Police swarm Alder Street and evacuate residents before the man is arrested after four hours on terrorizing and other charges.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Police may file charges following Lebanon dog attack
The 12-year-old Lebanon girl attacked by two pit bulls Saturday afternoon is expected to recover from her injuries.
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Government leaders discuss ethics
The chairman of the Maine Turnpike Authority’s board took part in an ethics panel at the University of Maine School of Law in Portland Wednesday, addressing the scandal surrounding his department’s former executive director.
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LePage allows alewives bill to become law
The 18-year-old blockade on the St. Croix River will be lifted in a few days after LePage opts not to veto the bill.
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LifeFlight helicopter forced to land in Cumberland field
There were no patients on board during the landing and all three people in the helicopter escaped without injury.
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Portland Head Light to be featured on new U.S. stamps
The iconic landmark will appear on the upcoming Forever postal series “New England Coastal Lighthouses.”
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Man survives 20 hours pinned under snowmobile in ditch
Maine game wardens say they struggled to find the 64-year-old Mass. man due to heavy winds and snow squalls.
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Unusual coyote sparks mystery in Kennebunk
The animal that died under a Kennebunk home’s porch last week has been identified as a rare white coyote.
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‘I can’t imagine’: Grief after father runs over son
Townspeople in Greene express support for the family after the tragic death of 6-year-old Nathan Capponi.
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Activists: Shut down Maine river turbines
Two environmental groups seek a court order they say would help Kennebec and Androscoggin salmon.