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CRIME & SAFETY
Two hospitalized following crash in China
CHINA, Maine (WABI) - Two people were injured after a head-on crash in China Monday afternoon. Multiple departments responded to Vassalboro Road just after 4 p.m. One driver had to be freed from their vehicle and was later flown to a hospital. The driver of the other car was also...
Nearly 2,000 pot plants seized in latest Maine bust
FREEDOM, Maine — Police say they seized more than 1,900 live marijuana plants from a home in Freedom Monday morning, the latest major growing operation busted in the state in recent months. Members of the Maine State Police Tactical Team and Waldo County Sheriff's Office executed a search warrant...
Fallen law enforcement commemorated at 32nd memorial service
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - National Police Week falls on May 15 this year, a yearly remembrance event to commemorate all law enforcement lives lost in the line of duty. The 32nd annual Maine Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Observance was held in Augusta Tuesday morning. Eighty-eight names on the Maine Law...
Tractor-trailer takes down utility poles, hits propane tanks in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN (WGME) -- A tractor-trailer took down utility poles and crashed into propane tanks in Skowhegan, according to the Morning Sentinel. The crash happened near Quinn Hardware on Route 201, also known as Waterville Rd., on Sunday afternoon. According to the Morning Sentinel, the truck jackknifed and crashed into four...
Skowhegan tractor-trailer crash shuts down section of U.S. Route 201 for several hours
SKOWHEGAN -- A tractor-trailer crash in Skowhegan shut down a section of Route 201 for several hours Friday. According to the Skowhegan Fire department, the truck went off of the road and hit utility poles near a building during the afternoon. The department says no one was seriously injured. No...
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