A deputy and firefighters found steam — not flames — and spotted marijuana plants inside the Auburn Road home. Authorities seized more than 2,000 plants, but have made no arrests.
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Why didn’t Sagadahoc deputies charge Lewiston gunman with terrorizing?
That question was a key moment in a hearing last week before the governor’s commission investigating the mass shooting. Police say that even though Robert Card had threatened to commit a mass shooting, it wasn’t enough to bring him into custody.
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Police: Alleged Wayne predator targeted multiple Maranacook middle schoolers
William C. Smith, 29, was arrested and charged last week with attempting to get a 14-year-old girl to send sexual images over Snapchat.
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Portland man pleads not guilty in Westbrook killing
Deng Malual is accused of killing 61-year-old Clarence James Pearson in Westbrook last year.
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Man charged with illegally growing cannabis in Maine says he hasn’t been paid in years
Lincoln County investigators are continuing to process evidence collected at multiple central Maine homes that police say were filled with marijuana and had cramped living quarters.
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Dennis Dechaine granted April hearing to argue for a new trial in 1988 murder of Sarah Cherry
Dechaine has maintained his innocence ever since a jury convicted him of killing the 12-year-old.
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Video: See what police found at a marijuana growing operation in a Chelsea home
One person was arrested Tuesday in connection with a raid on an illegal marijuana growing operation at a Cooper Road home, and 900 marijuana plants were confiscated.
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Massachusetts driver killed Tuesday by police in Fryeburg
Police say a knife-wielding Massachusetts man was shot after a chase involving several departments and approaching an officer with a knife.
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Oxford County deputy injured in Fryeburg following chase, shooting
Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.
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Saco man facing charges following police chase
Ricky Cooper faces charges of eluding an officer, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, violating conditions of release, and theft of a truck.