Ryan Leighton was charged Friday evening with the misdemeanor, and is scheduled to appear in court July 7.
Dennis Hoey
Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland since 2008. Before that he worked in the Press Herald’s Brunswick Bureau where he spent several years covering news in several midcoast towns from Rockland and Wiscasset to Bath and Brunswick. He also covered Bath Iron Works, the Brunswick Naval Air Station, Bowdoin College, and the Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant during his years in Brunswick. When he’s not hunting down criminals, politicians or law enforcement officials, Dennis enjoys spending time riding his bicycle, hiking, and cross country skiing.
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Gorham police locate missing 13-year-old
Morgan Clark reportedly ran away from home Monday, but was found Tuesday at an undisclosed location.
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Portland police investigate shooting on Munjoy Hill
A young man was shot and briefly hospitalized following an argument among several people, police said Tuesday.
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Police seek man who robbed Shaw’s at Westgate in Portland
The robber threatened a cashier at the store around 12:18 p.m. Monday, police say.
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Gorham police search for 13-year-old who ran away from home
Morgan E. Clark left her home around 1:30 p.m. and was last seen at the Cumberland Farms in Gorham, police said.
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Fire damages post office on Peaks Island
The fire severely damaged an attached residence, and smoke was visible from mainland Portland, 3 miles away, on Monday afternoon.
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Dixmont man arrested after shooting another man in Bangor, police say
Benjamin Bowman, 24, was taken into custody Sunday morning following an altercation at a motel in the city.
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Another night of demonstrations and protests, this time in South Portland
Hundreds outraged by the death of a black man in the custody of Minneapolis police call for an end to systemic racism, and march from the city high school to the police station Thursday evening.
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With protest expected, Sanford imposes nightly curfew this weekend
The curfew will be in effect from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, police said.
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Pickup, Mack truck collide head-on in Shapleigh
The pickup driver was distracted by her dog and veered into the opposite lane Thursday morning, and the road was closed for several hours, police said.