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Standish man arrested for OUI crash involving 4 kids in Cumberland
CUMBERLAND (WGME) -- Police say a 26-year-old Standish man was driving while under the influence and had four children inside the vehicle with him when he caused a crash in Cumberland on Friday. The crash happened on Route 100 at Skillin Road around 10 p.m. Police say a pickup truck...
Teen Shot and Man Arrested after ‘Ding-Dong-Ditch’ Game in Maine
A teen was shot and seriously injured early Saturday morning after a 30-year-old man fired shots on Waterford Road in Harrison. Teen Shot and Man Arrested after “Ding-Dong-Ditch” Game. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said several teens were playing "ding-dong-ditch" where they ring a doorbell and run away....
Harrison crash results in serious injury
HARRISON — The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle crash on School Street in Harrison, resulting in a serious injury to the driver. A silver 2020 RAV 4 crashed into a rock embankment at the Harrison Fire Department with significant front end damage. The driver, a...
Another Lewiston shooting where teen died last weekend
LEWISTON — Lewiston Police responded to a Friday night shooting in the Hillview/Rideout area. No one was injured this time. Last Sunday, however, police were called to the same neighborhood when shots were fired. Seventeen-year-old Sahal Muridi was found dead in the road. Friday night, police heard the gunshots...
What’s With the Bumblebee Graffiti All Over Maine Stores?
Okay, I've had enough of whoever this idiot of a person is. Last week, I remember seeing a spray-painted bumblebee on the front of a store window in downtown Portland, and thinking, "I hope that person's happy now that they've successfully made themselves look like a jerk with their 'art'."
Man accused of firing shots following altercation in Portland
PORTLAND (WGME) -- Police say a Maine man has been arrested for firing shots in Portland on Friday. Police say they responded to 355 Woodford Street around 7:15 a.m. for a report of shots fired. According to police, 40-year-old Chi Ho of Portland fired a gun after an altercation. Ho...
Maine State Police investigating two separate crashes involving trooper vehicles
LEWISTON/GOULDSBORO -- Maine State Police are investigating two separate crashes where trooper vehicles were struck. According to a Maine State Police spokesperson, a trooper was responding to a motor vehicle crash in Gardiner using his emergency lights and siren on the Maine Turnpike in Lewiston shortly after midnight on July 19.
Amid rising gun violence in Lewiston, Somali community searches for a way forward
Members of Lewiston's Somali community are mourning the death of 17-year-old Sahal Muridi, whose body was found Sunday night by police who were responding to a 911 call reporting that shots had been fired. The incident is part of what police said is an uptick in violence across the city, and there are fears that young Somali-Americans are getting swept up in it.
Police investigate shots fired at Lewiston housing complex
LEWISTON — Gunshots rang out late last night in the HillView housing complex, prompting a swift response from local authorities. At about 9:40 p.m., Lewiston Police officers in the vicinity of Sabattus Street reported hearing gunshots originating from the HillView/Rideout area. Concurrently, several calls from residents on Rideout Avenue...
'Talk with your kids': Police issue warning after teen shot during 'prank'
OXFORD, Maine — Police are urging parents to talk with their children about pranks after an incident in Harrison over the weekend. A Harrison man was arrested Saturday after shooting at a group of teens police say were playing "ding-dong-ditch." One of the teens was shot in the leg.
Police are investigating shots fired in a Maine city
LEWISTON, Maine — Police are investigating shots fired in Lewiston. Local police officers reported hearing gunshots on Sabattus Street in the Hillview/Rideout neighborhood around 9:40 p.m. on Friday. Several locals also called police, reporting the sound of gunfire from the Hillview housing complex. That's the same neighborhood where 17-year-old...
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