The shootings occurred in Limerick, Lewiston and Newport. The AG’s office has never found an officer-involved shooting in Maine to be unjustified.
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Police: Massachusetts man arrested after high-speed chase ends in Newport
Eddie Rivera, 43, was driving a stolen 2001 Toyota Corolla when he led police on the chase Tuesday that began in Bangor, according to officials.
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Firefighters prevent flames from spreading to house after blaze destroys Newport garage
The fire Tuesday night on Elm Street apparently began in leaves and spread to a vinyl lattice fence and then to the garage, according to an official.
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Man killed in confrontation with officers in Newport died of multiple gunshot wounds, authorities say
The state medical examiner’s office said Stephen Bossom suffered multiple wounds to his torso in the shooting July 15 and ruled his death a homicide.
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Man killed by deputy in Newport confrontation seen as skilled craftsman who was traveling country with family
The mother of Stephen Bossom said Friday that the 35-year-old also was a youth minister who was dedicated to helping others.
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Video shows man arguing with officers, raising handgun at Newport campground before being fatally shot
Released on Thursday by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the video appears to show Stephen Bossom, 35, arguing that officers who responded last Friday to Sebasticook Lake Campground were not real members of law enforcement.
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Man fatally shot by deputy at Newport campground was staying there with his family, owner says
Stephen Bossom, 35, was working part time at Sebasticook Lake Campground with his wife, Abbie, when Bossom, armed with a gun, had a confrontation Friday with a deputy from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office, according to the campground’s owner and law enforcement officials.
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Man, 35, killed at Newport campground in confrontation with sheriff’s deputy
Stephen Bossom was armed with a gun Friday at Sebasticook Lake Campground when he confronted a Penobscot County deputy who then fired on Bossom, killing him, according to authorities.
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ESPN’s Fran Fraschilla says Cooper Flagg is ‘possibly on the verge of stardom’
College basketball and draft analyst watched Flagg try out for the U17 national team — which he made — this week and said the 15-year-old from Newport has the potential to be a first-round NBA draft pick.
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Nokomis Regional High graduation held on football field — rain or shine
Nearly 130 diplomas were awarded to the graduating class that Principal Mary Nadeau said were “affected most” by the pandemic.