The cause of Nathan Hagar’s death was initially classified as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, but Burton Hagar told more than a dozen people that he smothered his 4-month-old son.
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Wrong-way highway driving suspect summoned after crash on I-95 in Augusta
Maine State Police say a minor crash with no injuries resulted when Alden Glidden drove south on the interstate’s northbound lanes Tuesday afternoon.
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Whitefield woman charged with OUI in crash that damaged cemetery gravestones
Katelyn N. Jacques, 19, has been issued summonses charging her with operating under the influence and other offenses related to the crash on Grand Army Road in Whitefield.
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Pennsylvania man sentenced to 100 days in jail for high-speed chase in central Maine
Robert E. Rohwer, 33, now will be taken back to his home state to face fraud charges alleging the loss of about $500,000, officials said.
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Augusta police mistakenly aid private bail bond agency after miscommunication
The call prompted Augusta police officers to go to Mount Vernon Avenue on Tuesday morning before Northeast Fugitive Recovery Taskforce was determined to be a private bail bond recovery agency.
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Police looking for suspect in Unity Pharmacy robbery
A male wearing a black mask took an undetermined amount of prescription drugs from the pharmacy Monday afternoon, according to police.
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Tiny town of Andover on edge after 2 suspicious fires
The fires, which destroyed large, vacant homes, were arson, state investigators say.
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Teenager charged with threat to shoot up Mount Desert Island school
Police say the former student posted the threat on social media that the shooting would happen Monday.
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Berwick Sewer District employees plead guilty in rare criminal case brought by DEP
The two were charged with criminal violations after fabricating test results and monthly sewage discharge reports to the state, the DEP says.
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Raymond teen pleads not guilty to charges from fatal car crash
Tyonna Adams, 15, was killed when a car driven by 18-year-old Melinda Easter left the road and struck a tree on Windham’s River Road on Dec. 5.