Wilton boys ages 15 and 16 were charged with assault Sunday.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Steve Collins: Oct. 25’s darkness a constant reminder of the need for greater kindness
As the first flowers begin to bloom and potholes proliferate, life in Lewiston seems normal. Then a glimpse of a “Lewiston Strong” sign in a window or an overheard snatch of somber conversation at Hannaford or the sound of sirens wailing in the distance brings it all back. Six months have somehow passed since that […]
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Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford man shot by police in Mexico gets nearly 2 years in prison
Prosecutors say Brandon Dearborn, who was prohibited from having a gun, took aim at police before he was shot.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Sagadahoc deputy says Army downplayed concerns about Lewiston shooter
Aaron Skolfield defended his actions in an interview Monday and said Robert Card’s Army superiors misled him about the threat he posed.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Remains of missing Windham man found in New Hampshire
Alex Jackson, 34, had been missing for nearly a year before his remains were found Friday. Joseph Chute, of Leeds, had been arrested and charged with murder following Jackson’s disappearance.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Attempted breakout at youth prison illustrates recent turmoil within understaffed facility
A group of 9 boys broke out of the building in South Portland in January but never left the grounds, police said.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Suspect held without bail in Maine as feds investigate illicit marijuana grows in 20 states
Xisen Guo, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, faces charges after a bust in rural Penobscot County. A detention hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime
Auburn man charged after string of robberies at Maine churches
Robberies were reported Sunday morning at churches in Parsonsfield, Cornish and Baldwin.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
‘No way of knowing’ whether new DNA evidence in Dechaine case was actually from murder, prosecutors say
Experts for the state testify that there is no way to determine whether the DNA came from the scene of Sarah Cherry’s 1988 murder, saying it could just be contamination from one of the many people who handled the evidence over the years.
Posted inMaine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man in Rumford
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the two officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others from serious bodily injury or death.