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Maine State Police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
Maine State Police are asking for help finding a missing 14-year-old girl. Police say 14-year-old Kylie Townsend-Ireland was last seen on Monday in Parsonsfield. Kylie is approximately 5'6", has brown hair, and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a purple butterfly on the back.
Sebago boater assaulted person, flashed officers, tried to take off, police say
PORTLAND, Maine — A boater from Sebago was arrested Monday after police said he assaulted a person at the Portland Fish Pier, flashed officers who tried to talk to him then tried to take off. Stephen Thuotte, 62, faces a host of charges. Police said officers were called to...
Gorham police rescue ducklings from storm drain
GORHAM (WGME) -- The Gorham Police Department says officers rescued a family of ducklings from a storm drain Monday. Police had received a report that a mother duck was causing a traffic issue on New Portland Road in Gorham. Officers followed the sound of nearby ducklings and found them trapped...
Portland police alert public to court scam involving cryptocurrency
PORTLAND — The Portland Police Department is warning residents about a scam where callers, posing as officials from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, claim that the victims are in contempt of court for failing to appear as witnesses in a trial. The scammers then demand payment of a...
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