Charles Viles, 31, tried to buy firearms for a convicted felon in Palmyra and knowingly made false statements to to a licensed firearms dealer, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Bangor.
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Winthrop teen summonsed after crash sends pickup truck into Cobbossee Stream
Police say Chase Cloutier, 19, of Winthrop, was issued a summons for imprudent speed after the pickup truck he was driving crashed through a guardrail on Route 126 at the West Gardiner-Litchfield town line and ended up submerged.
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Augusta officials, building owners reach deal that highlights difficulty of providing safe, affordable housing in city
Code violations at the Edwards Inn at 53 Water St. have prompted discussion about code violations and providing much-needed low-income housing in Augusta.
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Augusta man charged for vandalizing police memorial
Justin Larrabee, 39, is charged with aggravated criminal mischief for spray painting over the memorial to Maine officers.
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Grand jury files attempted murder charges in April interstate shootings
Joseph Eaton, who is already facing 4 murder charges, was charged Wednesday with another 11 crimes related to a shooting spree on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth.
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Three states, including Maine, remove all time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits
Advocates for survivors of child sexual abuse say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for such crimes.
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Brunswick man charged after driving wrong way on I-295
No one was injured, and the driver was charged with driving under the influence, state police say.
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Heavily redacted 911 transcripts offer few clues about shootings in Bowdoin and Yarmouth
State police released more than 2 dozen emergency call transcripts related to an April 18 mass shooting, but many of the documents are so heavily redacted they provide no new information.
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New York woman pleads guilty to hindering apprehension charge linked to Winthrop shooting
Skylee Negron was sentenced Thursday to 18 months, with all but 134 days suspended, in connection with the 2020 shooting of Joshua Martin in Winthrop.
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Workers clean up spray paint vandalism of Augusta police memorial
Meanwhile, authorities on Thursday had no updates on the investigation into the vandalism.