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CRIME & SAFETY
NH pursuit ends in crash, arrest
EXETER, N.H. – A wild ride awaited State Police in New Hampshire when they responded to a call Friday for assistance from the town of Auburn, after officers there tried to stop a vehicle that was driving erratically in their town. A little before 9 p.m., troopers joined the...
34-Year-Old Wanted Man Fled from Police on Rooftop in Maine
A 34-year-old wanted man was arrested Wednesday for stealing a firearm and criminal threatening after trying to flee on a rooftop of an apartment building in Lewiston. The U.S. Marshals Service’s Maine Violent Offender Task Force apprehended Matthew Gallagher from Lewiston on Main Street. Arrest Warrant with Multiple Charges.
Lewiston police, city officials address recent uptick in violence
LEWISTON, Maine (WMTW) - The chief of the Lewiston Police Department and other city officials are discussing their plans to address a recent uptick in violence. The plans include increased law enforcement presence, enhanced coordination with state and federal law enforcement agencies, innovative approaches to community engagement, and a call to action for the State Legislature and the judicial system.
Lewiston mass shooter may have been stalking ex-coworkers to ambush them, report says
The Department of Homeland Security released a new report this week that suggests the gunman who shot and killed 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, last October could have been stalking his ex-coworkers at the Maine Recycling Corp. in Lisbon to ambush them, according to the Portland Press Herald. While there...
5TYNTK Aug 30: Piscataqua River Bridge Update, Auburn Fugitive, Maine Paralympian in Paris, Patriots Starting QB, Labor Day
1. New details have emerged regarding the tragic incident on the Piscataqua River Bridge yesterday. Around 2 a.m., an unidentified man contacted a York 911 dispatcher, claiming that he had been involved in a fight with his wife at their home in Troy, New Hampshire, and that she was dead. By 2:30 a.m., Kittery police found the man parked in the southbound lane of the six-lane bridge. Law enforcement officers closed the bridge and attempted to negotiate with the man for several hours. However, the situation escalated when the man exited his vehicle and raised a firearm. At that point, A Maine State Trooper and two New Hampshire State Troopers used deadly force. Tragically, an 8-year-old boy was discovered deceased inside the man’s car. While it remains unclear who shot the boy, police have confirmed that he was not killed by officers. (PH)
Here's what we know about fire at Lewiston home involved in ongoing drug investigation
LEWISTON, Maine — Officials have not revealed many details about a fire that destroyed the garage of a Lewiston home that has been searched multiple times by the Lewiston Police Department as part of an ongoing drug investigation. Through a Facebook post shared shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, police...
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