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Lisbon man charged in Lewiston stabbing

AUBURN — A Lisbon man has been charged in the September stabbing of a Lewiston man during an apparent fight over drugs. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment Tuesday against Raynold Labree, 34, for elevated aggravated assault, which is punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Police said Labree admitted he […]

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Lewiston man charged in armed robbery of Sabattus Street General Store

AUBURN — A Lewiston man charged in August with robbing a variety store in Lewiston, armed with a knife, was indicted this week on three felonies. Jonathan Norman Thibodeau, 35, is scheduled to enter a plea in Androscoggin County Superior Court Friday morning on charges of robbery, criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and theft […]

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Former Deering athlete who died after crash had stab wound in his chest

PORTLAND — A 22-year-old man who collapsed on Brighton Avenue after crashing his car Saturday afternoon died of a stab wound to the chest, Portland police said Monday. Patrick Lobor, a former Deering High School basketball player, was driving one of three vehicles involved in a crash Saturday afternoon on Brighton Avenue. Police said Lobor […]

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Gray man charged in armed robbery of Subway shop in Westbrook

WESTBROOK — A Gray man was arrested for allegedly robbing a Subway in Westbrook at knife-point on Saturday night.  Westbrook police say 50-year-old Charles M. Small, also known as Kelly Small, entered the Subway at 716 Bridgton Road (Route 302) around 6:47 p.m. Saturday, brandished a knife and demanded money from employees. Small ran from […]

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Officials say Auburn stabbing was an ambush

AUBURN — Prosecutors said Thursday that a Massachusetts man charged with stabbing a man three times ambushed him. Corey Hayden, 30, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, who recently lived at 12 Brann Ave. in Lewiston, appeared in Androscoggin County Superior Court where a judge set bail at $100,000 cash. Hayden was charged with elevated aggravated assault, […]

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Big Apple robbed in Lisbon Falls

UPDATE: Lisbon police say Big Apple robbery suspect had a knife LISBON FALLS — A man armed with a knife robbed the Big Apple store on Lisbon Street late Wednesday before fleeing with cash from the register. Police were searching for a suspect wearing black who reportedly fled on foot after robbing the store at about […]

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Pools vandalized in Livermore Falls

LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the vandalism of two swimming pools on High and Baldwin streets. More than $2,500 in damage was done, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. The vandalism is believed to have occurred between Sunday night and Monday morning. An aboveground pool was cut with a knife and was leaking at […]

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Jay boy denies threatening family, police

FARMINGTON — A 15-year-old Jay male denied threatening to harm family members and a police officer with a knife in Juvenile Court on Wednesday, according to court documents. Jay police Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier took the teen into custody on Monday. The teen is charged on a felony count of domestic violence terrorizing with a dangerous […]

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Jay 15-year-old accused of terrorizing parents, police

JAY — Police said a 15-year-old boy threatened to harm his parents and a police officer with a knife when police responded to a report of a juvenile out of control Monday at a Knapp Street residence. Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier arrested the teenager on a felony charge of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, Chief Richard […]

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Rumford man sentenced to five years for kidnapping

PARIS — A Rumford man who tried to rob a man he kidnapped at knifepoint last year was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday.  Randall J. Chapman, 37, pleaded guilty to felony counts of kidnapping, robbery and aggravated assault in Oxford County Superior Court. He was sentenced to 12 years on the first two […]