Police were at the home of Jesse James Melanson, 33, to search for stolen property when he grabbed a gun from his truck and shot himself, authorities said.
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Police: Man died from self-inflicted gunshot as officers searched home
Police were executing a search warrant Thursday afternoon as part of an investigation into stolen property when the shooting occurred.
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Richmond selectman dies, remembered as town supporter and avid biker
Colleagues remember Gary Poulin, following his death last week at age 60, as a generous man who supported his town in many ways.
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Central Maine business briefs
Richmond Area Health Center recoginized as a Lets Go! site of distinction.
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U.S. Coast Guard abandons efforts to clear midwinter ice on Kennebec River
The ice caused destructive flooding two weeks ago in Hallowell and Augusta.
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Man placed at psychiatric hospital over Richmond home invasion attack
Shad A. Hembree was sent to Riverview Psychiatric Center, where he has been held for much of the time since the break-in on March 8, 2017.
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Icebreakers smash their way north up the Kennebec to Richmond, Dresden
Dozens of spectators check out the icebreakers on their mission to alleviate the potential for upriver ice jams and flooding.
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Richmond man pleads guilty to aggravated assault in father’s death
Kurt Malcolm Linton, 55, entered an Alford guilty plea to the class B felony charge, meaning that he did not agree with all aspects of the state’s evidence.
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Icebreakers continue working way up Kennebec River
The four U.S. Coast Guard cutters, including a 140-foot vessel, hope to make it up to the bridge in Richmond this weekend after encountering thick ice near Chop Point in Woolwich.
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Small earthquake shakes Richmond area
The town’s police chief said the 911 telephone line was inundated with calls about ‘the rumble and boom.’