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Growing concerns over repeat offenders in Maine violating bail conditions
HOLDEN (WVII) -- Police in Penobscot County say there are growing concerns over an increase in repeat offenders being on the streets and violating bail conditions. The Holden Police Department says they've arrested several people for violating bail conditions recently. "This trend of people being arrested on multiple counts of...
East Millinocket WWII Veteran celebrates 100th birthday
HOWLAND, Maine (WABI) - Alan Gagnon is celebrating 100. “I mean it’s alright. I’m looking to be 200,” said Alan Gagnon, celebrating his birthday. Gagnon grew up outside of Fort Kent on a potato farm before he and his three brothers told their mother they were going to Southern Maine to work on a farm.
Medway Fire urges smoking safety following apartment fire
MEDWAY, Maine (WABI) - A fire damaged an apartment building in Medway Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the building on Pattagumpus where a fire started in a cigarette butt container and spread to the building itself. Medway Fire says that damage to the building and deck was minor thanks to...
Man arrested after lengthy standoff in Levant
LEVANT (WGME) -- A Maine man is in custody after an hours-long standoff with police in Levant. The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic violence assault around 10 a.m. on Wednesday on South Levant Road. Deputies were able to remove a female victim from the scene. They say...
Man arrested in connection with illegal Passadumkeag marijuana grow in court
BANGOR - A man arrested in connection with an illegal marijuana growing operation in Passadumkeag was in Federal Court today. According to court records, Xisen Guo unlawfully and knowingly maintained a place for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing marijuana. Homeland Security, the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office and other law...
Feds ramp up prosecution of 'illegal' marijuana grows in Maine
BANGOR, Maine — A man in Maine is facing a federal charge after authorities said he ran an illegal marijuana growing operation at a house in Penobscot County. Xisen Guo, 67, is the first to be prosecuted in a sprawling investigation that has seen federal agents from the FBI, DEA, and Department of Homeland Security raid homes in rural Maine suspected of housing large-scale marijuana operations, with possible connections to Chinese criminal organizations.
Maine Forest Service responds to wildfires across the state
Maine (WABI) - Maine Forest Rangers responded to a number of wildfires across the state. Rangers and a Maine Forest Service engine task force responded to a wildfire in an area northwest of Millinocket which was later contained. Another fire broke out near South Bay Road in Franklin. The Forest...
Dexter teen reported missing has been safely located
DEXTER, Maine — A teen from Penobscot County who had been reported missing has been safely located, officials say. Dexter police were working with Maine State Police to locate the 15-year-old, who had last been seen at her home in Dexter around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said in a 10:28 a.m. release Monday.
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