Christopher Colson Jr. is alleged to have sexually assaulted a dog, leading to its paralysis and eventual euthanization.
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Man in critical condition after stabbing in Palmyra, police say
The stabbing was reported shortly before 3 a.m. at 482 Madawaska Road in Palmyra, according to Maine State Police.
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Police: Man arrested after tools stolen from Pittsfield are found at St. Albans home
The tools, worth “several thousands of dollars,” were reported stolen at the end of January, according to officials.
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Tip from public leads police to identify driver involved in Pittsfield hit-and-run
Police chief: Two people were hospitalized last week when they were hit by a pickup truck on Higgins Road as they tended to a vehicle on the side of the road.
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Three charged after search of Pittsfield home yields illicit drugs
Brett Johnson, Dawn Smith and Felicia Willard are scheduled to appear in court July 5 on drug-related charges, according to Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster.
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Pittsfield police chief settles into new role, and shows aptitude for recruiting
After taking the reins in December, police Chief Vicente Morris has the chronically understaffed Pittsfield Police Department at full force with seven full-time officers. He’s now turning his attention to community policing programs he wants to roll out.
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Pittsfield appoints police chief who previously served decades with Augusta police force
The Town Council on Tuesday approved the appointment of Vicente Morris, who succeeds Harold Bickmore.
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Pittsfield officer injured in confrontation with motorist that included high-speed chase
Officer Chelsea Merry is recovering following the incident Friday in which a Newport man twice fled from Merry in his vehicle before she tracked him down and used pepper spray to subdue the man and take him into custody.
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Pittsfield police Chief Bickmore to retire in October
Chief Harold “Pete” Bickmore, who has led the Pittsfield Police Department for the past five years, was diagnosed with cancer last winter.
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State investigation finds police use of force justified in February shooting death of Pittsfield man
The death of Gregory Lasselle, 27, was one of five police shootings statewide that the Maine attorney general’s office has recently found to be justified.