That question was a key moment in a hearing last week before the governor’s commission investigating the mass shooting. Police say that even though Robert Card had threatened to commit a mass shooting, it wasn’t enough to bring him into custody.
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Chesterville man pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting girl
Norman Pelletier, 75, has been in jail since his Nov. 2, 2023 arrest.
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New York man pleads guilty to trafficking in illegal drugs in Wilton in 2022
Sentencing for Isiah Walker, 46, was delayed two years while he is taking classes on behavioral therapy and workforce readiness in New York.
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Eustis man pleads guilty to breaking into American Legion Post 78 in Strong, camp in northern Franklin County
John L. Raymond, 36, of Stratton Village, was sentenced to one year for the Legion post burglary and six months for the break-in at Dallas Plantation camp. The sentences will run concurrent with a federal sentence.
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Police: Alleged Wayne predator targeted multiple Maranacook middle schoolers
William C. Smith, 29, was arrested and charged last week with attempting to get a 14-year-old girl to send sexual images over Snapchat.
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Defendant charged with working at illegal central Maine cannabis grow says he has not ‘received a paycheck yet’ after ‘years’
Lincoln County investigators say they are continuing to process evidence collected at local homes they said were filled with marijuana and had cramped living quarters.
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Dennis Dechaine granted April hearing to argue for a new trial in 1988 murder of Sarah Cherry
Dechaine has maintained his innocence ever since a jury convicted him of killing the 12-year-old.
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Video: See what police found at a marijuana growing operation in a Chelsea home
One person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation at a Cooper Road home, and 900 marijuana plants were confiscated.
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Massachusetts driver killed Tuesday by police in Fryeburg
Police say a knife-wielding Massachusetts man was shot after a chase involving several departments and approaching an officer with a knife.
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Oxford County deputy injured in Fryeburg following chase, shooting
Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.