Tara Nguyen says she used to work with Gage Dalphonse, the man accused of killing Jean Fournier in a parking lot Saturday night in Auburn. “Jean walked off, and Gage got out and shot him,” she said.
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Waterboro man sues York County Sheriff’s Office over arrest
Caleb Gaul says he was unlawfully arrested and strip-searched, and the misdemeanor charge against him was soon dropped.
Man charged with kidnapping woman in South Carolina, assaulting her during drive to Maine
The alleged victim contacted the Lewiston Police Department last week from a local motel, saying she had been struck with a hammer.
Police detective identifies rock thrower in street brawl as Lewiston teen
The rock struck Donald Giusti, 38, who died 3 days later from injuries he suffered during the street fight in June 2018.
Sanford police seize cocaine, crack worth $16,000
Three Massachusetts men arrested during the vehicle stop are facing drug trafficking charges.
Lewiston firefighter fined for engaging prostitute
AUBURN — A judge fined a Lewiston firefighter Friday for engaging a prostitute. Anthony “Peter” Morrell, 54, of 21 Cleaves St., paid a $300 fine and a $500 victim compensation fee in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Morrell responded Jan. 3 to an online advertisement for sexual contact in exchange for money, Assistant District Attorney Nathan […]
Video shows Lewiston officer had pocketed drugs; charges dropped against defendant
Prosecutors dismissed a Class A drug charge against a defendant Thursday after a cruiser video showed a Lewiston police officer slipping drug evidence into his pocket at the scene of the arrest.
Man, woman charged with selling meth in Biddeford
Police seize drugs worth about $10,000 and a loaded handgun during the arrest and search.
Police reveal Lewiston officer, now deceased, seen pocketing drugs from arrest
Officer Nick Meserve, who died at home in February from acute fentanyl intoxication, was seen pocketing fentanyl during a police stop in Lewiston in January.
Lewiston teen could be tried as adult in Kennedy Park slaying
LEWISTON — A judge is expected to hear arguments next week on whether there is probable cause for a manslaughter charge to stand against a local teen and, if so, whether the teen should be tried as a juvenile or an adult. Emmanuel Nkurunziza, now 18, was charged last fall in the death of a […]