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November 9, 2012

Portland police investigate stabbing at housing project

By Dennis Hoey dhoey@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

PORTLAND — Portland police are at the scene of a stabbing, which sent one man to the hospital with an unspecified injury Thursday night.

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Lt. Robert Ridge said the victim, who is 37 years old, is believed to have been stabbed by another man around 7 p.m. Ridge said investigators are familiar with the suspect.

Police were searching for the 21-year-old, who is described as being a white male, 5-feet-7 inches tall, and weighing about 140 pounds. The suspect was last seen wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt.

Ridge said the stabbing took place at Front Street on West Presumpscot Street. Front Street is a housing project operated by the Portland Housing Authority.

The victim, whose name is not being released by police, is being treated at Maine Medical Center.

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