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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Two men who went missing from Maine Veteran's Home found safe
Police say two men in their seventies who went missing from the Maine Veteran’s Home in Bangor earlier this week have been found safe. Bangor police had issued a Silver Alert for 75-year-old Gary Foster and 77-year-old Sidney Hoyt, who were last seen leaving the Maine Veteran’s Home on Hogan Road sometime between 7-8 a.m. on Tuesday. They said around...
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One person injured in 2-vehicle crash on I-295 in Freeport, Maine
One person was injured in a 2-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 in Freeport, Maine, on Monday morning. Maine State Police said they responded to the crash involving a Volkswagen and a Toyota on I-295 south shortly before 7:30 a.m. The Toyota was going from the right lane to the left and struck the Volkswagen, causing the Volkswagen to go to...
