The carjacking was reported just before 5 p.m., when the vehicle owner, a 75-year-old man, said he was dropping his wife off for an errand at the Northgate Shopping Plaza on Auburn Street.
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Lewiston chief: ‘I’m very proud of our police officers. They ran to the gunfire.’
In his first in-depth interview about the Oct. 25 mass shootings, Chief David St. Pierre reflects on the events of that night and the effect they have had on his officers and the city.
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Agency to fork up nearly $200,000 for shielding public records related to Kennebec County jail
The Maine County Commissioners Association Risk Pool is the first government entity in Maine to be penalized for wrongly withholding documents since the Freedom of Access Act became law in 1959.
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Police searching for stolen vehicle, suspect after carjacking in Portland
Police say a man pointed a gun at the driver of a SUV on Auburn Street and drove off with the stolen car.
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Massachusetts woman facing OUI charge after hitting police cruiser
The crash happened Tuesday night in the town of Wells and was captured on a police officer’s body and cruiser dash camera.
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Trial begins for Augusta man accused of killing Richmond photographer over salacious images
Tyon Shuron is accused of murdering Andrew Sherman at Sherman’s Richmond home in 2019 and trying to compel a witness to change the story she told police.
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Sheriff’s deputy shoots armed man in York
Nicholas Goodwin was shot Wednesday morning as a special response team was trying to serve an arrest warrant on a domestic violence terrorizing charge.
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Waterboro man’s lawsuit against York County deputy could have wider implications for minor arrests
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine argued before the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Monday that Caleb Gaul’s 2018 arrest was unreasonable, and a dangerous overreach of police power.
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Stockton Springs woman appeals murder conviction in death of toddler son
Jessica Trefethen is asking the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to grant her a new trial. She was sentenced in December to 47 years in prison for killing her 3-year-old son Maddox Williams.
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Waterville man sentenced to 15 years after planning ISIS-inspired attack on Chicago-area mosque
Xavier Pelkey, 20, conspired with two minors in November 2021 to attack a Shia mosque, federal authorities said.