Joe Charpentier came to the Sun Journal in 2022 to cover crime and chaos. His previous experience was in a variety of rural Midcoast beats which included government, education, sports, economics and analysis, crime, and environment. He loves surprising his editors with spontaneous enterprising stories and prides himself on mastering the ability to slip the odd Oxford comma by the copy editors. When not on the beat, Joe enjoys spending time with family, writing fiction and woodworking.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2024
Update: Missing Wilton teen found
Gabriel Keith, 13, of Wilton was found Wednesday afternoon after being reported missing from his home Tuesday night. The teen commented on a Wilton Police Department post on Facebook, saying: ‘try and catch me if you can.’
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PublishedAugust 6, 2024
State police say Oxford man was killed Friday night in Poland
Maine State Police identified the victim of a Friday night shooting in Poland as a 51-year-old man from Oxford.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2024
Tennessee fugitive apprehended in Lowelltown at a former Canada border crossing
Larry Wayne Cole III is wanted in Tennessee in connection with the stabbing of his husband in a Walmart in Gallatin, Tennessee.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2024
One dead following shooting Friday night in Poland
One person is dead after a Friday night shooting at a White Oak Hill Road address in Poland.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2024
Wilton woman arrested again on drug charges
Lisa Miniutti, 50, of Wilton was on bail for drug-related charges when a search of her residence yielded drugs and trafficking-related items.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2024
Voters reject Wales-based school district budget in second referendum
Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield residents voted Tuesday to reject Regional School Unit 4’s second try at a 2024-25 budget.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
Lewiston and state police investigate 3 shootings, 1 fatal, and respond to public concern
Police Chief David St. Pierre plans to increase patrols in the city’s high crime areas.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2024
Invasive fruit flies that wreak havoc on small, soft fruits found in Androscoggin County
A Livermore Falls farm had to cut strawberry season short mostly due to spoilage caused by the pests.
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PublishedJune 15, 2024
Arsonist, shooting suspect killed by police was out on bail, say police
Leein Amos Hinkley, 42, was shot and killed Saturday morning during a standoff stemming from an overnight assault and arson, said local and state police Saturday afternoon.
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PublishedJune 11, 2024
Wales-based school district’s $23.37 million budget rejected at the polls
Voters from Wales, Sabattus and Litchfield rejected the $23.37 million Regional School Unit 4 budget.
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