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Portland Police remember unhoused man who went missing 11 years ago today
PORTLAND (WGME) - Portland Police are remembering an unhoused person who went missing on this day 11 years ago. Ryan Blagojevic was 37-year-old when he went missing in 2013. Police say he was in Portland for about six months at the time he went missing and was known to travel around the state, as well as Massachusetts.
Cornhole tournament in Maine raises money for Lewiston shooting victims
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Roughly 200 people participated in a cornhole tournament in Maine to raise funds to honor those who died in the Lewiston mass shooting. Eight of the 18 victims killed during the October 2023 shooting died at Schemengees Bar and Grill, where a cornhole tournament was being held at the time.
Westbrook police officers honored for major drug bust
WESTBROOK — Six members of the Westbrook Police Department have received the 2023 Unit Citation for their roles in a significant drug investigation that culminated in a major bust in August. Sergeant Jaci Lorenzen, Sergeant Jeremy Smith, Special Agent Phil Robinson, Special Agent Kipp Bleicken, Officer Candice Rankin, and...
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