Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
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Somerset County Commissioners OK contract for AI technology that helps write police reports
The AI technology takes audio from body camera recordings and generates a draft template of a police report to be reviewed and edited, which proponents say can free up law enforcement officers to do other police work.
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Missing phone logs, conflicting accounts hinder investigation into death of month-old in Milo
Maine’s watchdog agency finds that the state made thorough efforts, but it couldn’t determine how or whether Child Protective Services could have prevented Sylus Melvin’s killing in 2021.
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Sheriff: 2 arrested for drug trafficking after Palmyra home searched a second time
A search warrant was obtained as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected drug trafficking at the Madawaska Road property.
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Livermore man accused of shooting at vehicles near home in Carthage
Livermore man accused of damaging vehicle, shooting at vehicles and shooting near a dwelling in Carthage.
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Sheriff: Four arrested in Solon drug bust
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Friday at 1111 South Solon Road, finding crack cocaine, fentanyl, cash and other drug-related items inside the home, officials said.
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Drugs, firearms, cash, dogs and a stolen motorcycle seized in Clinton search
Israel Carpenter, 47, of Main Street, Clinton, faces multiple drug charges. He is being held at Kennebec County jail in Augusta, according to police.
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Farmington man pleads guilty to possessing sexually explicit material of children under age 12
Michael C. Matie, 44, was sentenced to serve one year of a three-year sentence followed by four years probation.
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Livermore Falls teens to be charged in break-in at pot shop in Livermore Falls
The 14-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl will each be issued a summons on charges of felony burglary, theft by unauthorized taking or transfer, and criminal mischief, officer Michael Adcock said.
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Watch: Fairfield man convicted of assaulting child flees Skowhegan courthouse, nabbed by 2 jurors outside
Nicholas Carter, 31, ran out of the Somerset County Courthouse in handcuffs Wednesday after a jury convicted him of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, officials said.