Three Massachusetts men arrested during the vehicle stop are facing drug trafficking charges.
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Video shows Lewiston officer had pocketed drugs; charges dropped against defendant
Prosecutors dismissed a Class A drug charge against a defendant Thursday after a cruiser video showed a Lewiston police officer slipping drug evidence into his pocket at the scene of the arrest.
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Man, woman charged with selling meth in Biddeford
Police seize drugs worth about $10,000 and a loaded handgun during the arrest and search.
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Three weeks before Lewiston officer’s overdose death, video captured him pocketing drugs from arrest
Officer Nick Meserve, who died at home in February from acute fentanyl intoxication, was seen pocketing fentanyl during a police stop in Lewiston in January.
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Police searching for Sanford arson suspects
Investigators are looking for Johnathon Cox and Lonnie McMahon in connection with a July 6 arson fire in Sanford.
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Man charged with burning car in Westbrook
Police say Jonathan Thomas set an SUV on fire last week on Myrtle Street.
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Teen charged with manslaughter in Lewiston melee seeks to suppress statements
His lawyer says the boy was picked up at high school, brought to a police interrogation room and didn’t have a legal guardian with him or an interpreter when he asked for one.
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Lewiston teen charged in Donald Giusti’s death to remain at Auburn jail
Emmanuel Nkurunziza, charged with assault at a youth facility, is also charged with manslaughter as a juvenile in connection with the 2018 death of a Lewiston man near Kennedy Park.
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Three New York men arrested in 2016 Rangeley home invasion
Another man was shot and killed during a robbery that targeted drugs.
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Pleased with guilty verdict, Lewiston stabbing victim’s family misses her
Kimberly Dobbie’s uncle describes his niece as ‘always happy, smiling,’ and a protector of her twin sons.