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Emergency officials respond to possible shooting incident off Route 202 in Unity
UNITY, Maine — Emergency officials responded Thursday morning to a developing incident in Unity in which a person reportedly suffered a gunshot injury. Waldo County dispatchers confirmed Thursday morning that LifeFlight had been called to help transport a person with a gunshot injury. The Unity Volunteer Fire Department was...
Augusta man hospitalized after being shot by New York State Police
BARRYVILLE, NEW YORK (WABI) - An Augusta man is in a hospital after being shot by New York State Police Tuesday afternoon in Barryville, New York. New York State Police say they were called to a suspicious person in a vehicle at a business. Troopers say when they arrived, they...
3 arrested after robbery and assault in Westbrook
WESTBROOK (WGME) -- Three Mainers have been arrested after police say a victim was severely assaulted during a robbery at a Westbrook motel. Police say they responded to Larrabee Road on June 13 after getting a report about a robbery that happened in a motel room. Officers say they found...
Troopers detail shooting of man
BARRYVILLE – An Augusta, Maine man is in stable condition at an area hospital after a state trooper shot him on Tuesday. On July 2 at about 2:15 p.m., troopers in Sullivan County responded to a report of a suspicious man in a vehicle at a business on Route 97 in Barryville. When police located the man, he told them he had a gun and that he would shoot the troopers.
Memorial Honors 44 Maine Murder Victims, Including Victims of Lewiston Shooting
AUGUSTA, Maine- Dozens of names, including those of the 18 victims from the tragic Lewiston shooting, were added to a memorial in Augusta on Sunday. According to CBS 13, the ceremony at Holy Family cemetery aimed to honor Maine’s murder victims, with hundreds of names now etched on the monument since its dedication in 2013.
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