Frank Foss Jr. was shot and killed after police say he pointed a gun a member of the Maine State Police Tactical Team that was searching a wooded area in Chelsea Sunday afternoon.
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Police continue search for man wanted on firearms charges in Dresden
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Frank Foss Jr., who is wanted for unlawful possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and violating conditions of release, and was believed to be camping in a wooded area near the Dresden-Wiscasset town line, where their search Saturday blocked access to several roads.
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Two arrested after search of Canaan home yields fentanyl, other illicit drugs, police say
Garrett Cote, 24, and Rylee Spofford, 19, were charged this week with several offenses after a search of a home on Hill Road turned up more than a pound of fentanyl, Skowhegan police said.
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Three men arrested in Kennebec County on drug trafficking charges, officials say
Timothy Dumas and Dustin Schultz of Manchester and Paul M. Adams of Augusta face multiple charges after deputies found illegal drugs inside their vehicles during recent traffic stops, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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Oxford County man charged with stalking after following woman to her house in Clinton, police say
Anthony C. Aldrich, 51, of Norway was charged following the incident Tuesday and is facing at least one other stalking charge for an incident earlier this year in Oxford County, according to officials.
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Madison parents indicted in October crash that killed son, injured other children
Officials say Robert A. Simonds, 30, was driving when his family’s pickup truck hit a tree, and the children’s mother, Ashley A. Corson, 29, was indicted on the same charges for what the district attorney described as “accomplice liability.”
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Wilton man pleads guilty to trafficking heroin in December 2021 in Wilton
Shawn D. Lord, 40, was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for a traffic infraction by Wilton police. Lord had warrants for his arrest.
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Hartland man arrested on allegations he stole power tools from Palmyra garage
Somerset County sheriff’s officials say Guy Maloon, 34, entered the garage in Palmyra last week and took over $2,500 worth of tools.
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Winslow man sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting child
Nicholas Eldredge, 29, of Winslow, pleaded guilty to a charge of gross sexual assault Tuesday.
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Maine seeks civil rights injunction against New Hampshire man
The defendant reportedly accosted the alleged victim at Oxford Casino, called him a racial slur and threatened him.