Augusta police say they obtained a warrant to search an address on River Street after receiving tips.
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Maine man seen on video firing shots is convicted of murdering stepfather
The defense had argued that police couldn’t be sure the man on the video was James Peaslee, of Easton.
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Bloodstained police uniform, DNA evidence presented to jury in murder trial
Forensic testimony dominates the third day of the trial of John D. Williams, who is charged with murder in last year’s shooting death of Cpl. Eugene Cole.
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Judge denies mentally incompetent boy’s request for release from Long Creek
The 13-year-old is still detained because he has not been able to get into a residential treatment program.
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‘He told me that he shot Gene’: Witness recounts call from murder defendant
Testimony continues on the second day of the trial for John D. Williams, who is charged with killing Cpl. Eugene Cole.
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State dismisses charges in fatal Kingfield crash
The state could refile charges against Danielle Larochelle after it investigates additional information it received, Deputy District Attorney James Andrews said.
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Bomb threat forces evacuation of Windham elementary school
No explosives were found by a team of bomb-sniffing dogs after a threat written on a school wall was discovered Tuesday morning.
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Industry man accused of hitting 1-year-old, operating under the influence
Thomas J. Buzzell, 25, denied hitting the child.
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Weld summer camp counselor pleads guilty to assaulting woman at party
Peter Michael Rocafort-Stravecky, 20, of San Juan, Puerto Rico was working as a counselor at Camp Kawanhee for Boys in Weld at the time of the assault.
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Motorcycle operator charged after near collision with farm tractor
Jonah Weese and a passenger were hospitalized after driving into a ditch to avoid the slow-moving tractor in Fryeburg.