Wrex, a 3-year-old yellow lab, was donated to the department by a state trooper two weeks ago and has started training with the All Points Maine Police Canines training group.
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Winslow man arrested, charged with stealing gun from Fairfield home
Gregory Baylis, 36, of Winslow, stole an assault rifle from a house he had been hired to do work in as a contractor, sold it, then attempted to return it, said Fairfield police.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
New Augusta police station a better value than renovating old, officials say
Either a new, or renovated old, police station would have to meet building codes that require public safety buildings to be “the last building standing” in disasters.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Governor’s Blaine House decorations commemorate women in Maine history
Gov. Janet Mills’ theme of “Women in Maine History” included decorations and displays marking the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Maine and more.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Morning Sentinel
Albion man beat pregnant woman after day of substance use, police say
Joseph W. Reynolds, 42, allegedly attacked a 35-weeks pregnant woman by punching her in the stomach and was driven out of a house and locked out by the woman’s children, police said.
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After dog sniffs out drugs at Bangor traffic stop, police find $130,000 worth of drugs at home
State police and drug enforcement agents charged three people in a vehicle stopped on Interstate 95 after a detection dog indicated drugs were in the vehicle.
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Phillips-Sandy elected new school board chairperson in Waterville
Joan Phillips-Sandy was elected the new chairperson of the Waterville Board of Education after former Chairperson Sara Sylvester announced her resignation because she moved out of her ward.
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Fire in second floor bathroom damages home in Pittsfield
Fire crews responded to reports of smoke coming from the second story of a home at 308 Hartland Ave. and quickly extinguished the blaze.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Video: Excavator hits, breaks Gardiner water main
Witnesses said an excavator struck a water main under Bridge Street around 9:45 a.m. Thursday.
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Unity College’s Distance Education Department relocates to New Gloucester
In November, the department completed the move from Unity’s main campus to Pineland Farms, a 5,000-acre farm in New Gloucester just 30 minutes north of Portland.