MARS HILL — A Washburn woman is accused of stealing a Maine Department of Transportation truck and crashing it. The Aroostook County Sheriff’s Office says it responded to a Mars Hill gas station Thursday after 27-year-old Rachel Donnelly of Washburn was asked to leave. When a deputy showed up, the sheriff’s office says Donnelly left […]
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Warrant issued for ex-Bath bus driver charged with taking ‘upskirt’ photos
Timothy McGowan now lives in Texas and did not show up for his court date this week. The Sagadahoc County District Attorney’s Office says it will seek to extradite him if he is apprehended.
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Farmington man charged with sexual abuse of girl
Nathan S. Wing, 42, of Farmington was arrested on two unlawful sexual contact charges.
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Oakland police nab goat that chased woman down street
The incident took place just before 9 a.m. Sunday. The animal is not facing charges, according to Oakland police, who went to the scene.
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Brunswick police cruisers collide while pursuing a wanted person
The person both officers were pursuing got away.
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Truck driver’s appeal asks: Is taking blood constitutional in fatal OUI cases?
Maine’s highest court wrestles with warrantless blood draws as a driver convicted in a double-fatal crash claims unreasonable search and seizure.
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Impact of Maine’s $300,000 impaired driving testing vehicle hard to measure
State officials said the goal of deploying the truck is to deter impaired driving, which is difficult to show with data.
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Auburn man stuck in limbo on way to Alaska to face murder and rape charges
On June 3, Steven Downs left Androscoggin County Jail in Auburn and headed to the Strafford County Jail in Dover, New Hampshire. From there, federal marshals eventually brought him to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he now remains.
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Saco man who sold bomb to federal agent gets 2 years in prison
Michael Rickett, 23, sold a military-grade improvised explosive device to an undercover agent for $350.
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State closed Kendall Chick’s case 10 months before her death
Newly released information about the 4-year-old’s death in December 2017 shows that the state failed to adhere to policies that might have kept her safe.