After several hours, police concluded the threat wasn’t credible.
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Search for convicted sex offender continues in Rangeley and Byron areas
The Maine Department of Corrections, with the assistance of nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies, are continuing to search for Shawn Batchelder, 36, who has been on the run since Sept. 12.
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Wilton man accused of striking 3 people with Jeep, including bride, at a wedding in Livermore
Curtis Moody, 51, was arrested on three counts of aggravated assault, and charges of driving to endanger, violating condition of release and reckless conduct.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Auburn police seek suspect in ballfield vandalism
AUBURN — Police are asking for the public’s help to identify the individual responsible for vandalizing the dugout and snack shack at the Auburn Suburban Fields on Garfield Road. According to Auburn Police Sgt. Jason Moore, the graffiti was reported Sept. 8, and is believed to have occurred overnight Sept. 4. He said similar markings […]
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Manhunt underway for convicted sex offender, another man in Rangeley and Byron areas
Shawn Batchelder, 36, was convicted of gross sexual assault in May 2012.
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Pandemic, shortage of judges, and social distancing slow wheels of justice
Augusta’s Capital Judicial Center the site of the state’s first trial since the coronavirus pandemic halted trials in March.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime
Randolph man charged with home repair fraud
Jason Alec Pratt, 43, is accused of scamming an elderly Sabattus woman by accepting a down payment for home repairs he never performed.
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Maine’s first mid-pandemic jury trial postponed because of possible COVID-19 exposure
The young child of a key witness developed a virus symptom, and the OUI case – the state’s first jury trial since March – has been delayed until spring.
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Top court will decide whether Acton woman could withdraw guilty plea to murder
Kandee Collind pleaded guilty to murdering her husband and a judge did not allow her to withdraw the plea.
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Augusta, New York men charged with drug trafficking
Augusta police searched a Stone Street apartment where they said they found cocaine and a mix of fentanyl and heroin.