BANGOR — Chad Goucher, 38, of Winthrop pleaded guilty Monday in U.S. District Court to possessing heroin with the intent to distribute, possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and possession of an unregistered sawed-off shotgun. According to court records and a written statement from U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II, on March 6, […]
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Police warn about cellphone case that looks like a gun
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York is urging online retailers to stop selling the case, and police are asking consumers not to buy it. Schumer says it lacks a required orange marking that identifies it as harmless. He says advertisements indicate the case can be displayed in a pocket, as though it’s a real […]
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Kingfield man accused of threatening people with gun
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield man is accused of threatening two people, including a Mt. Blue Campus student, by aiming a 12-gauge shotgun at them, Maine State Police Trooper Keith Barton said Wednesday. Barton said he received information Monday from school resource officer Bridgette Gilbert that a student told her he and a friend were threatened […]
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Maine bill to allow concealed guns without permit stalls
AUGUSTA — An effort to remove a requirement in Maine law that those who carry concealed handguns must first acquire a permit to do so stalled Friday when a legislative committee tabled the bill. The bill, LD 652, offered by state Sen. Eric Brakey, R-Auburn, would allow anyone who legally owns a firearm to carry […]
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Rumford woman charged with drug possession after short chase in Auburn
AUBURN — State police said a Rumford woman was arrested early Sunday following a short chase along Route 4 from Turner to Auburn. Elsa Konopka, 23, was charged with possession of crack cocaine, failing to stop for an officer, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating without a license. According to a written statement from state […]
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Rumford man sentenced for not taking medication
PARIS — A Rumford man who shot a man at a Richmond gas station in 2000 has pleaded guilty to violating conditions of his release for failing to take court-ordered medication. An Oxford County Superior Court judge revoked 60 days of Stanley Janiszcak’s probation Friday morning after he admitted to allegations that he had stopped taking […]
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Gun found inside book at Ellsworths’s Goodwill store
ELLSWORTH (AP) — Workers at a Maine Goodwill store got quite a shock when they opened a donated book and found a gun inside. An employee at the Ellsworth store was going through a pile of books received from a central warehouse last week and noticed that one didn’t quite feel right. The book — […]
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Wales hunter faces possible bail revocation
AUBURN — A Wales man awaiting trial on a manslaughter charge is being held without bail pending a hearing on accusations that he drank alcohol and shot guns in violation of bail conditions. Christopher Austin, 43, is facing charges of manslaughter and discharging a firearm near a dwelling, stemming from a hunting accident on Nov. […]
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One of just two indoor ranges in Maine: Owner is ready to talk guns
POLAND — Nestled off Maine Street, a clapboard house abuts a log cabin resembling an old Western trading post. A sign outside reads: “Anti-ISIS guns here.” From the parking lot, a gentle tapping can be heard, as if someone on a far hill was roofing his house, a far gentler noise than one might expect […]