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Maine Crime
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1 dead, 1 hurt after ‘altercation’ in Standish, police say
A fight on Kennie Drive led to the death of one man, but police haven’t said how he was killed or revealed what may have happened at the home.
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His mom died in a Maine jail nearly 2 years ago. Now, he’s suing.
Kevin Toulan alleges in his lawsuit that staff at the Cumberland County Jail ignored his mother ‘for over 9 hours’ while she was in a cell.
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Man arrested after Lewiston credit union robbery
Donald White, 46, is accused of robbing the bank and fleeing the scene on foot.
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Maine immigration enforcement appears to have slowed since surge, but effects linger
Observers say ‘normal’ enforcement during the Trump administration is far from normal.
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Lewiston credit union robbed Tuesday afternoon
The 3:30 p.m. heist shut down Maine Family Credit Union as the suspect fled on foot and police converged on the area.
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Buckfield man arrested in connection to explosion in Sumner
‘Several items capable of being used to manufacture explosives’ were at the suspect’s home, state fire investigators said.
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Massachusetts homicide suspect arrested in Lewiston
Police also arrested a woman described as an accomplice, and 3 juveniles were charged with unrelated crimes.
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A closer look at the Maine names on Homeland Security’s ‘worst of the worst’ list
Federal officials have publicized a database of arrests as part of the justification for recent enhanced enforcement efforts, but the list cites decades-old charges and arrests made by local police months earlier.
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Does Maine have any private prisons? | Fact brief
Nationwide, 22 states rely solely on publicly operated prisons.