The woman was shot in a leg, but her injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.
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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Maine Senate passes bill to reform political action committee finance laws
The bill would change laws governing how political action committees make payments to legislators who are connected to the PAC in a leadership role or as a primary fundraiser.
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Six-day search ends with recovery of Oregon man’s body from Swan Lake
Christopher N. Friedrich was reported missing June 6, and his kayak was found floating upside down in the lake.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Would-be victims, including a 9-year-old boy, fight off carjacking attempts
The incidents began in Old Orchard Beach on Wednesday afternoon and ended with a man’s arrest in Wells.
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Drivers fight off man during chaotic series of carjacking attempts
A New Hampshire man is accused of trying to steal several vehicles, but was fought off by three motorists.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Latest attack on a woman raises alarm in Portland’s West End
Police say the woman was hit from behind with a club Tuesday night on Brackett Street, in the latest in a series of assaults since last fall.
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Motorcyclist killed, passenger injured in crash in South Portland
The motorcycle collided with a car in the area of 1900 Broadway about 6 p.m. Monday, police said.
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Police, emergency personnel respond to incident on Saco River in Buxton
Several law enforcement agencies and first responders were called to Pleasant Point Park on Sunday afternoon.
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Motorcyclist injured in Standish crash in critical condition
Ralph Belmont, 65, of Poland was riding a BMW when it crashed into a car Saturday on Route 113.
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Maine’s air quality expected to plummet on Monday
The Department of Environmental Protection predicts that ground-level ozone concentrations will reach unhealthy levels along most of the state’s coastline.