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CRIME & SAFETY
3 arrested after ATM theft from Maine ice cream shop
WAYNE (WGME) -- Three people are facing charges after an ATM was stolen from a Maine ice cream shop in Kennebec County. Maine State Police say the ATM was stolen from Tubby's Own Ice Cream in Wayne early Thursday morning. Two people reportedly pried open the shop door and took the cash machine, according to the Kennebec Journal.
Maine AG rules police shooting of armed man in Augusta justified
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has ruled police officers were justified in shooting and killing an armed man who shot at authorities in Augusta. The incident began on January 21 around 11 p.m. after police say a man broke into an apartment on Northern Avenue in Augusta and was threatening residents with a gun.
Two Arrested in Connection with Waldoboro Man’s Death
Following the discovery of a Waldoboro man’s body at a home in Cushing on Friday, July 12, two men connected to his death are in custody. Mark Gagne, 41, of Cushing, and Jason Hewett, 39, of Augusta, are being held at the Knox County Jail in Rockland on charges related to the death of Kyle MacDougall, 45, of Waldoboro.
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