Skowhegan police say Rex Hinerman was holding the steering wheel with his left hand and waving his right hand when an officer approached his vehicle.
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Drugs found in Valerie Tieman’s body did not kill her, medical examiner says
Either gunshot to the head or neck would have been fatal, former ME Dr. Clair Bryce told the jury in the murder trial of Luc Tieman.
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Judge says a ‘shocking’ amount of drugs was seized from Augusta hotel room
Agents reported seizing an estimated $70,000 worth of heroin and $3,852 in cash following the raid Monday night, charging four people in connection with the incident.
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Maine state trooper describes contents of Valerie Tieman’s shallow grave
After a warden’s dog found human remains behind Luc Tieman’s parents’ house, the police evidence team slowly took inventory.
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Brunswick man sentenced to 2½ years in prison on federal firearms charge
Evan Lewis, 28, a convicted felon, tried to buy a gun from a Lewiston pawnshop, the U.S. attorney says.
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Man sent to prison after making offensive hand gesture at woman he assaulted
Terrence N. Townes, 40, and formerly of Bangor, was subject to bail conditions prohibiting him from contact with the assault victim when he made the obscene gesture at her on April 11, 2017.
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Lawyers for Eves, LePage make their cases in federal court
Both sides present oral arguments to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals about the governor’s right to withhold funding to a charter school because of a hiring dispute involving Eves.
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Spike mat stops another stolen U-Haul – painted black to hide logos
The high-speed chase ends in Standish, and a 25-year-old Bridgton man wanted in connection with a burglary is taken into custody.
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Federal fugitive arrested in Buxton possible suspect in rash of robberies
‘We have not ruled him out,’ a Portland police lieutenant says of the Massachusetts man who was wanted on a charge of robbing a bank.
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Deal reduces Maine charges against daughter of ballet stars
Talicia Martins was charged with burglary in break-ins at three businesses in Camden last summer.