The Knox resident was taken to the hospital with injuries that police said were not life-threatening. The 3 suspects have not yet been located.
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Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Longtime Portland police leader says he was fired
Robert Martin says he was let go by the police chief after helping the attorney general’s office look into a police misconduct claim, which ultimately turned out to be unfounded.
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Cumberland County Jail builds new medical wing with federal pandemic funds
The nearly $10 million project is an upgrade from the old medical wing, which didn’t have a dedicated dentist’s office or pharmacy.
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Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney in Maine appointed, pending Senate confirmation
Andrew Benson was a Maine District Court Judge when he was nominated to serve as Maine’s top federal prosecutor.
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New Hampshire man appears in York County court on attempted murder charge
Jeremy Potvin, 35, has been accused of stabbing a 52-year-old man in Lebanon.
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Kennebunk police search for suspect in alleged theft
An unidentified man is wanted in connection with an alleged theft of over $7,000 on Fletcher Street.
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Handler of Maine public safety dog resigns while facing animal cruelty charge
Brodie Hinckley, who served as the director of the Maine Bureau of Emergency Communications, resigned from his position this month.
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New Hampshire man charged with attempted murder in York County stabbing
Jeremy Potvin, 35, is accused of stabbing a 52-year-old man 7 times at his residence in Lebanon on Monday afternoon.
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Cumberland County commissioners put off vote on jail contract to hold ICE detainees
Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce says that regardless of what happens with the contract, the jail can’t refuse any detainees brought by ICE ‘because it’s the law.’
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Woman charged with murder in Standish shooting appears in court
Lynn Perkins, 37, is accused of killing Matthew Hamilton, 49. Perkins’ attorney said Hamilton assaulted Perkins months before his death.