The thefts began in Oakland when a pickup truck was stolen out of a parking lot.
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Clinton woman admits she lied about living alone to receive Social Security benefits
Katherine Prosper, 61, pleaded guilty to federal charges that she concealed the presence of her husband in her household for 13 years so she’d be eligible to receive Supplemental Security Income, a U.S. attorney said.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Great Falls Forum Podcast: Sarah Perry and Walter Grzyb
The Great Falls Forum is a monthly, speaker series in Maine featuring statewide and regional leaders in public policy, business, academia and the arts. The forum is a co-sponsorship of the Sun Journal, Bates College and the Lewiston (Maine) Public Library.
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Wilton man accused of sexually assaulting girl under age 15
The girl’s mother said Facebook messages alerted her to the incident, according to police.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Lewiston police seek public’s help with recent investigation, growing drug problem
Three people were arrested Saturday morning after gunfire on Walnut Street.
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Portland man gets 6½ years in prison for fatal shooting in Bayside’s troubled summer of 2018
Tyrese Collins pleaded guilty to manslaughter for killing Jack Wilson. Superior Court Justice Thomas Warren sentenced Collins to 10 years, suspending all but 6½, citing Collins’ potential for rehabilitation.
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Waterville man pleads not guilty to murder charge in girlfriend’s shooting
Nicholas P. Lovejoy, 28, is charged with murder in the October 2019 death of Melissa Sousa, his girlfriend at the time and mother of their twin daughters.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Gray man charged with making several false public reports to authorities
The most recent hoax involved a 911 call that said a snowmobile crashed through the ice on Crystal Lake, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Three arrested following standoff on Walnut Street in Lewiston
LEWISTON — Three people were arrested Saturday following an apparent early morning standoff that drew a large contingent of local and State Police to an apartment building on Walnut Street, according to Lt. David St. Pierre of the Lewiston Police Department. St. Pierre said Benjamin Alan Brown, 28, of East Boston, Massachusetts was charged with […]
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State police continue investigation into Newport woman’s death
Frederick Allen, 40, charged with killing his wife, Anielka Allen, made an initial court appearance Friday.