The boy was carrying a knife but no guns when he was taken into a custody, in an incident that unnerves students and parents a day after the mass shooting in Florida.
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Police charge 4 with selling crack, heroin following Verona Island raid
Authorities seize drugs with a street value of $11,000 and more than $3,000 in suspected drug proceeds.
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Lewiston woman convicted of pimping former Auburn high school student
Tina Lagasse, 52, faces a maximum of 364 days in jail when she is sentenced for the Class D misdemeanor.
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Augusta man accused of stealing shopping cart filled with groceries, booze from Walmart
Wyatt Wilson was found riding the shopping cart Monday night down Civic Center Drive and claimed he had “paid for everything but the alcohol,” police said.
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Benton man admits stealing marijuana, pot pipes, from cars in parking lot
Jacob Kerby, 24, who was on probation at the time in connection with a robbery, was sentenced to three years in prison on the theft charges.
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Jay man sentenced to 30 days for possession of firearm
William Bowie had been accused of firing a handgun toward a tow truck driver who was repossessing a vehicle at his residence.
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James Theriault sworn in as Oxford County sheriff
The former police chief in Mexico says he’s looking forward to restoring the department’s morale and the community’s faith in the wake of Wayne Gallant’s resignation over sexual harassment allegations.
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Two arrested following violent robbery in Westbrook
A male victim was pistol whipped and threatened with a gun; police were seeking a third suspect Tuesday night.
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Fairfield tile installer sentenced for postal money order theft
Brandon Knox told investigators he found the blank orders while doing flooring at the Unity post office and later cashed them.
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Reward offered by owner of ice shack damaged in Wilton
Marc Willette, of Chesterville, is offering $200 to anyone with information that will lead to the prosecution of the driver who hit shack.