Police are searching for the suspect, who was described as a man with long hair wearing blue jeans, a backward-facing hat and a multi-colored hoodie.
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Ogunquit police say report of shots fired could have been fireworks
Officers responded to a report of at least five gunshots in the area of 67 Main St., near the Hideaway Inn, around 3:50 a.m. Monday. No one was injured.
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Man kills wife and daughter in Bath, police say
Michael Bailey, 66, fatally shot his wife and daughter on Sunday morning, according to police. A shelter-in-place order was issued before the suspect was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
Sagadahoc County voters consider criticism from governor, Lewiston commission in vote for sheriff
Both candidates have been criticized for the department’s failure to stop the gunman in the mass shooting. While that has swayed some voters, others said it’s not on their radar.
Posted inMaine Crime, River Valley
Rumford man charged in sexual assault of 69-year-old woman
Shortly after midnight Thursday, police were called to a home in Mexico for a report of a sexual assault. The victim was taken to Rumford Hospital where she was examined, treated and later released, police said.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Wilton police searching for stolen handgun; other stolen items from vehicles recovered
A Gouldsboro man was arrested on a charge of receiving stolen property.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Local police, state and federal agents arrest 6 in Lewiston
Lewiston police and agents from the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, arrested six after serving search warrants at residences on College and Fairmount streets.
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Sagadahoc deputy advocates for mental health care, bashes report from mass shooting commission
Sgt. Aaron Skolfield was joined by mental health advocates and a former legislator at a press conference Monday to publicize Maine’s Progressive Treatment Program, which they say could have prevented last year’s Lewiston shooting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man gets 35 years for abusing infant
The federal judge also sentenced Timothy Doyon to 10 years in prison for having child pornography.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Livermore Falls man pleads guilty to robbery, kidnapping and theft in Farmington home invasion
Jeromy C. Merchant, 44, also pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm.