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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....
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22-year-old mother, newborn killed in New Year's Day fire in Vermont
Two people were killed and two others injured in a New Year’s Day fire in western Vermont, authorities said. Vermont State Police said the fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Chunks Brook Road in Sandgate, a town of about 387 residents in the southwestern part of the state. Fire departments from numerous Vermont and New York towns responded…
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Man struck and killed by tractor-trailer on I-95 in Maine
A man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-95 in Maine early Friday morning. Maine State Police said shortly after 4 a.m. that they were at the scene of a fatal crash and had closed the I-95 off-ramp at Exit 132 southbound in Fairfield as they investigated. In an update shortly after 6 a.m., they said they received...
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Teenage sisters injured in assault, shooting incident in Maine
Two teens were injured in a shooting incident and assault in Auburn, Maine, on New Year’s Day, according to police. Auburn police said they received multiple calls shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday reporting that a female had been shot in the leg in the area of Winter and Dennison streets. Responding officers found a 16-year-old girl from Lewiston suffering from...
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Two killed, 2 injured in New Year's Day fire in Vermont
Two people were killed and two others injured in a New Year’s Day fire in western Vermont, authorities said. Vermont State Police said the fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Chunks Brook Road in Sandgate, a town of about 387 residents in the southwestern part of the state. Fire departments from numerous Vermont and New York towns responded...
