AUBURN — Inspired by YouTube videos during his junior year of high school, Isaiah Washington built a rough forge in his backyard – a hole in the ground insulated with cement blocks – and started making knives. He laughs to think that his mother might not have known exactly what he was up to at […]
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Maine switchblade ban: Legislative panel endorses repeal
AUGUSTA — A proposal to repeal the state’s ban on switchblades cleared its first legislative hurdle Monday and is headed for a vote in the Maine House of Representatives. The bill, LD 264, won the unanimous approval of lawmakers on the Public Safety Committee on Monday. Rep. Joel Stetkis, R-Canaan — the bill’s sponsor — […]
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Maine legislators consider repeal of law prohibiting switchblades
AUGUSTA — State lawmakers are considering a bill that would repeal the prohibition on so-called “switchblade” and “Stiletto” knives. Supporters of the change said many knives, which were never intended to be prohibited by the decades-old law, are increasingly being targeted by law enforcement. On Monday, state Rep. Joel Stetkis, R-Canaan, was carrying a lockbox […]
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Student charged with having knives at Scarborough H.S.
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — A Scarborough High School student is facing charges after allegedly bringing two knives to school, including a spring-loaded switchblade. Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Germano was charged Tuesday after fellow students on a school bus told the driver they saw him sharpening a knife. The driver told school officials about the possibility of a knife. […]
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Fairfield man indicted after allegedly entering home, threatening people with knives
SKOWHEGAN — A Fairfield man who allegedly entered a residence and used knives to threaten people inside was one of 18 people indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on Friday. Three of the names were not released by the district attorney’s office. Roland David Grose, 53, entered a home on Crane Drive on July […]