The suspect flees the store with bundle of prescription drugs.
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.
Sweet-smelling smoke inside Westbrook apartment attributed to potpourri in an oven
Fire crews were called to the two-story building Thursday night after residents reported smoke pouring out of an apartment.
Popular Maine diner destroyed by fire
Jake’s Diner in Limington was unoccupied when the fire started about 5 p.m.
One driver killed, another injured in Maine crash on Route 1
The accident shuts down a stretch of the road in Woolwich for four hours Tuesday night.
Death of 6-year-old Maine girl spurs outpouring of support
Evalise M. McLean, a Berwick first-grader, apparently died of bacterial meningitis, which, officials assure other parents, is not contagious.
Old Orchard Beach man hospitalized after robbery attempt in Saco, police say
The suspect, 27, allegedly overdosed on drugs after being chased off by store owner.
Tractor-trailer rear-ends car in South Berwick
The car’s driver, 17, escapes serious injury.
Arundel SUV crash snaps utility pole, closing section of Route 1 for hours
The driver suffered a hip injury, and the heavily traveled road was shut down for nearly seven hours.
Installation of Maine’s new bishop set for Friday
The ceremony will be held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Vigil held in Saco for 1999 slaying victim
Ashley Ouellette, 15, was found dead in the middle of a road in Scarborough, and her killer has never been found.