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2 Children Believed to Be Among 3 Dead in Mechanic Falls
More details are starting to come out about 3 bodies found in a home in Mechanic Falls, including that two of the deceased may have been children. Mechanic Falls Police brought in the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit on Saturday afternoon after finding three deceased individuals at a residence on Highland Avenue. The deceased were brought to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta for autopsies, that would help confirm their identities and determine their cause of death.
Three Arrested with Large Amount of Cash after ATM Theft in Maine
Two men and one woman were arrested Thursday after stealing an ATM from inside a business in Wayne. The ATM was stolen from Tubby’s Ice Cream shop on Main Street and later located in a vacant lot in Livermore Falls. Suspects Located with Large Amount of Money from ATM.
The 48 hours of chaos after Maine's deadliest mass shooting raise questions about police training
Police had already searched dozens of trailers in the crowded recycling center parking lot when they rolled up one final door and saw the bloody combat boots that would mark the end of Maine's two-day nightmare. The shooter, who had killed 18 people and wounded 13 more in Lewiston, was...
Waterville man accused of fleeing scene after clipping another vehicle, crashing in ditch
GRAY (WGME) -- Maine State Police say a Waterville man fled the scene after clipping another vehicle on the turnpike south of the New Gloucester tolls and crashing his truck into a ditch on Monday. Police say 39-year-old Robert Padilla was driving at around 1:24 p.m. in a Ford-150 when...
Army reprimands commanders but blames police, hospital for mishandling Lewiston gunman
The U.S. Army has reprimanded several of those in the Lewiston gunman’s chain of command for “dereliction of duty” after a series of administrative failures, but investigators say they still cannot say why the soldier was released from a psychiatric hospital last summer. The long-awaited report from...
Total Maine July 28, 2024: US Army Reserve report on Lewiston gunman scrutinized
PORTLAND, Maine — In this edition of Total Maine, we delve into the U.S. Army Reserve’s report on its management of concerns related to the eventual Lewiston mass shooter. Norah Hogan conducts an exclusive interview with Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Deputy Aaron Skolfield, who has faced criticism for not removing Robert Card’s weapons during wellness checks at his residence.
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