The “Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a report in July from a state lab indicating white powder seized during the stop was 8.6 grams of fentanyl, according to the sheriff.
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Former Lewiston officer’s drug history could compromise court cases
The illicit drug use by former police officer Nicholas Meserve appears to have affected two criminal cases, including an attempted traffic stop of Norman ‘Bo’ Thompson of Mexico.
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Winthrop man charged with supplying drugs that killed Farmington woman
Medical reports concluded the woman died of acute intoxication from the combined effects of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and prescription medication.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Fayette man accused of leaving head-on collision scene drove off without a wheel
A pickup truck involved in a head-on collision drove off without one wheel, police said.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
New York man returns to home state to face robbery, assault charges
Jamil Dabson was arrested during a traffic stop in Lewiston, but the drug charge and others were dropped after prosecutors said a local officer appeared to have pocketed the evidence.
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Masked man carrying hatchet bangs on door of Windham home
He fled into a wooded area after the homeowner’s German shepherd lunged at the door, police say.
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Bill Nemitz: The good news: A mass shooting didn’t happen in Maine last week
How can we head off the threat of a mass shooting? Police in Maine, alerted by a woman in New York, just did.
Posted inNew England, News
Creator of one of Rhode Island’s largest child porn collections gets 40 years in prison
A man who recorded himself repeatedly raping an unconscious child and possessed one of the largest collections of child pornography ever seized by Rhode Island law enforcement has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Lewiston man admits to leaving scene after striking jogger
Aaron Crenshaw struck a woman in Lisbon last February.
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Alaska judge keeps bail at $1 million for Auburn man
Steven Downs is charged with murder and sexual assault of a university student in Fairbanks in 1993.