Wayne
CRIME & SAFETY
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.
South Gardiner man charged with murder after body found during welfare check
SOUTH GARDINER (WGME) - A South Gardiner man has been charged with murder after a body was found by an officer during a welfare check. On Friday, at around 3:41 p.m., the Gardiner Police Department responded to a residence on Bartlett Street in South Gardiner for a welfare check called in by a family member.
Both teens in custody after escape from Long Creek on Friday
AUGUSTA, Maine — Both teens who escaped Long Creek Youth Development Center last Friday have been taken into custody. The 16-year-old was located in Massachusetts, the Maine Department of Corrections said Tuesday. Police arrested the boy in Georgetown, Massachusetts, after a reported stolen vehicle crashed around 5:14 a.m., according...
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...
Auburn breaks ground on Police Activities League community center
The city of Auburn broke ground mid-July on a $9 million community center run by the city’s Police Activities League. The PAL Community Center will replace the smaller Police Activities League Center that has been at the same 24 Chestnut St. site since 2013. The center will host the...
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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