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Fleeing driver dies in crash on Maine Turnpike

LEWISTON, Maine — State police say a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car they were chasing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver. The driver, who police say is … more

By The Associated Press
| 11/20/09 | 2416 views

Police probing assault discover 100 pot plants

HAMPDEN, Maine — The investigation of a local man in a domestic violence case led police to his marijuana cultivation operation, Police Chief Joseph Rogers said Tuesday. more

By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 5863 views

Current gun ownership laws could have been factor in Newport slaying

NEWPORT, Maine — For Perley Goodrich Sr. and his son, Perley Jr., guns were once at the center of a positive aspect of their relationship: a shared love of hunting. more

By Christopher Cousins
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 3718 views

Drug raid yields arrest in Old Town

OLD TOWN, Maine — An Old Town man faces a felony drug charge after state drug agents and local police conducted a raid Monday night at his Main Street home. more

By Dawn Gagnon
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 5255 views

The Legal Landscape: Gun-control bills in Maine face tough challenges

AUGUSTA, Maine — Earlier this year, freshman legislator Rep. Anna Blodgett waded into a perpetual brawl with what she thought was a common-sense bill to make it harder for criminals to buy guns. more

By Kevin Miller
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 4219 views

Baileyville chief assaulted serving man protection order

BAILEYVILLE, Maine — A local man was arrested Wednesday in connection with an assault on Baileyville Police Chief Phil Harriman. more

By Sharon Kiley Mack
BDN Staff | 11/19/09 | 3766 views

Items taken, damaged in golf course break-in

Someone broke into the Bangor Municipal Golf Course’s maintenance building last week and damaged or stole items inside, police said Monday. more

By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 11/17/09 | 1071 views

Live-in firefighter key in stopping Eddington fire

An Eddington man using an acetylene torch to work on his four-wheeler Sunday morning apparently caught the wooden shed on fire where the ATV was parked. The blaze quickly spread to his home, Fire … more

11/16/09 | 1130 views

Investigation continues into $9 million Washington County pot harvest

TOWNSHIP 37, Maine — The investigation is still active and ongoing into a major marijuana growing operation discovered in remote Washington County earlier this fall. more

By Sharon Kiley Mack
BDN Staff | 11/14/09 | 2317 views

Bangor pair arrested in thefts of auto parts

BREWER, Maine — After a string of stolen catalytic converters in Bangor and Brewer, officers from both communities began working together and their efforts paid off Thursday with the arrest of a Bangor couple. more

By Nok-Noi Ricker
BDN Staff | 11/14/09 | 2192 views