Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
Maine Crime
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Posted inBethel, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Oxford County arrest log: Sept. 19, 2024
• Kyle S. Bennett, 27, of Shotgun Gulch, Hiram, on charges of possession of firearm when prohibited and unlawful possession of scheduled drug, 3:25 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16, in Brownfield, by Maine State Police. • Joseph L. Farrar, 48, of 18 McWain Hill Road, Waterford, on two charges of failure to appear after bailed, 3:02 […]
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Connecticut man staying in Sabattus guilty of trafficking crack cocaine
Authorities say Devonne Scott rode to one of the drug deals on a moped.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Police arrest 2 men after foot chases in Lewiston
A search of the suspect’s backpack revealed a 45 caliber, 1911-style handgun with a serial number that had been obliterated.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Sherman Street shooting
Tristin Chamberlain, 23, agreed earlier this week to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of 26-year-old Tyler Flexon, of Portland, in 2022.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Missing phone logs, conflicting accounts hinder investigation into death of month-old in Milo
Maine’s watchdog agency finds that the state made thorough efforts, but it couldn’t determine how or whether Child Protective Services could have prevented Sylus Melvin’s killing in 2021.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man gets more than two years for racist, threatening audio message
Charles Allen Barnes must turn himself in to serve his sentence next month.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn man guilty of two murders in Poland shooting
Aaron Aldrich is expected to be sentenced in November.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
‘Safety issue’ on school bus closes road in New Gloucester
SAD 15 Superintendent Craig King said it has been determined that there was ‘no danger’ after the bus driver pulled over because of ‘a possible threat.’
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
How 2 Windham police officers became southern Maine’s top crash reconstructionists
Capt. Jason Burke and Detective Gene Gallant encouraged their department to get the best technology for crash reconstruction. Now, their work is a hot commodity.