PARIS — There is no bringing Troy Ripley’s daughter back. Ripley, whose 18-year-old daughter, Megan, was shot and killed by a hunter in the waning days of the 2006 hunting season lives with that hard fact every day. Ripley, 52, also lives with the reality that efforts to strengthen landowner rights and public safety laws […]
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Lewiston is Maine’s safest city when it comes to crime
While Lewiston hasn’t transformed into Andy Griffith’s “Mayberry,” Police Chief Michael Bussiere is proud of the progress his city is making when it comes to violent crime. The city, after all, has a persistent — if inaccurate — reputation for being a dangerous place. In reality, the larger of Maine’s Twin Cities is actually the […]
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Mexico police
MEXICO — Police officers responded to 122 calls in the past week, including the following: * On June 10, a Roxbury Road resident reported that someone backed into the garage door at his home sometime around June 5 and damaged three sections of the door. “We have no idea who did it,” Chief Roy Hodsdon […]
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Wilton men plead guilty
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually touching a girl under age 14 in July 2012. Justice William Stokes sentenced Christopher Malone, 21, to one year in jail, all suspended, and one year of probation. He ordered Malone not to have contact with females under age 16, except at family gatherings or […]
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Lewiston mulls free crime reports for victims
LEWISTON — Victims of crimes in the city should be able to get copies of police reports free of charge, councilors agreed Tuesday. Councilors discussed waiving printing and research fees for victims of crimes during their workshop meeting Tuesday night. “When we have someone who has been a victim of a crime — their house […]
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AG charges New Gloucester men with civil rights violation after Portland attack
PORTLAND — Two New Gloucester brothers charged in an April 19 attack on a man in an alley off Congress Street were accused Monday in a civil rights complaint filed by Maine Attorney General Janet Mills. “This behavior is absolutely outrageous and has no place in our society,” Mills said in a press release. Charles […]
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Dixfield police
DIXFIELD — Police responded to 51 calls for service since March 15. Among them were the following: * A Kidder Avenue resident reported at 11:14 a.m. on April 1 that someone had stolen a propane regulator valued at $25. * An Averill Road resident reported at 3:40 p.m. on March 30 the theft of a […]
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Two of five suspects in Poland home invasion deny charges
AUBURN — Two men denied robbery charges Friday stemming from a Dec. 11 home invasion in Poland. Adam Douglas McIntosh, 32, of Freeport and Terry L. Small, 47, of 9 Callahan Circle, Mechanic Falls, pleaded not guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Both were brought to the courtroom from Androscoggin County Jail. Small also pleaded […]
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Three Wilton residents accused of sex crimes have high bail set
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge set bail at $75,000 and $25,000 on Tuesday for three Wilton residents accused of sexually molesting a child less than 14 years old since July 2014. The three who were arrested Friday are also accused of forcing the child to watch the three adults have sex, according to police […]
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Livermore Falls man gets 1 1/2 years in jail for threatening woman with knife
AUBURN — A Livermore Falls man was sentenced Friday to spend 18 months behind bars after he admitted to charges of attacking and threatening his neighbor with a knife. Robert Valles, 49, of 118 Main St. pleaded guilty to felony domestic violence criminal threatening plus three misdemeanor charges in an April 23, 2014, attack on […]