Early reports were that the chase began after a RAM pickup truck had been stolen from a dealership on Main Street in Norway by a man who took the keys and sped away.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford County sheriff’s deputy resigns nine days after arrest
An Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy resigned his position April 3 after a March 26 arrest in violation of a protective order.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man sentenced in 2024 Auburn knife attack
Abdi Yussuf pleaded guilty to aggravated criminal trespass and criminal mischief but charges of attempted murder and domestic violence aggravated assault, among others, were dismissed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man indicted on 14 charges connected to January shooting
Chase Snow was indicted Tuesday by an Androscoggin County grand jury on charges related to an incident Jan. 4 on Smith Street.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Bridgton man charged with threatening to shoot Trump
The man allegedly told an undercover Secret Service agent that he planned to kill the president.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
A Maine judge might not release people from jail until state’s top court weighs in
A judge in Kennebec County was unable to hold a hearing Monday to move forward on her plans to release people without lawyers from jail because an attorney for the state wants Maine’s highest court to weigh in.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Lewiston man arrested in South Paris after pursuit
A Lewiston man called 911 threatening to drive into a tree. Police caught up with him shortly after the man was reported to be doing burnouts and firing a gun out of his window.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Wales man describes Sabattus shooting: ‘I could smell gunpowder’
‘The gunfire was so loud I thought he was shooting right next to me,’ said John Childs.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Here is where Maine is challenging the Trump administration in court
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey hasn’t been shy about taking on the White House, filing one lawsuit and joining numerous multistate lawsuits against the Trump administration related to immigration, privacy rights and federal funding.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Two men, 1 woman arrested in Auburn drug bust
Two men were arrested on drug charges and a woman on outstanding warrants Friday on Country Club Drive in Auburn.