Eddie Rivera, 43, was driving a stolen 2001 Toyota Corolla when he led police on the chase Tuesday that began in Bangor, according to officials.
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Skowhegan man identified as driver arrested after driving onto tarmac at Augusta State Airport
Corey Adams, 28, was arrested Tuesday and is being held without bail at the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta.
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Driver arrested after truck enters Augusta State Airport, goes onto airfield, leaves by smashing through gate
Police are still investigating the incident, and did not provide further information, or the identity of the driver, Tuesday.
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Wiscasset jail guards say woman suing facility was uncooperative
Two Bridges Regional Jail staff testified Tuesday that they followed the jail’s use of force policies during Candace Faller’s 2016 arrest.
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Mainer sentenced for giving false records for his nursing care business
Michael Maggiacomo, 52, of South Berwick, Maine, gave the false information to the New Hampshire Department for Health and Human Services.
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Former Greenville police chief, Augusta police officer, pleads guilty to arson, burglary
Jeffrey Pomerleau pleaded guilty to five charges, two of them felonies, but will have all but one misdemeanor dismissed if he completes a Veterans Court treatment program.
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New lawsuit claims Augusta-area priest ‘groomed’ 13-year-old hoping to enter priesthood
Three new lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Portland were filed Monday, brought on by a change to state law that lifted the statute of limitation on sexual abuse claims.
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Augusta City Council expresses concerns about short-term housing rentals
Officials question whether the city’s ongoing housing shortage could be worsened if more housing were converted into short-term vacation rentals.
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Court considers remedy after sentence of Hartland man involved in police shootout deemed invalid
Richard Murray-Burns was sentenced in March to decades in prison for the 2019 shooting and police chase that began in Waterville, but a judge’s procedural error has led the court to reconsider the sentence.
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Wilton woman pleads to misdemeanors in Livermore robbery
Prosecutors dropped felony robbery charges against Willow C. Lewis, who will serve six months in jail.