A federal grant will pay for 10.4 miles of double track in Massachusetts.
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Bath salt abuse: growing problem for Maine police
Synthetic stimulants sometimes marketed as bath salts, plant food or research chemicals are increasingly cropping up around Maine. “Bath salts” sold under names such as Ivory Wave, Vanilla Sky, Meow Meow and Bubbles can contain the stimulant mephedrone and the psychoactive drug methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or MDPV. Law enforcement agencies and poison control centers say the effects […]
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Jail officers indicted after complaint by inmate
All four of the York County correctional officers have been placed on paid administrative leave.
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Deputies use Taser to stun man after 911 call in Sebago
The sheriff’s office says Victor Berge acted aggressively; he says authorities overreacted.
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Sebago man disputes authorities’ version of Taser use
48-year-old Victor Berge says, “It was dark. I never saw a cop or a Taser.”
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Police: Tasered Sebago man continued to resist
Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputies say Victor Berge, 48, pulled the probes out of his chest and continued to challenge them. After a brief struggle, they placed him under arrest.
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Tractor-trailer driver charged with OUI after rollover
The tractor-trailer, filled with bottled water, went off Route 112 on an S-curve and rolled onto its side.
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Portland woman’s suspicious death is still a ‘working’ case
Elena Lozado’s family struggles with questions about her death, and still cannot bury her remains.
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Craig advances again in Cincinnati chief search
Portland Police Chief James Craig is one of six candidates who will be interviewed in person in mid-May,
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‘A good thing,’ but still small solace
Mainers who lost loved ones on Sept. 11 feel gratitude and relief, but little joy over the terrorist’s demise.