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Dixfield teen charged in burglary

DIXFIELD — A 17-year-old local boy was charged with burglary involving firearms Monday on Averill Road, according to Police Chief Jeff Howe. In an email report, Howe said he was just coming into his shift Monday morning when he was advised by Sgt. Ronald Wood that he was handling an unattended death at 76 Averill Road. […]

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Texas teenager accused of stealing cash from Jay home

JAY — A Texas teenager is accused of burglarizing a home on Knoll Circle in Jay and stealing a large amount of cash while the homeowners were away on vacation in April 2015, Detective Michael Mejia said Wednesday.  The teenager, of Sweeny, Texas, formerly of Jay, was 17 at the time the burglary occurred, Mejia […]

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Jay boy denies threatening family, police

FARMINGTON — A 15-year-old Jay male denied threatening to harm family members and a police officer with a knife in Juvenile Court on Wednesday, according to court documents. Jay police Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier took the teen into custody on Monday. The teen is charged on a felony count of domestic violence terrorizing with a dangerous […]

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Two Carthage teens charged in underage drinking party

CARTHAGE — Two local teenagers are accused of holding an underage drinking party Saturday night at their home on West Side Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Deputy Andrew Morgan responded to a complaint of an underage drinking party at 11 p.m. and discovered eight people all under the age of 21 consuming alcohol, […]

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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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Charge to be reduced for girl in infant’s death

SKOWHEGAN — The youngest person to be charged with homicide in Maine in at least three decades will have a manslaughter charge withdrawn and replaced by a misdemeanor charge under an agreement that will be put before a judge next week. The deal brokered by the defense and prosecutor is in the best interest of […]