Thieves have been cutting locks and breaking into storage units across Lewiston.
Mark LaFlamme
Sun Journal
Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
Posted inMaine Crime
Strong man charged with arson after kitchen catches fire
STRONG — A local man was arrested on suspicion of arson early Friday after reporting a house fire on Lambert Hill Road. At about 1:30 a.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Elmes went to the home after a resident reported a fire in his kitchen. The flames were extinguished by the fire department, and the […]
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Posted inLocal & State
Despite rescue attempt, man dies after car crashes into West Paris brook off Route 26
Three men jumped into the water and pulled the victim to shore in an attempt to save him.
Posted inLocal & State
Lewiston police investigating after children, ages 4 and 2, ingest marijuana
The children were reportedly suffering symptoms after ingesting edible marijuana at their Lewiston home.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Bull runs amok in Auburn
The cattle driver, a plow truck driver, a farmer and police eventually corralled the bovine into the trailer.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Bronx trio charged with identity fraud after Auburn Home Depot purchases
Police say the men obtained credit cards with fake names to buy items from Home Depot stores in Maine, including the one in Auburn, and sell them in New York at discounted prices.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Cat steals animal control officer’s Thanksgiving dinner
To be fair, no cat has been officially identified as the culprit, although Strout said one was reportedly seen wandering nearby just a short time before the turkey was mauled.
Posted inLocal & State
Crime study: Sabattus is the safest place in Maine
A person has only a 1 in 266 chance of being victimized in the town.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime
Livermore Falls man charged with possessing child porn
Edward Livermore, 57, was arrested after a four-year investigation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Two arrested after car wrecks in Sabattus
Police say the two men took off after crashing their vehicles in unrelated accidents late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning.