Police searched the 11-year-old suspect’s home and found the ‘suspicious device,’ which was determined not to be an explosive. The boy was released to his parents while the district attorney considers whether to file charges.
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‘Safety issue’ on school bus closes road in New Gloucester
Police say there was ‘no longer a potential threat’ at the scene where an SAD 15 bus driver pulled over and evacuated about 15 middle and high school students after reporting a ‘suspicious device’ onboard.
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Portland man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Sherman Street shooting
Tristin Chamberlain, 23, agreed earlier this week to plead guilty to a manslaughter charge in the shooting death of 26-year-old Tyler Flexon, of Portland, in 2022.
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New Hampshire man convicted of assaulting 17-year-old Lebanon girl
Bohdan Dauphinais, 21, of Center Tuftonboro, New Hampshire, was sentenced to four years in prison.
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Portland man arrested after crashing on Maine Turnpike ramp, running from police
Police are searching for a woman who was driving a white station wagon that the man tried to get into near the Maine Mall while he was running from a state trooper.
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How 2 Windham police officers became southern Maine’s top crash reconstructionists
Capt. Jason Burke and Detective Gene Gallant encouraged their department to get the best technology for crash reconstruction. Now, their work is a hot commodity.
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Windham man killed in Dexter motorcycle crash
Police did not immediately identify the man, who crashed on Route 7 near the Dover-Foxcroft town line.
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Two arrested while allegedly stealing copper from former junior high
According to officials, Winslow police arrested the pair in the midst of the attempted heist.
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Public put to work to find solutions to recent violence in Lewiston
Julia Sleeper-Whiting, founder and director of Tree Street Youth in Lewiston, broke the crowd of about 60 into eight different groups and then spent the next hour running from table to table to keep those groups motivated.
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Jurors foil escape attempt of convicted man fleeing Skowhegan courthouse
Nicholas Carter, 31, ran out of the Somerset County Courthouse in handcuffs Wednesday after a jury convicted him of aggravated assault against a 14-month-old child, officials said.