No one was hurt in the nearly eight-hour standoff that started after a dispute between a landlord and his tenants.
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Auburn man pleads not guilty in Alaska cold case rape and killing
Steven Downs is charged in the attack on a woman at the University of Alaska Fairbanks 26 years ago.
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Auburn man indicted on felony firearm charges
An Auburn man, whose apartment was the site of a fatal standoff in May, was indicted on felony firearm charges by an Androscoggin County grand jury Tuesday.
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Auburn man charged with selling marijuana near high school
An Auburn man was indicted by grand jury Tuesday on a charge of trafficking more than 20 pounds of marijuana near Edward Little High School.
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Court documents detail wild robbery attempt in York
Three men from Massachusetts have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the May robbery attempt at a home near The Ledges Golf Club.
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Wiscasset woman to appeal murder conviction in death of 4-year-old girl
Shawna Gatto was found guilty in April of murdering 4-year-old Kendall Chick and was sentenced in June to 50 years in prison.
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New York man pleads guilty to conspiring to sell drugs in central Maine
Quinton Spinks, 35, faces up to 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, according to U.S. Attorney Halsey Frank.
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Court upholds Waterboro man’s attempted kidnapping conviction
Christopher T. Hall is serving 20 years for injuring a woman with a stun gun during a botched kidnapping attempt in 2015.
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Westbrook men charged with burglarizing Little League supplies
Westbrook police say the men broke into a shed on Bridge Street and stole property belonging to the Westbrook Little League.
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Hallowell police subdue man accused of holding woman against her will
Nicholas W. Honas, 38, of Hallowell was arrested after a woman asked restaurant workers to contact police.