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Damariscotta Woman Arrested After Trying to Steal Police Officer's Handgun
1+ hour, 5+ min ago (243+ words) The Damariscotta Police Department arrested a woman last week after she allegedly assaulted an officer and tried to take his handgun. [RELATED: Lebanon Man with Outstanding Warrants Arrested After Resisting Arrest and Being Tased] On July 2, an officer responded to…...
Bangor Man Arrested After Dragging a Woman Into an Apartment and Resisting Arrest
1+ hour, 7+ min ago (260+ words) The Bangor Police Department arrested a man on Monday after he allegedly attempted to forcibly drag a woman into an apartment and resisted arrest. [RELATED: Bangor Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl from Massachusetts to Maine]…...
Homeless Man from Oregon Broke Into a Woman's Car in Brewer While Rubbing his Crotch and Refusing to Leave
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (307+ words) A homeless man from Oregon allegedly entered a woman's car in Brewer on Monday while rubbing his genitals over his clothes and refusing to leave despite the victim's protests. [RELATED: Homeless Man from Oregon Arrested in Bangor for Assaulting a…...
Southern Maine Teenage Gang Terrorizes Families Celebrating July 4th At Waterfront Park, Facebook Shuts Down Complaints
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (285+ words) A southern-Maine community Facebook page with a mission of promoting nothing but motherhood and apple pie " and downplaying controversy " shut off public reaction to a scary holiday melee created by teenage thugs. The Biddeford + Saco Community Group with 34, 000 followers found…...
Supreme Court Restricts Use of Geofence Warrants by Law Enforcement
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (394+ words) The United States Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday to restrict the use of geofence warrants that allow law enforcement to see who was near the scene of a crime using information collected by tech companies. Authored by Justice Elena Kagan, the…...
Juvenile Crime: Three Minors and Adult Break Into Madison Junior High School
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (395+ words) A group of three minors and a 24-year-old from Madison allegedly broke into the Madison Junior High School last week before being discovered by the Somerset Sheriff's Department. [RELATED: Lewiston Juvenile Charged With Conspiracy to Commit Murder After Arrest With…...
Rumford Woman Arrested After Attacking Boyfriend with Kitchen Knife
1+ week, 1+ day ago (240+ words) The Rumford Police Department arrested a woman on Tuesday after she allegedly attacked her live-in boyfriend with a kitchen knife. [RELATED: Police Arrest Suspect in Clinton Stabbing Incident] At approximately 1: 32 a. m. , Rumford officers responded to a 911 call at 497 Virgin Street from…...
South Carolina Man Arrested in NH Pleads Guilty to Westbrook Bank Robbery
1+ week, 1+ day ago (216+ words) A South Carolina man pleaded guilty on Monday to bank robbery after he was arrested in New Hampshire last year while evading police following a Westbrook bank robbery. [RELATED: Westbrook Bank Robber Nabbed in New Hampshire] Jean Pierre Gendron, 61, was…...
Waterville Man Arrested After Kidnapping Four-Year-Old
1+ week, 1+ day ago (307+ words) The Fairfield Police Department arrested a Waterville man on Saturday after he allegedly kidnapped a four-year-old. [RELATED: Registered Sex Offender Arrested in Hallowell for Kidnapping Woman for Sex] At approximately 1: 57 a. m. , the Fairfield Police Department responded to a residence on Main…...
Rockland Homeless Man Arrested After Chasing Down Jogger and Pepper Spraying Her in Random Attack
1+ week, 1+ day ago (195+ words) The Rockland Police Department arrested a homeless man on Saturday after he allegedly chased down a jogger and pepper-sprayed her. At approximately 10: 00 a. m. , Rockland officers responded to a report of an assault involving pepper spray. During the investigation, officers allegedly learned…...