Suspect in Canaan, Pittsfield motorcycle chase turns himself in to police

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Published
May 13, 2020

Suspect in Canaan, Pittsfield motorcycle chase turns himself in to police

Clarence I. Rider, the suspect in a high-speed motorcycle chase on Sunday, turned himself into Pittsfield police, Somerset County Chief Deputy Mike Mitchell said on Wednesday.
Published
May 8, 2020

Would-be Corinna store robber charged after clerk thwarts hold-up, police say

Mark Dunlop, 43, of Plymouth, was later charged in connection with the robbery at the AE Robinson convenience store at 60 Newport Road in Corinna.
Published
April 8, 2020

Police investigate apparent accidental death of Oakland man

Robert Wade, 25, was found dead Tuesday night in his apartment on Heath Street in Oakland, police say.
Published
March 26, 2020

Kennebec, Somerset counties reduce inmate populations to keep coronavirus out of jails

Kennebec County has been working with the district attorney's office to identify inmates with 30 days or fewer left on their sentences to be released early.
Published
March 19, 2020

Second suspect arrested in Waterville child shooting case

Jeremiah Gamblin was arrested Friday on a warrant, but charged Monday with elevated aggravated assault in connection with a drive-by shooting Feb. 28 that injured Emahleeah Frost, 7, of Waterville.
Published
March 10, 2020

Police, DA ‘confident’ Waterville shooting case will be solved

While police and the district attorney are holding details close to the vest about who allegedly shot 7-year-old Emahleeah Frost in a drive-by shooting Feb. 28, they say they are confident those responsible will be brought to justice.
Published
March 9, 2020

Mercer man, 18, charged with assault in drive-by shooting that injured Waterville girl

Gavin T. Loabe faced an aggravated assault charge in court Monday, as testimony alleged that Loabe and an unnamed accomplice were involved in a shooting that mistakenly injured a 7-year-old girl inside a Summer Street home.
Published
March 5, 2020

Three arrested in Waterville robbery, beating case

Police say a 63-year-old man who was being extorted by people living at the same apartment building was taken to the hospital Tuesday after being beaten and robbed of his wallet.
Published
March 5, 2020

Girl injured in Waterville drive-by shooting leaves hospital

Emahleeah Frost, 7, headed back to Waterville after spending nearly a week at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she was treated after being struck by a bullet in her home by a drive-by shooter.
Published
March 5, 2020

Manchester fire chief arrested on charge of drunken driving

Francis R. Wozniak, 38, who is known as Frank, was arrested Feb. 23 on a charge of OUI following a traffic stop in Portland. Police said they stopped Wozniak's car because he was driving without his lights on at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22.