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PublishedSeptember 12, 2024
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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PublishedAugust 29, 2024
Watch: Lewiston’s plan to reduce gun violence: More cops, cameras, conversation and court support
The plan includes putting more law enforcement on the streets, pursuing legislation to help the judicial system, and more community engagement.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2024
2 shootings reported in Lewiston; 3 juveniles being questioned
The first report came in just before 7 p.m., police said, when rounds were reported fired behind a mosque on Bartlett Street. At the time, a community event with hundreds of people was taking place at Mike McGraw Park in the same area.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2024
The 48 hours of confusion, chaos and fear after Maine’s deadliest mass shooting raise questions about police training
It took 2 days and 5 searches of a property in Lisbon, Maine, before police finally found the shooter’s body – despite repeated tips that it was his most likely hiding spot.
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PublishedMay 25, 2024
Lewiston police investigate stabbing on Sabattus Street
An unnamed man was treated and released for stab wounds early Saturday morning after an incident near the Sabattus, College and Horton streets intersection, police said.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2024
Lewiston, Lisbon police face tough questions about mass shooting response
The fourth hearing by the commission investigating the shooting focuses largely on the struggle to quickly organize a unified search for the killer in the face of dozens of false tips and red herrings.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
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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PublishedNovember 3, 2023
Shooter’s body found within 12 hours of suicide, authorities say
Police find Robert Card's remains more than a mile from where he abandoned his car about two days earlier.
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Turner woman charged with buying guns for others is cleared for rehab
Two of the guns purchased by Jennifer Scruggs in Auburn and Turner were recovered by Los Angeles police.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2023
Lewiston can’t arrest its way out of the homelessness crisis, police chief says
The Lewiston Police Department recently launched its Neighborhoods First initiative, which in addition to its homelessness crisis protocol, outlines a "proactive approach" to handling quality-of-life issues.
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