Police say the Buxton man fled the scene of a crash on foot, leaving behind two injured passengers, and punched the dog as police closed in.
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Weidul sentenced to 16 years for manslaughter
Ernest Weidul was convicted in May on a charge of manslaughter in the 2010 death of Roger Downs Jr.
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Portland police zero in on mental health calls
New information on calls for service helps the city assign officers and allocate resources.
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Homeless man charged with stabbing another
Jeremiah Schaffner, 21, turned himself in to Portland police Sunday and was charged with elevated aggravated assault. The 25-year-old victim underwent surgery at Maine Med.
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Traffic moving again on Falmouth turnpike spur
Westbound traffic on the Falmouth turnpike spur faced lengthy delays after a RV broke down in a construction zone this morning.
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Bridgton man charged with assault of reporter
David Houston is caught on video when a TV reporter asks about a sign calling the president names.
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Bridgton man charged with assaulting reporter
The WGME-TV reporter was interviewing David Houston, 59, about a sign that allegedly uses an ethnic slur to describe the president and urges people to join the Ku Klux Klan.
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Police: U-turn causes turnpike crash, injuring motorcyclist
State police say an SUV attempting to make an illegal U-turn at mile 71 in New Gloucester caused a crash this morning that sent a 24-year-old man to the hospital.
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Police: Driver exceeded limit by 100 mph in Bath crash
Joseph Boyington, 22, was driving his Acura 135 mph in the passing lane of Route 1 north in Bath – an area where the posted speed limit is 35 mph.
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In DNA era, police print lab still crime-solving workhorse
Greater Portland’s metropolitan crime laboratory has in the past 2½ years linked fingerprints taken from 295 crime scenes to prints collected at the county jail, identifying suspects and closing cases.