LEWISTON — A local man was arrested Thursday on a warrant charging him with selling fentanyl, a highly addictive opioid used to treat pain. Steven Case, 28, of 15 Katie Ave. was indicted this week on charges of unlawful trafficking of scheduled drugs, a crime punishable by up to 10 years in prison. An Androscoggin […]
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Two Brunswick area men arrested in drug bust
BRUNSWICK — Drug agents say the men were getting the pills by mail and then selling them. Agents arrested 45-year-old Benjamin Steers, of Topsham, and 35-year-old Scott Crone, of Freeport. Steers was charged with trafficking in schedule W drugs (Oxycodone) and Crone was charged with the illegal importation of schedule Z drugs (Valium) and violation […]
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Carthage father, son indicted on drug charges
FARMINGTON — A father and son from Carthage were indicted Thursday by a Franklin County grant jury on heroin charges. Russell C. Smith, 51, was indicted on felony charges of unlawful trafficking in schedule drug, unlawful possession of schedule drugs and conspiracy. He also was indicted on criminal forfeiture. His son, Anthony W. Smith, 30, was indicted […]
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Brunswick couple charged with selling heroin
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick couple was arrested Friday by the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency after over $16,000 worth of heroin was found in their home. Justin Coffin, 35, and Tara Dry-Cooker, 35, both of 23 Oak St., were both charged by the Mid-Coast District Task Force with unlawful trafficking in heroin after the MDEA searched […]
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Police to set up sobriety checkpoint in Minot
MINOT — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department and Maine State Police will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint Thursday evening, Aug. 6. According to a news release from Sgt. Tim Kachnovich, “our hope is to remove impaired drivers from the roadways and deter motorists from operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.” The checkpoint is […]
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‘It is a plague. It is merciless’: A son’s overdose, a mother’s plea for action
PORTLAND — She endured years of troubles, heartaches, courtrooms and counselors while trying to help her son regain a safe, sober life. Now Massachusetts resident Mary Gibson wants to spread a message about the horrors of heroin addiction. Her son, Andrew Gibson, 21, was found dead April 11 at his Cumberland Avenue apartment. “It is […]
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Livermore Falls man gets 1 1/2 years in jail for threatening woman with knife
AUBURN — A Livermore Falls man was sentenced Friday to spend 18 months behind bars after he admitted to charges of attacking and threatening his neighbor with a knife. Robert Valles, 49, of 118 Main St. pleaded guilty to felony domestic violence criminal threatening plus three misdemeanor charges in an April 23, 2014, attack on […]
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Convicted sex offender charged with gross sexual assault
PARIS — A homeless man with ties to the area was arrested after police said he assaulted a local woman Sunday evening. Scott A. Britton, 43, with no listed residence, was arrested by Paris police Officer Raymond Paar around midnight Sunday on Main Street in connection with an incident at a Main Street apartment earlier in […]
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RSU 9 directors vote to expel student
FARMINGTON — Regional School Unit 9 directors voted unanimously Tuesday to expel a Mt. Blue High School junior for possession and furnishing a scheduled drug, Superintendent Tom Ward said Thursday. Farmington police charged Emily McArthur, 18, of Farmington, by summons with felony aggravated furnishing of a scheduled drug, police Deputy Chief Shane Cote said. The […]
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Six arrested in connection with Poland home invasion
POLAND — Six people have been arrested following an investigation into a home invasion at 76 Page Road. According to a news release from Lt. Glenn Holt of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, the invasion that took place on Thursday at 9:19 p.m. appears to have been drug related and not a random act. Holt […]