WATERVILLE — A Waterville man was charged with driving to endanger and criminal speed Wednesday evening after he posted videos to Facebook that show the man chasing a motorcyclist through city streets at high rates of speed while at times yelling threats and derogatory slurs. In three profanity-laced videos chronicling 16 minutes of what police […]
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Winthrop man charged after second high-speed chase this month
AUGUSTA — A Winthrop man is accused of leading police on a high-speed chase through Monmouth and Winthrop on Sunday night, for the second time in just over two weeks. Roland Pelletier, 62, told a judge Monday that he had recently started drinking again after a decade of sobriety because he got a medical diagnosis […]
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Minot man arrested following 100 mph-plus chase on I-95
SHERMAN (AP) — A Maine state trooper has arrested a driver and passenger following a pursuit on Interstate 95 at speeds well over 100 miles an hour. Police say the trooper was in Sherman monitoring northbound traffic Thursday night when he clocked a vehicle traveling at 115 miles an hour. He pursued the vehicle, which […]
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Norway woman accused of leading police on high-speed chase
NORWAY — A local woman remained in jail Monday on charges of drunken driving and leading police on a high-speed chase through Oxford Hills on Friday night. Kristen M. Mcleod, 19, appeared in 11th District Court in Paris on Monday afternoon to face charges of eluding an officer, criminal operating under the influence and aggravated criminal […]
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Canadian boy in high-speed chase pleads guilty
FARMINGTON — A 16-year-old Canadian boy admitted to charges Friday related to running the U.S. border and leading a high-speed chase from Coburn Gore down Route 27 into Kingfield last month. Zachary Wittke of Eganville, Ontario, also admitted in Juvenile Court to a new felony charge of aggravated assault for ramming a U.S. Border Patrol […]
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Hartford man leads police on 100 mph chase
MARS HILL (AP) — A Hartford man who led police on a high speed chase that reached speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour is facing a variety of charges. Maine State Police said officers attempted to stop a vehicle shortly after midnight Friday morning for speeding, but the driver failed to stop. Officers chased the […]