CRIME & SAFETY
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,...
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...
Police searching for missing Gorham teen
GORHAM (WGME) - Police are asking for help finding a missing Gorham teen. 15-year-old Peter Stuart was last seen Saturday around 2 p.m. walking down Route 202 in Gorham. He was last seen wearing a gap zip up hoodie, black pants, and white crocs. Police say Stuart does not have...
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.
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,...
One person hospitalized after crashing into Utility Pole in Cape Elizabeth
CAPE ELIZABETH (WGME) - One person was sent to the hospital after crashing their truck into a utility pole in Cape Elizabeth Sunday. Emergency crews shut down a section of Mitchell Road shortly before 3 p.m. Investigators say the driver of the truck was sent to the hospital with minor...
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