CRIME & SAFETY
Maine man who plead guilty to New York City terror attack plot sentenced to 27 years
A Maine man will spend 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to attacking three NYPD officers with a machete. It happened near Times Square on New Year's Eve in 2022. Trevor Bickford from Wells, Maine, was 19 when police said he attacked three officers in 2022, apparently going through it as an act of jihad.
Police: Body found in Piscataqua River linked to earlier incident
NEWINGTON— New Hampshire State Police launched a death investigation Friday afternoon after a body was discovered in the Piscataqua River near Fox Point Road. At approximately 4:50 p.m., the Newington Police Department alerted state police to the presence of a body in the river by Fox Point Road and Windswept Way.
Five people arrested during protest at Chris Pappas' office in Dover, authorities say
DOVER, N.H. — Five people from New Hampshire were arrested Friday following a peaceful protest at U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas' office in Dover, police said. Authorities said they received a call about a group of protestors who were refusing to leave the lobby of Pappas' office after it closed at 5 p.m.
Missing boy last seen in Berwick has returned home, police say
BERWICK, Maine — A missing 12-year-old boy last seen in Berwick has returned home, according to a Berwick Police Department Facebook post. Berwick Police posted on social media Saturday night asking for help finding a missing 12-year-old. The boy was last seen on Thursday at 10 p.m. According to...
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