FAIRFIELD — A suspect wanted in connection with three pharmacy robberies was caught Friday after an intensive manhunt and a high-speed motorcycle chase ended in a crash. Shawn Michael Merrill, 26, a transient, was arrested in Chelsea by Maine State Police about 3:20 p.m., just three hours after he allegedly robbed Rite Aid on Main […]
June 2012
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Antique store owner accused of NH break-ins
Investigators are checking items seized from the store to see if they match items reported stolen.
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Body likely NY surgeon linked to hospital slaying
Police had been searching for 49-year-old Dr. Timothy Jorden since Wednesday morning, when 33-year-old Jacqueline Wisniewski was found shot to death at the Erie County Medical Center.
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Police: Man tries to board plane with explosives
“We confirmed he didn’t have any intent to use them on the plane,” police said.
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Plant snatcher strikes Augusta credit union
The latest unscheduled withdrawal at a local credit union was from the flower bed, and it was all caught on surveillance video.
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Bridgton man charged with assaulting reporter
The WGME-TV reporter was interviewing David Houston, 59, about a sign that allegedly uses an ethnic slur to describe the president and urges people to join the Ku Klux Klan.
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Rangers rescue 2 from Mt. Katahdin in separate incidents
Two hikers, one 22 and the other 46 years old, need assistance within hours of each other.
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Woman with flesh-eating disease refusing pain meds
Her study of holistic pain management techniques leads her to feel she’s a “traitor to her convictions” when she uses drugs to manage her pain, her father says.
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Judge: Disruptive JetBlue pilot competent to stand trial
Pilot Clayton F. Osbon, 49, who has been with JetBlue since 2000, allegedly ran through the plane’s cabin yelling about Jesus and al-Qaida.
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Maine posts 7.4% unemployment rate in May
Maine’s unemployment rate is up from April, but down from the 7.7 percent rate for May 2011.