FARMINGTON — Three men accused of a string of Franklin County convenience store burglaries in June are now accused of intentionally setting fire to a vacant home in Wilton and a camp in Carthage. Franklin County court Judge Susan Oram set bail Monday at $25,000 cash for Devon J. Pease, 22, of Jay. The state […]
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Bryant Pond teen pleads not guilty to arson, burglary
PARIS — A Woodstock man accused of breaking into two Waterford homes and burning them down to hide the evidence will undergo a mental health examination, a judge ruled Friday. Jordan Caldwell, 19, pleaded not guilty to two counts of arson and burglary at an arraignment in Oxford County Superior Court on Friday morning before Active-Retired […]
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Mexico police news
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to 109 complaints from May 1 through 14, including the following: * At 7:56 p.m. May 11, officer Rob Drouin took a report of an erratic driver traveling on Route 120 toward Roxbury Pond Village in a Saab convertible. A witness told police the driver “was coming down through […]
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Former East Dixfield firefighter indicted in arson case
FARMINGTON — A former East Dixfield firefighter was indicted Friday, charged with torching the Countryfolk Music Theatre on Route 2 last year while he was a caretaker there. Jason Baldwin, 28, of East Dixfield was indicted on a charge of felony arson. A conviction carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison and a […]
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Bartlett Street resident charged in fire that destroyed building
LEWISTON — A Bartlett Street woman was charged Monday with setting a New Year’s Day fire in her apartment. She could face charges in a second Lewiston fire. According to a news release by Stephen McCausland of the Maine Department of Public Safety, Jackie McBurnie, 33, is charged with the first of two fires started […]
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Biddeford fire that critically injured two believed to be arson
BIDDEFORD (AP) — The Maine fire marshal’s office says one man is grave condition and other critical after an apartment fire in Biddeford believed to be arson. Six other people were treated at the hospital and released following the Biddeford fire Thursday morning. Hospitalized in grave condition at Maine Medical Center is 23-year-old Michael Moore; […]
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Fire marshal: Biddeford apartment fire was arson; 8 sent to hospital
BIDDEFORD — The Maine fire marshal’s office said an apartment building fire in Biddeford that injured two people was intentionally set. Two young men were rescued from a third floor apartment early Thursday morning. Maine State Police said they remained hospitalized Thursday afternoon with one in critical condition. Six other people were treated at the […]
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Teen arson suspect to be moved to detention facility
LEWISTON — The 14-year-old charged with arson in connection with four apartment building fires last year will be moved from a residential care facility to a detention center. During a closed hearing in 8th District Court on Monday, Judge John Beliveau ordered Abdi Ibrahim of Lewiston to be moved from the residential facility in Southern […]
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Lewiston 2013 arson fires: Morin to serve 5 years
AUBURN — Brian Morin will serve five years for setting a fire that burned two Lewiston apartment buildings and damaged a third last year. Androscoggin County Superior Court Justice MaryGay Kennedy sentenced Morin on Wednesday to a total of 25 years in prison with all but five years suspended. Prosecutors were seeking to have Morin serve seven […]
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Judge finds Lewiston woman not criminally responsible for fire
AUBURN — A judge found a Lewiston woman who set her mattress on fire last year not criminally responsible by reason of insanity on Tuesday. Misty Cornell, 45, was committed to Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta under the care of the commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services. Cornell will be evaluated every […]