Trooper Dennis Quint was headed north on U.S. Route 1 in Cyr Plantation at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in response to a crash involving a moose farther up the highway when the animal crossed the road in front of him and he was unable to avoid it. Quint was treated at a hospital for cuts […]
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Chesterville man accused of firing gun over woman’s head
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is accused of pointing a shotgun at a woman and firing it over her head when a verbal dispute escalated on Friday, Maine State Police Sgt. Mathew Casavant said Sunday in a release. State police arrested Scott Henry, 44, on a charge of domestic violence criminal threatening with a weapon […]
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Six-year-old injured after Jeep rolls over her in Livermore
LIVERMORE — Police said a 6-year-old girl was seriously injured Monday afternoon after she jumped out of a rolling Jeep Wrangler and it ran over her. The child was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland with internal injuries, including to her spleen, Lt. Brian McDonough of the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit said […]
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Maine speeds up concealed weapon permit process
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine state police have cleared a backlog of concealed weapons permits, issuing a total of 11,000 of them. Gov. Paul LePage said Friday that there was a backlog of 5,000 requests that were cleared by the Maine State Police Special Investigations Unit within the Maine Department of Public Safety. Last year, the […]
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New Vineyard man charged after accident
NEW VINEYARD — A local man was charged with operating after suspension Thursday morning when his pickup truck struck a snowbank on Lake Road/Route 234 near Porter Lake and rolled over, police said. Michael Nevedomsky, 25, of New Vineyard was driving down a hill and around a corner when he lost control of the truck […]
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Four injured in head-on collision in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — Four people were injured Thursday morning in a head-on collision on Route 27, Maine State Police Sgt. Mathew Casavant said. Hubert Verrier, 82, of Eustis was traveling south in a Subaru Legacy and lost control on a patch of ice on a curve. The car went sideways and into the northbound lane, striking […]
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Sliding tractor-trailer crashes into state police cruiser on I-95
TOWNSHIP 2, RANGE 9 — A state trooper escaped injury Monday when his cruiser was struck by a tractor-trailer along Interstate 95 as the officer was attending to a traffic accident, according to police. Trooper Adam Bell, 31, of Hodgdon was investigating an accident on the highway’s southbound lanes around mile marker 236 when his […]
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State police say not all towns do mental health checks for concealed carry permits
AUGUSTA — Four in 10 municipalities in Maine that issue permits to carry a concealed handgun are not running the legally required mental health background checks, said a Maine State Police representative on Wednesday. Lt. Scott Ireland told a subcommittee of the Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee that a survey he conducted found […]
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Driver charged in stolen vehicle chase
CANTON — A Jay man has been charged with stealing a vehicle from Jay and leading police on a chase through four towns at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour Sunday. Maine State Police Trooper Alan Levy submitted his case to the District Attorney’s Office on Wednesday and prosecutors issued warrants against Edward […]
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Police chase stolen vehicle through four towns
CANTON — A man faces charges after a police chase through four towns with speeds at more than 100 mph Sunday. The driver was taken to Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington due to medical issues unrelated to the chase, Maine State Police Trooper Alan Levy said Monday. Once he is released from the hospital, he […]