Police say shots were fired about a block away from where a large crowd was setting off illegal fireworks in East Bayside.
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Winslow police: 17-year-old leads high-speed chase in central Maine
Sidney youth rams Winslow police cruiser and later hits another car.
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Augusta man, 3 New Yorkers charged with drug trafficking
City, county and state law enforcement officers execute search warrant Tuesday afternoon on Boothby Street in Augusta.
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Auburn police charge 2 workers at McDonald’s where Suboxone fell into Happy Meal
Police say video surveillance showed the drug falling out of a worker’s shirt pocket into the food container.
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Old Orchard Beach police arrest man accused of domestic violence assault
They say Christopher Thornton, 30, choked and beat a woman he was living with over the July Fourth weekend.
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‘Totally unacceptable’: Portland police chief, residents angry after unruly crowd targets officers with fireworks
Police said a crowd of about 300 people gathered near Kennedy Park, and someone was seen firing a gun nearby later that night.
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Two defendants in robbery attempt in York get more than 15 years in prison
The Massachusetts men pleaded guilty to their roles in a robbery attempt in York that turned violent.
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Teen girl leads police on 50-mile chase in stolen pickup before getting stopped in Rumford
The driver avoided at least three spike mats, struck multiple vehicles, drove through a yard and crashed through a fence before Maine State Police stopped the stolen truck in Rumford.
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Head-on crash closes Falmouth spur of Maine Turnpike
The driver of a stolen pickup truck led state troopers on a high-speed chase before driving into opposite highway lanes and hitting a passenger vehicle, injuring three occupants, police say.
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Man arrested in Standish after nine-hour standoff
Police took Kenneth Cordwell of Windham into custody after being called to a home for a report of domestic violence.