CRIME & SAFETY
Police are investigating a deadly car crash in Maine
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A driver is dead after crashing at the intersection of Pleasant Hill Road and Spurwick Road in Scarborough. Members of the Scarborough police and fire departments responded to multiple reports of the crash. The driver died at the scene. The driver was the only person in...
Maine police officer, National Guard member saves man's life at the gym
SACO, Maine — An Old Orchard Beach police patrol supervisor, who is also a member of the New Hampshire National Guard, recently saved the life of a fellow patron at a gym in Saco, according to the National Guard. “There was a man on the elliptical, business as usual,...
Driver dies in Scarborough crash
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The Scarborough police and fire departments responded to a fatal crash Friday night. It happened shortly before 11:55 p.m. on Pleasant Hill Road near the intersection with Spurwink Road, Scarborough police said in a release Saturday. The driver, who was the only person in the vehicle,...
Maine man sentenced to 27 years for New Year's Eve attack on NYPD officers
PORTLAND (WGME) -- A Maine man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges after trying to kill three New York City police officers with a machete was sentenced to 27 years in prison Thursday. In a statement, 20-year-old Trevor Bickford of Wells apologized and admitted he traveled near Times Square in...
Sanford police ask the public to help identify arson suspect
SANFORD, Maine — Sanford police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in an arson. Police said the man pictured above was seen in the area of the arson, which involved a vehicle on March 25 on Lebanon Court. "This person was in the area so...
Police: Theft suspect stole 2 police vehicles while handcuffed, survived 11 officers’ gunfire
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A man who crashed a stolen police vehicle, survived gunfire from 11 police officers and then drove off and crashed another police cruiser — all while wearing handcuffs in a hospital gown — is in no mental capacity to appear before a judge right now, his lawyer said Friday.
Judge rules scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress should be extradited to UK
PORTLAND, Maine — A convicted scammer who claimed to be an Irish heiress and who is accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from several victims should be extradited to the United Kingdom, a federal court has ruled. Marianne Smyth, who accusers say has also fashioned herself as...
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