A Maine State Police trooper returned fire after a man accused of domestic violence assault allegedly shot at officers.
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Maine State Police tactical team responds to standoff in Waldo
Crisis negotiators are also on scene, a police spokesperson said.
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Bangor woman convicted of murdering her husband dies in prison
Roxanne Jeskey, 58, was serving a 50-year sentence for killing her husband in 2011.
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Skowhegan man charged with eluding an officer, other charges after foot chase
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.