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Man found dead in pickup truck off I-95 in Maine
Police are investigating after a man was found dead in a pickup truck alongside Interstate 95 in central Maine on Thursday morning. State police troopers responded to I-95 south in Sidney around 7 a.m. Thursday for a report of a motor vehicle crash. A Nissan pickup truck had reportedly gone into the trees int he median of the highway. Upon...
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RI State Police fire 2 troopers who shared video of death on Snapchat
Rhode Island State Police announced Thursday that they have terminated two troopers after they shared a disturbing video of a deadly pedestrian crash on social media. The troopers, both part of the 2024 academy class, were fired for violating division rules, regulations and policies, state police said. “We are deeply disappointed that these recently hired Troopers displayed such poor judgment...
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Arrest made in shooting incident stemming from fight at Maine steakhouse
Police say they have made an arrest in connection with a shooting last month that stemmed from a fight that broke out at a steakhouse in South Portland, Maine, last month. South Portland police said 21-year-old Jonathan Hanson, of Buxton, was arrested Wednesday in Buxton. He was one of two suspects in a Dec. 18 incident in the Maine Mall...
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Off-duty Vermont police sergeant attacked with meat cleaver, kitchen knife
An off-duty Vermont police sergeant getting ready to start his shift was attacked by a man with a meat cleaver in the lobby of his own police department this week. Burlington police said the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday when the off-duty sergeant arrived for work at the Burlington Police Department on North Avenue. He was in plain clothes,...
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RI state troopers face discipline for sharing video of death on Snapchat
Rhode Island State Police say they are considering disciplinary measures after troopers allegedly shared a disturbing video of a deadly pedestrian crash on social media. Video obtained by WJAR showed a traffic camera recording of 21-year-old Alex Montesino being struck and killed by a car while crossing Interstate 95 in Providence last October. The clip reportedly passed through the hands...
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Maine man arrested for shooting stepbrother in the leg
A 41-year-old man has been charged with shooting his stepbrother in the leg on Tuesday in South Portland, Maine. South Portland police said they responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting at 616 Westbrook Street around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Arriving officers found a 30-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot to his lower leg. Police immediately applied a tourniquet,...
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Police investigating death of 3-year-old boy found outside in the snow in Maine
Police in Maine are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who was found outside in the snow on Sunday morning. The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call around 8:30 a.m. Sunday from a residence on Exeter Road in Corinna, a town of about 2,200 residents in central Maine. The caller said her 3-year-old nephew was missing...
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State mails letters to RI residents impacted by major data breach
The hackers behind a major cyberattack that hit the State of Rhode Island’s online system for delivering health and human service benefits have released some residents’ files to a site on the dark web, state officials announced Monday. “Unfortunately, Deloitte has informed us that the cybercriminal released at least some RIBridges files to a site on the dark web,”...
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Maine police lieutenant critically injured in head-on crash Monday
A Maine police lieutenant was critically injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash Monday afternoon, according to authorities. The Buckfield Fire Department said in a social media post around 4:45 p.m. Monday that the Turner Fire Department responded to two major crashes in different areas of Turner Center Road. Traffic was reportedly seriously delayed or even at a standstill at times....
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Maine man charged with arson following explosion in back of parked pickup truck
A Maine man is facing arson and other charges in connection with an explosion Sunday night in the back of a parked pickup truck. The Maine Fire Marshal’s Office said it responded Sunday night to assist Maine State Police with an explosion investigation that occurred at 7:30 p.m. in Swanville, a small town in the central part of the state....