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  • Vermont 3 hours ago

    Tip led to arrest of man accused of shooting Vermont police officer

    Investigators say a tip led to the arrest Sunday of a man accused of shooting a Vermont police officer on Friday afternoon. Scott Mason, 38, of St. Johnsbury was taken into custody around 2 a.m. Sunday after he was located inside a residence at 251 Portland St. in St. Johnsbury, the house next door to the location where St. Johnsbury police...

  • Maine 6 hours ago

    Tractor-trailer destroyed after catching fire while being towed on Maine Turnpike

    A tractor-trailer was destroyed when it caught fire while being transported by a tow truck on the Maine Turnpike early Monday morning. State police said they responded to the Maine Turnpike northbound in Auburn around 3:45 a.m. for a report of a tractor-trailer unit and tow truck fire. The tractor-trailer, a Kenworth, was being towed by a Peterbilt 567 tow...

  • Vermont Dec 14

    Authorities across New England on the lookout for accused police shooter

    Vermont State Police released a new photo and new details overnight about a man wanted for allegedly shooting a police officer in St. Johnsbury on Friday afternoon. The search continues for 38-year-old Scott Mason, of St. Johnsbury, and state police said they are working with local, state and federal law enforcement partners and has alerted agencies across New England to...

  • Vermont Dec 13

    Manhunt underway for suspect who shot police officer in Vermont

    Vermont State Police are searching for a man alleged to have shot a police officer in St. Johnsbury late Friday afternoon. The suspect, identified by police as 38-year-old Scott Mason, lives in a second-floor apartment at 261 Portland St. in St. Johnsbury. Police said he should be considered armed and dangerous, and if anyone who sees him should call 911....

  • First responders gathered along the Maine Turnpike Thursday morning to honor Sgt. Jacob Wolterbeek of the Biddeford Police Department, who died in a crash on his way home from his shift.
    Maine Dec 13

    Maine police sgt. killed in crash on Piscataqua River Bridge

    A police sergeant was killed in a crash that occurred early Thursday morning on the Piscataqua River Bridge that carries Interstate 95 from New Hampshire to Maine. Maine State Police said they are investigating the fatal crash that involved two vehicles and occurred on the southbound side of the Maine Turnpike on the high-rise bridge at 1:14 a.m. Their initial...

  • Maine Dec 11

    Tractor-trailer loaded with oranges rolls over on Maine Turnpike

    A tractor-trailer loaded with oranges rolled over on the Maine Turnpike early Wednesday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to a crash on Interstate 95 north in New Gloucester around 3:30 a.m. Reports said that a tractor-trailer had left the highway and partially rolled over. Preliminary investigation indicates that the driver of the truck lost control and struck the...

  • Police lights
    Vermont Dec 10

    14-year-old leads police on car chase through 3 states

    A 14-year-old suffering from a mental health emergency led police on a car chase through three states on Monday morning. Police in Brattleboro, Vermont, said they received a request from police in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, around 7 a.m. Monday to assist with a 14-year-old with a mental health emergency. As officers were responding, the teen stole a family member’s vehicle...

  • Maine Dec 9

    Mass. man badly injured after being thrown from pickup in Maine crash

    A Massachusetts man was seriously injured when he was thrown from his pickup truck in a rollover crash on Interstate 95 in Maine on Monday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to a report of a crash with serious injury on I-95 in Bangor around 6:55 a.m. and found several motorists providing aid to the male driver of a...

  • Maine Dec 9

    Over 300 skiing Santas raise $9,000 for charity in Maine

    Over 300 skiing Santas took to the slopes over the weekend in western Maine for a good cause. It was all part of Sunday River Resort’s 24th Annual Santa Sunday, with hundreds of skiers and riders dressing up as Santa Claus and skiing down the Broadway trail. The event raised $9,000 for The River Fund Maine, a local nonprofit, according...

  • A Maine State Police cruiser.
    Maine Dec 4

    Man charged with killing his roommate in Westbrook, Maine

    Police announced Wednesday that they have made an arrest in connection with a homicide that occurred two weeks ago in Westbrook, Maine. The arrest stems from a medical emergency call received by Westbrook police on Nov. 21, at 11:35 p.m. Police and rescue crews responding to the address at 34 Lamb St. found 59-year-old Robert Seger unresponsive in a bedroom....

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