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Riverside Drive in Augusta closed as law enforcement respond to situation
AUGUSTA, Maine — A heavy presence of law enforcement officers responded Friday night to Riverside Drive in Augusta that prompted city officials to close a section of the road and issue a shelter-in-place for residents in the immediate area. Augusta dispatchers told NEWS CENTER Maine the shelter-in-place is only...
Augusta man hospitalized after being shot by New York State Police
BARRYVILLE, NEW YORK (WABI) - An Augusta man is in a hospital after being shot by New York State Police Tuesday afternoon in Barryville, New York. New York State Police say they were called to a suspicious person in a vehicle at a business. Troopers say when they arrived, they...
Troopers detail shooting of man
BARRYVILLE – An Augusta, Maine man is in stable condition at an area hospital after a state trooper shot him on Tuesday. On July 2 at about 2:15 p.m., troopers in Sullivan County responded to a report of a suspicious man in a vehicle at a business on Route 97 in Barryville. When police located the man, he told them he had a gun and that he would shoot the troopers.
Memorial Honors 44 Maine Murder Victims, Including Victims of Lewiston Shooting
AUGUSTA, Maine- Dozens of names, including those of the 18 victims from the tragic Lewiston shooting, were added to a memorial in Augusta on Sunday. According to CBS 13, the ceremony at Holy Family cemetery aimed to honor Maine’s murder victims, with hundreds of names now etched on the monument since its dedication in 2013.
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