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Portland police say ‘suspicious package’ downtown is not hazardous
The department responded to Congress and State streets to investigate the box Monday morning.
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Two antique buses catch fire in Portland
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting in an ongoing investigation of the fire, which extended to the exterior of nearby building before firefighters extinguished it.
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Homeland Security accuses Portland, and Hancock and Cumberland counties of defying immigration law
A list compiled by the federal agency specifically calls out the three law enforcement jurisdictions ‘as endangering American communities.’
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Portland police arrest 3 teens accused in December shooting near park
No one was injured in the shooting, but multiple apartments on Cumberland Avenue were hit with bullets and several shell casings were found in Peppermint Park.
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Portland police investigate gunshots on Grant Street
Police say no one was injured when shots were fired Sunday night.
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The 35-pound rod that smashed a car in Portland did not fall from the sky, FAA says
The piece of metal flew off a nearby tugboat and damaged the rear hatch of a car in the Casco Bay Lines lot.
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35-pound hunk of metal that damaged car in Portland may have fallen from plane
The metal rod crumpled the rear hatch of the Volkswagen Jetta parked at the Casco Bay Lines parking lot.
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Portland police seeking ‘suspicious male’ who lunged at teenage girl
The unidentified man was described as white, balding and aged 60-70, police said.
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Portland woman accused of impersonating police officer to get inside apartment
Portland police say she threatened to shoot a resident at an apartment building if they did not answer the door.