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CRIME & SAFETY
Two drivers arrested on OUI charges in separate incidents at scene of Cumberland crash
CUMBERLAND, Maine — Two drivers were arrested on OUI charges in separate incidents at a crash scene Friday night in Cumberland. Shortly before 10 p.m. Friday, police and fire crews responded to a report of a crash involving injuries on Route 100 near Skillin Road, the Cumberland Police Department said on social media.
Family sues Cumberland County Jail after man's overdose death while incarcerated
PORTLAND, Maine — Taylor Webster was with her daughter on her way to visit James Mannion, the father of her two children, at the Cumberland County Jail. But before they could get there, she got a phone call, telling her Mannion was found dead. "He was a good father...
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'."
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...
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.
South Portland police seek public’s help to identify suspects in recent incident
SOUTH PORTLAND — South Portland Police Department is turning to the community for assistance in identifying a man and a woman involved in a recent incident on Broadway near the Scarborough line. The department reached out through their Facebook page, asking “Facebook Detectives” to help recognize the individuals captured...
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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