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Police arrest 4 after report of people held against their will at Augusta apartment

by Sam Shepherd November 1, 2019November 1, 2019

Augusta Police Deputy Chief Kevin Lully said two from Augusta and two from New York were arrested at 36 Water St. on Thursday.

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Driver charged in fatal Acadia crash says state didn’t have right to take blood test

by Megan Gray October 31, 2019November 1, 2019

An attorney for Praneeth Manubolu argues that police erred in taking a state-mandated blood sample because the accident that killed his 3 passengers occurred on federal land.

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Two Maine boys charged with terrorizing in separate threats to high schools

by Staff and news service reports October 31, 2019November 1, 2019

Police received reports of a verbal threat made to Hall-Dale High School in Farmingdale and a note was discovered on a bathroom mirror at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport.

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Mourners gather to remember slain Waterville mother

by Amy Calder October 31, 2019November 1, 2019

Melissa Sousa, 29, of 32 Gold St., was killed last week, allegedly by Nicholas Lovejoy, 28, her longtime live-in boyfriend and the father of the couple’s 8-year-old twin daughters.

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Mainer indicted on manslaughter charge in crash that killed his wife

by Associated Press October 31, 2019October 31, 2019

Joshua Bell of Medway also faces a drug possession charge.

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Hall-Dale High School open Thursday after alleged shooting threat

by Sam Shepherd October 31, 2019November 1, 2019

Kennebec County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Chris Read said a 14-year-old male from Chelsea was charged with terrorizing after making a threat “in reference” to a school shooting.

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Loaded handgun found in purse at Jetport security checkpoint

by Matt Byrne October 31, 2019November 1, 2019

A Minot woman had a loaded pistol in her purse when she went through TSA security at the Portland Jetport on Wednesday, according to the security agency.