Police say cocaine and prescription pills were found in a car traveling on the Maine Turnpike on Thursday night.
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Auburn man pleads not guilty to raping, killing woman in Alaska 26 years ago
Steven H. Downs, 44, is being held on $1 million bail in the killing of a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
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New York man to be extradited Friday on felony robbery, assault warrant
A New York man who had a Class A drug charge against him dismissed July 25 is set to be extradited Friday on a warrant out of New York on felony robbery and assault charges.
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Victim’s girlfriend says petty dispute precipitated shooting at Walmart
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.
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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.
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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.
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Sanford police seize cocaine, crack worth $16,000
Three Massachusetts men arrested during the vehicle stop are facing drug trafficking charges.
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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 […]
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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.