LEWISTON — A 29-year-old man who led police on a high-speed chase on Lisbon Street on Tuesday morning was taken to a hospital at his request. Lt. David St. Pierre said James Hill of 1990 Lisbon St. was driving a black 2007 Audi on Maple Street when police attempted to stop him but he continued […]
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Lewiston police make arrest in Saturday morning shooting
UPDATE: Jordan Waterman makes initial court appearance in Lewiston LEWISTON — Lewiston police have charged a local man in a shooting early Saturday on the corner of Bartlett and Pine streets. Jordan Waterman, 26, of Lewiston was charged Tuesday with elevated aggravated assault, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon, reckless conduct and violation of conditions […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime
Craig MacDonald joins NPD
NORWAY — Norway will see a new face in uniform when Reserve Officer Craig MacDonald is on patrol. MacDonald, 45, of Buckfield, has recently join the force as a reserve officer which means he will fill in when needed. MacDonald works full time in construction as a transfer specialist. “I want to help people,” he says […]
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Third man charged in Lewiston-Auburn February drug bust
PORTLAND — An Auburn man was arrested Monday in connection with a Feb. 27 multi-agency, multi-location federal drug bust in Lewiston and Auburn. Tyler Poland, 31, of Auburn is the third man charged in connection with the bust. The others are Brian Bilodeau of Auburn and Richard Daniels of Lewiston. According to a written statement […]
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NRA debate hits Cottage Street
NORWAY — On February 24, a Fed Ex driver experienced first hand the divided and highly emotional responses to the gun debate. Attempting to deliver a package to a Cottage Street address in Norway, the driver was greeted by the landlord and owner of the property who denied him access to deliver the package to a […]
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Woman gets two years for OUI death
PARIS — A South Paris woman was sentenced to two years in prison for operating under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of another person after crashing her vehicle. Asha Doiron, 34, was charged in Feb. 2016 with manslaughter, OUI, driving to endanger and violating conditions of release after the vehicle she was driving […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime
Buckfield man who caused standoff overnight caught by police
SUMNER — After a morning-long search that started with a standoff Thursday night, police shortly before noon Friday took into custody a Buckfield man wanted for multiple domestic violence crimes. Jason Merriam, 36, led police on a chase through the woods of Buckfield and Sumner Friday morning after they had staged Thursday night near a […]
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
2017: Minot man charged with trying to burn down house
AUBURN — A Minot man, who police said had taken steps toward burning down his home and assaulted his wife in July, was charged this week with a related felony and six misdemeanors. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Corey Hamel, 36, of 744 Pottle Hill Road on a charge of attempted arson, a Class […]
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Oxford County deputy charged with domestic violence terrorizing
By Matthew Daigle PARIS — A lieutenant with the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office was arrested and charged Wednesday afternoon with misdemeanor domestic violence terrorizing, according to Lt. Walter Grzyb of the Maine State Police. Grzyb said Brian Landis was arrested at 2:30 p.m. by state police and booked at the Oxford County Jail on Class […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime
Farmington couple featured on new ‘Love Kills’ series on Investigation Discovery Channel
Fourteen years after someone shot Janette Osborne in the chest on the family farm in Farmington, the new Investigation Discovery Channel series “Love Kills” talked with her son, Josh Osborne, and his then-girlfriend, Donna Enman, about that day — and leaves it up to viewers to figure out who pulled the trigger. Carl Schick, supervising […]