LEWISTON — Police charged a Lewiston man Tuesday with striking a man on the head with a pipe Monday night on Blake Street. Omar Omar, 22, was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault, according to Lt. David St. Pierre The victim, 39, who was also punched and kicked, was taken to Central Maine Medical […]
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Police still investigating fatal park beating
LEWISTON — Police are sifting through photographs and videos posted on social media, studying street surveillance footage and conducting nearly 100 interviews with witnesses as they continue to investigate the beating death of a local man last month near Kennedy Park. No arrests have been made in the June 12 incident in which Donald Giusti, […]
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‘They just started ganging up on us:’ Lewiston residents describe brawl near Kennedy Park
[UPDATE: Lewiston man dies from injuries sustained in Tuesday night fight] LEWISTON — State and local police are investigating a Tuesday night melee near Kennedy Park that left one man hospitalized in critical condition. Several of the victim’s friends told the Sun Journal on Wednesday that the man, said to be in his 30s, had died, […]
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Suspects on the run after a chase through Lewiston, Auburn and Minot; car found in Buckfield
LEWISTON — A car driven in a high-speed chase through the Twin Cities on Thursday morning was found abandoned in Buckfield a short time later. The silver Pontiac G6, four-door sedan was discovered off Sodom Road, Lewiston Lt. David St. Pierre said. Investigators initially believed it was the car used in an attempted robbery in […]
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Lewiston police investigate Victor News robbery
LEWISTON — A woman robbed a downtown convenience store Monday evening, police said. The woman, dressed in a coat and sweatshirt with the hood snugged tightly around her face, presented a note demanding money to a clerk at Victor News on Park Street, Lt. David St. Pierre said Tuesday. She fled with an undisclosed amount […]
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Police say Auburn man stole gun from Lewiston home
LEWISTON — An Auburn man who held police at bay in a downtown apartment Monday had stolen a pistol from a Laase Avenue home, officials said Tuesday. Police confirmed with the owner of the .380-caliber gun that it was missing after police recovered the firearm in the 287 Bates St. apartment in which Scott Andrew […]
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Lewiston student hit biking to school
LEWISTON — A Lewiston High School student bicycling to school Monday was injured when he was struck by a vehicle, Lewiston police said Tuesday. The 15-year-old bicyclist was in the area of 203 Webster St. at 7:34 a.m. when he crossed the road diagonally into the path of a vehicle driven by Ashley Morrissette, 24, […]
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City homes need to display address
LEWISTON — Police officials want to be sure they can find you in case of an emergency. The Lewiston Police Department and Code Enforcement are urging residents to prominently display their address number on their residence to ensure the quickest response possible in the event of an emergency. In a news release this week, the […]