The Police Department, along with several community partners, announced a multifaceted plan to address gun violence during an Aug. 29 news conference following an uptick in shootings.
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Documents reveal police officers’ ‘courageous’ response to Oct. 25 mass shooting in Lewiston
Firsthand reports by individual Lewiston, Auburn and Androscoggin County officers describe courage, caring in the horrific first hours.
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Each one of more than 1,000 police calls for help was treated as a potential Card sighting
The high level of response came at a cost to area police departments. In Auburn, police Chief Jason Moen said the department spent $22,000 for about 300 hours of overtime pay.
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Winthrop woman charged in June hit and run crash in Lewiston
Jeena Garant, 38, was indicted on charges of criminal driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a crash with serious injury, driving to endanger and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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Police identify body pulled from the Androscoggin River on Saturday
Isar Coleman’s body was found floating in the river, just up from the falls on the Lewiston side.
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Suspect arrested after fatal Lewiston shooting
Following two-hour standoff, officers arrest man they say was involved in shooting on Howe Street.
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‘He was dropped at my door with a face full of blood’: Two teens injured in Lewiston attack
Jennifer Banton, mother of an injured 14-year-old, said the attackers armed with bats, machetes and metal pipes “beat my son and another boy nearly to death.”
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Lewiston man to serve 5 years for shooting at police
Joshua Boyd claims the gun discharged accidentally.
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Lewiston narrows down vendor for police body cameras
The city is considering a five-year contract with BodyWorn by Utility to provide body cameras for all Lewiston police personnel.
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Man accused of fatal shooting in Lewiston arrested in Mississippi
Jaquile Coleman, 26, will be returned to Maine to face a murder charge in the death of 19-year-old Natasha Morgan.