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One injured after multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD, Maine (WABI) - A multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in Pittsfield temporarily shut down the travel lane Thursday morning. Troopers say the driver of a box truck slowed to almost a stop in the lane. A tractor trailer struck the rear of the box truck causing it to roll onto...
Benton man sentenced for choking, punching woman
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- A Maine man will spend more than two decades behind bars after punching and choking his wife in front of their daughter. According to the Kennebec Journal, 40-year-old Derek Taylor of Benton pleaded guilty earlier this year to domestic violence aggravated assault, domestic violence assault, violating conditions of release, and domestic violence criminal threatening.
Caught on Camera: Political sign torn down in Dixmont
DIXMONT (WGME) -- People were caught on camera ripping down a political sign on Hog Hill Road in Dixmont. Surveillance video shows a pickup truck back up, and a man jump out of the back, a woman throws him a chain, which he wraps around a political sign. It looks like a Harris-Walz sign.
Man arrested after allegedly threatening person with a gun in Unity
UNITY — A Unity man was arrested Thursday, Aug. 29, after allegedly threatening someone with a gun at Unity Raceway. Joshua Littlefield, 30, first came to the attention of Maine State Police at 4:12 p.m., when the victim reported the incident. The man reportedly named Littlefield, who he said he is familiar with, as the man who had threatened him. The victim was able to provide a description of the Littlefield, as well as a description of the firearm he was carrying.
Massachusetts man arrested in Palmyra on drug charges
PALMYRA, Maine (WABI) -One person was arrested and several others are expected to be charged with various drug trafficking and possession charges in Palmyra. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office searched at a home on Madawaska Road in Plamyra Thursday after a long investigation. When they arrived, they say four...
Sheriff’s Department Looking For Harris/Walz Sign Vandals
The Penobscot County Sheriff's Department needs your help!. To say that we live in a tense political climate would be an understatement, especially in an election year, but three people in Dixmont took things to the next level last night. They are investigating a criminal mischief complaint that involves damage...
Drug bust nets $100,000 worth of cocaine, fentanyl in Maine
PALMYRA — A drug raid in central Maine resulted in the seizure of approximately $100,000 worth of illegal narcotics and the arrest of a Massachusetts man, authorities said Friday. The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Division executed a search warrant Thursday in Palmyra, confiscating about 1,000 grams of cocaine...
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