Derek Knowles, 41, of Skowhegan, refused to stop for an officer and eventually left the vehicle he was driving and took off on foot, jumping over a fence and running until he was caught, according to police.
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Two arrested on drug charges following police search in Pittsfield
Jefferey Aubin, 32, and Barbara Norrie, 31, were taken into custody after investigators on Wednesday found an array of illicit drugs, over $3,000 in cash and firearms, authorities said.
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Man arrested in Maine gets 10 years in prison for multistate assault on woman
The South Carolina man was arrested by Lewiston police after a woman at a motel reported that she’d been hit with a hammer.
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Skowhegan couple charged after fentanyl, cocaine found in SUV, police say
The estimated street value of the drugs was about $60,000, according to police.
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Two women indicted on drug trafficking charges following Benton traffic stop
Carol Lee Andrews, 49, and Taylor Bishop, 25, both of Patten in northern Penobscot County, indicted last month on charges they possessed more than 100 grams of fentanyl when stopped in August by a state trooper on Interstate 95.
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Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
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Maine State Police seek information on Greene man
The 41-year-old is wanted on charges of felony domestic violence.
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Identified by tipster and ex-boyfriend, woman charged in October robbery of Big Apple in Augusta
Kiara E. Lewis, 29, arrested Monday by Gardiner police on an Augusta police warrant. She allegedly threatened a convenience store clerk, then fleeing with $200 and a pack of cigarettes.
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Grand jury indicts Fairfield man on charges he possessed sexually explicit material
Authorities say the videos and photos Jeffrey C. White, 37, had in his possession involved child pornography.
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Jefferson man crashes car into birdhouse, marsh after fleeing New Year’s Eve traffic stop, police say
Dakota R. Peaslee, 21, of Jefferson, fled police and crashed into a fence in Bristol, authorities said.