AUBURN — Visitors to the Androscoggin County Courthouse must empty their pockets at the front door now that security measures have been stepped up at the building. Screenings had been intermittent at the building, which houses Androscoggin County Superior courtrooms, clerks’ offices, county offices, probate court and the registry of deeds. Earlier this summer, however, […]
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Police reveal Lewiston officer, now deceased, seen pocketing drugs from arrest
Officer Nick Meserve, who died at home in February from acute fentanyl intoxication, was seen pocketing fentanyl during a police stop in Lewiston in January.
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Lewiston teen could be tried as adult in Kennedy Park slaying
LEWISTON — A judge is expected to hear arguments next week on whether there is probable cause for a manslaughter charge to stand against a local teen and, if so, whether the teen should be tried as a juvenile or an adult. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, now 18, was charged last fall in the death of a […]
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Lewiston police looking for passer-by who used baseball bat to break up domestic assault
One person was charged after the incident in the 7-11 parking lot Tuesday night and taken to the hospital with injuries.
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Father-son pair charged with drug trafficking after arrest in Waterville
Authorities estimate that the street value of all the drugs found in the men’s possession totals more than $15,000, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Police looking for hit-and-run driver who injured South Thomaston girl
The victim, 16-year-old Emily Miller, suffered a broken leg, ankle and wrist and a shattered pelvis, and recovery could take months.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Livermore Falls man accused of underage sex assault seeks bail change to allow him to live with children
Anthony J. Mecham was arrested in May and charged with gross sexual assault involving a girl younger than 12.
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Family of North Waterboro woman stunned by her murder
Members of Christal Denis’ family, including her mother and 3 adult children, are at a loss for why the woman’s husband, Christopher Denis, would kill her and then take his own life.
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Game warden placed on administrative leave following assault charge in Bangor
A Mechanic Falls Game Warden, who has served with the Maine Warden Service since 2003, was placed on administrative leave Monday after being summonsed for misdemeanor assault at a concert in Bangor.
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Harrison man charged with attacking his mother held on $75,000 bail
Mohamed Noh, 24, is accused of stabbing his mother and hitting her with a firewood maul.