A pickup truck involved in a head-on collision drove off without one wheel, police said.
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Masked man carrying hatchet bangs on door of Windham home
He fled into a wooded area after the homeowner’s German shepherd lunged at the door, police say.
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Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: The good news: A mass shooting didn’t happen in Maine last week
How can we head off the threat of a mass shooting? Police in Maine, alerted by a woman in New York, just did.
Posted inNew England, News
Creator of one of Rhode Island’s largest child porn collections gets 40 years in prison
A man who recorded himself repeatedly raping an unconscious child and possessed one of the largest collections of child pornography ever seized by Rhode Island law enforcement has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland business owner guilty of tax crime
PORTLAND — A tax preparer pleaded guilty Aug. 14 in U.S. District Court to one count of aiding and assisting in the preparation of a false tax return. According to plea documents and statements made in court, Ashraf Eldeknawey operated a tax return preparation business located inside the Ahram Halal Market from 2015 to 2018. […]
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Maine men charged with drug trafficking after traffic stop in York
Police say cocaine and prescription pills were found in a car traveling on the Maine Turnpike on Thursday night.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Auburn man pleads not guilty to raping, killing woman in Alaska 26 years ago
Steven H. Downs, 44, is being held on $1 million bail in the killing of a former student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1993.
Posted inLocal & State
Waterboro man sues York County Sheriff’s Office over arrest
Caleb Gaul says he was unlawfully arrested and strip-searched, and the misdemeanor charge against him was soon dropped.
Posted inLocal & State
Man charged with kidnapping woman in South Carolina, assaulting her during drive to Maine
The alleged victim contacted the Lewiston Police Department last week from a local motel, saying she had been struck with a hammer.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Police detective identifies rock thrower in street brawl as Lewiston teen
The rock struck Donald Giusti, 38, who died 3 days later from injuries he suffered during the street fight in June 2018.