CRIME & SAFETY
Two severely injured after motorcycle collides with cars on Turner Road in Auburn
AUBURN (WGME) - Two people have sustained serious injuries after their motorcycle collided with a car in Auburn on Saturday. The Auburn Police Department says they were called to the area of 2382 Turner Road at 1:15 p.m. for a report of a multi vehicle crash. Investigation showed that a...
Two people injured after motorcycle crashes with SUV on Route 4 in Auburn
AUBURN, Maine — Two people suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle crash on Route 4 in Auburn Saturday afternoon. Auburn Police said it happened around 1:15 p.m. near Gammon Landscaping. They say a man was driving his motorcycle with his passenger when they made an abrupt lane change to avoid an unidentified vehicle that had pulled out in front of them. That quick move caused them to hit an SUV, and the collision threw them from the motorcycle.
Maine man’s body found in New Hampshire almost a year after his disappearance
STARK, N.H. (TCD) -- State police recently located the remains of a missing 34-year-old man after they arrested a suspect in connection with his death. According to a news release from Maine State Police, Alex Jackson’s family reported him missing on May 14, 2023, after they hadn’t heard from him since May 12, 2023. Family members reportedly said it was "atypical behavior for him."
Multiple Maine Game Wardens honored for heroic actions the night of the Lewiston shootings
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife held its annual awards ceremony on Friday. The awards included honoring several Wardens for heroic efforts on the night of the Lewiston shootings. Josh Smith, who works out of Gray, was named the 2023 Maine Game Warden of...
Fellow reservist warned of mass shooting before gunman’s attack in Maine
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — An Army reservist and friend of the gunman behind Maine’s deadliest mass shooting testified Thursday about his friend’s mental decline, describing publicly for the first time the warning he issued a month before the tragedy unfolded. Sean Hodgson texted leaders of his reserve...
Lewiston Bowling Alley to reopen 6 months after mass shooting
This Friday, the owners ofJust-In-Time Recreation will reopen its doors six months after one of the worst mass shootings in Maine history. Maine Public’s Susan Sharon reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
Army Reservist Testifies That Maine Shooter Was Barred From Having Guns in New York
A longtime friend and Army Reserve colleague of the shooter who killed 18 people in October in Lewiston, Maine, testified before a state commission that the gunman was released from a New York psychiatric facility last summer with a “hold” barring him from possessing guns there for 10 years. Staff members from the facility previously said they recommended the shooter’s personal weapons be taken from his home, yet he still had access to weapons in Maine. [The Boston Globe]
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