DURHAM — Police spent about two hours negotiating with a man Wednesday evening after shots were reported at a home on Soper Road. The 65-year-old occupant was said to be armed and agitated, but after speaking with him several times over the phone, police determined that he was not a threat to public safety. On […]
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Police peacefully resolve Durham standoff
DURHAM — Police peacefully resolved a standoff at a Soper Road house Wednesday night after neighbors reported hearing gunshots. Officers from several agencies raced to the house, near Route 125, when gunfire was reported at about 6 p.m. Know what’s happening, when it’s happening About an hour later, more shots were reported as police attempted to […]
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Auburn police resolve armed standoff on Second Street
AUBURN — Police surrounded a home Wednesday afternoon on Second Street during an armed standoff that lasted nearly an hour. Police were called to the house about 3:30 p.m. after receiving a report that a woman was inside with a handgun. More than a dozen officers surrounded the house, near the corner of Second and […]
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Poland man in custody after standoff with police
POLAND — A man with a rifle who threatened to kill himself early Monday morning was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a leg injury after a police standoff, authorities said. The man, who was not identified by the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, had reportedly been “highly intoxicated and in possession of a […]
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Married couple found dead in Manchester home after standoff of several hours
MANCHESTER — State police said they are investigating the deaths Saturday of a married couple in the north end of town after receiving a call that morning from the husband, who claimed to have killed his wife. Clyde Shue, 82, of 543 Prescott Road, reported shortly before 8 a.m. that he had killed Kim Shue, […]
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Rumford man pleads not guilty in Chesterville standoff
FARMINGTON — A Rumford man pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and to keeping police at bay during a 10-hour standoff in Chesterville on Dec. 2, according to court documents. The complaint lodged against Vance Billings, 41, formerly of Carthage, shows that two felony charges were lowered by the state to misdemeanors. He had initially […]
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Bail set for man in Chesterville standoff
CHESTERVILLE — Bail was set at $2,000 cash Monday afternoon for a Carthage man charged in a 10-hour standoff with police Saturday night. Vance Billings, 41, of Carthage was charged with aggravated criminal trespassing, aggravated criminal mischief and violation of bail conditions, after an incident at a mobile home on Horseshoe Pond Road, Steve McCausland, […]
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Police capture man sought after Buckfield standoff
SUMNER — After a morning-long search that started with a standoff Thursday night, police Friday arrested a Buckfield man on multiple domestic violence charges. Jason Merriam, 36, led police on a chase through the woods of Buckfield and Sumner on Friday morning as they were staged near a home at 23 Tucker Road, where […]
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Portland police arrest Hollis man after earlier standoff at Motel 6
An armored truck pulls into the Motel 6 parking lot on Riverside Street in Portland on Monday. Police said the hotel was closed to the public because of a dangerous situation. Police on Tuesday arrested a Hollis man who had been the subject of a lengthy standoff at a Portland motel – even though he […]
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Naples man arrested after standoff with police
NAPLES — A local man was arrested on several charges Friday after a child in his home called the police to report a domestic disturbance. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched at 11:19 p.m. Friday to 331 Lambs Mills Road in Naples, where officials discovered a man armed with a handgun. Brian Horton, 39, […]