trailer Friday afternoon from a building on Riverside Drive in New Auburn. Auburn police joined in the raid by agents from the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a task force made up of federal officers. The team was seen pulling […]
Mexico man seeks new hearing based on Lewiston cop’s testimony
An attorney for Norman “Bo” Thompson, 47, is seeking a hearing to have his nearly four-year sentence overturned.
Impaired man summoned in Waterville for accompanying permittee is State Trooper
Daniel Murray, a Maine State Trooper from Mount Vernon, was summoned on Tuesday after being stopped by Waterville Police for accompanying a 15-year-old permit driver while intoxicated.
Wilton man accused of assaulting, choking family member
The woman reported being punched in the face at least four times before she could get away.