LEWISTON — The oldest of a trio of males charged last month in the June 12, 2018, death of Donald Giusti pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday. Pierre Musafiri, 23, was charged with misdemeanor assault for allegedly kicking Giusti while he lay badly injured in Knox Street after a confrontation between two groups near Kennedy […]
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Rep. Carney: New bill aims to fight financial exploitation of older Mainers
L.D. 316 would raise 4 crimes to felonies when perpetrated against vulnerable adults.
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State police looking for 2 suspects in Hollis car chase
Police say Kyle Needham and Amanda Merryfield were in a Nissan Altima that was driven recklessly Tuesday morning.
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Maine high court orders new trial because jurors didn’t see cellphone video
Jurors who convicted a man of resisting arrest and assault should have been allowed to see cellphone video taken by the defendant’s sister, the justices say.
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May 2019: Man, 23, arrested in connection with Woodstock fatal hit-and-run
PARIS — A 23-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident Monday in Woodstock and charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a crash that resulted in death. Sheriff’s deputies and Maine State Police took Ethan Rioux-Poulios into custody on Jackson Crossing Road in West Paris, shortly after 10 a.m., […]
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Police fatally shoot Auburn man after long standoff involving hostage
Police said the man was shot and killed by a member of the Maine State Police tactical team after an hourslong standoff in Auburn.
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Lewiston bank robber who used a bike for his getaway sentenced to 70 months
Keith Phillips robbed Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston of $2,000 in June 2018.
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What happened to Angel?
Angel Torres was 21 years old when he was last seen in Biddeford. His parents and police believe he was likely murdered but they don’t know why, and they don’t have a body that might yield clues.
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Bail stands for Farmington parents accused of making meth at home
Douglas and Katherine Theriault are prohibited from contacting their three children who were at home when police responded to an overdose.
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60-plus animals removed from Rumford home
Police Chief Stacy Carter said, “It was a basic farm running loose on Byron Street.”