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Portland police evacuate station after suspicious package left in lobby

by Matt Byrne June 7, 2019June 7, 2019

They cleared their headquarters for 2 hours early Friday and called in the bomb squad to investigate, but the suspicious package was determined to be harmless.

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Husband and wife charged with killing 10-year-old girl will have separate trials

by Megan Gray June 6, 2019June 7, 2019

The judge also denies a motion to suppress statements the mother of Marissa Kennedy made to police about daily abuse.

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Supreme court justice considers request to release 13-year-old from Long Creek

by Megan Gray June 6, 2019June 7, 2019

An attorney is fighting to get the boy out of the Long Creek Youth Development Center, but the state argues that he can be detained while officials search for the right placement for his mental health needs.

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Robbery suspect eluded police by swimming away but was arrested days later in Dixfield

by Bruce Farrin Rumford Falls Times June 6, 2019June 8, 2019

DIXFIELD — A Rumford man is scheduled to appear in court Friday, charged with trying to steal a vehicle from a fisherman at gunpoint last weekend, interim Police Chief Ron Wood said Thursday. Vance Billings, 43, of 65 Washington St. was arrested Wednesday in Dixfield, four days after he eluded police by swimming across the […]

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Madison woman arrested on 12 counts of drug trafficking after car chase in Augusta

by Sam Shepherd June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

Nicole Lamphere, 37, was arrested after leading police on a short chase on Civic Center Drive that ended behind the Augusta Civic Center.

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Former Lewiston High School student charged in Facebook threat

by Christopher Williams June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

LEWISTON — A former local high school student was charged Thursday with terrorizing after a threatening Facebook message was sent to the school and a current student there, police said. Abdikadir Haji, 18, of Lewiston was charged with the Class D misdemeanor, which is punishable by up to 364 days in jail. The incident was […]

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Oakland man damages police cruiser during transport to county jail

by Meg Robbins June 6, 2019June 6, 2019

Michael Christopher Lee, 45, of Oakland, was taken into custody after a report of domestic violence assault, and was charged with additional offenses after damaging a police vehicle, Oakland police say.

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Family of Portland man shot and killed by police files lawsuit

by Dennis Hoey June 5, 2019June 6, 2019

The mother and grandmother of Chance David Baker file a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated in 2017 by Sgt. Nicholas Goodman and Coastal Pawn Shop.