The 12-year-old reported to school officials that a man driving a white GMC cargo van tried to talk him into the vehicle while he waited for his school bus Tuesday morning.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Fifteen arrests made in ‘largest drug investigation’ ever in Oxford County
The 15 people had been indicted on charges of participating in a ring that officials say has brought nearly 18 pounds of heroin to Maine since 2013.
Two men face drug charges after arrests in Alfred
Police say one of the men, Ryan Benoit of Bridgton, sped away after a traffic stop and later fled from a state police cruiser.
Three arrested called ‘significant source’ of heroin in Hancock County
Police seize 400 grams of heroin, 22 pounds of marijuana and 750 Oxycodone pills – all valued at more than $150,000 – along with over a dozen firearms.
Former Christian Civic League employee charged with animal cruelty in puppy-kicking incident
Michael Hein, 45, who pleaded guilty in 2012 of violating the state’s Clean Election Act, allegedly kicked a 4-month-old golden retriever while jogging on the Kennebec River Rail Trail.
Police investigate home invasion in South Berwick
Two men, one of whom showed a knife, appeared to be looking for very specific items, police say.
Armed man robs Auburn convenience store
Police are looking for a white male who left the Big Apple on foot Saturday night.
Brunswick couple charged with trafficking in heroin
Maine drug enforcement agents say they found $16,000 worth of heroin in the couple’s apartment.
Buxton man, 65, charged with operating meth lab
Police expect to make more arrests as a result of an ongoing investigation.
Leader of Portland crack cocaine ring sentenced to 13 years in federal prison
Russell Gordon, 32, led a group that smuggled the drug into Maine from Connecticut and elsewhere.