Fire was reported early Sunday morning at Augusta convenience store on Riverside Drive.
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Dresden man arrested after gun stolen from a relative
Frank Foss Jr., 25, of Dresden was arrested Thursday on gun-related charges, which violate conditions from a previous arrest after he allegedly fired a gun at his wife and children.
China man charged with possessing child pornography
Jeffery George, 38, was arrested at his home on a charge of possessing sexually explicit material of someone under 12, while a Wiscasset man was charged with the same crime in a unrelated case.
Suspect in Canaan, Pittsfield motorcycle chase turns himself in to police
Clarence I. Rider, the suspect in a high-speed motorcycle chase on Sunday, turned himself into Pittsfield police, Somerset County Chief Deputy Mike Mitchell said on Wednesday.
Skowhegan police arrest man after car chase ends at drive-up church service
Police: Thomas Bouchard, 37, of Skowhegan stripped off his clothes, took his mother’s vehicle without permission and had to be revived after his arrest as police suspected he was overdosing.
Would-be Corinna store robber charged after clerk thwarts hold-up, police say
Mark Dunlop, 43, of Plymouth, was later charged in connection with the robbery at the AE Robinson convenience store at 60 Newport Road in Corinna.
Skowhegan, Norridgewock men charged in recent heroin busts
Ronald Bubier, 32, of Skowhegan, and Jarrod Russell, 37, of Norridgewock, were arrested and charged in separate incidents over the last two weeks.
Former Canaan motel burglarized, new hot water heater stolen
The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft at the Lake George Motel on Main Street in Canaan.
Waterville police search for suspect in Big Apple robbery
The suspect was wearing all black with a handkerchief around his face and is described as a white male who is about 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.
Wheels of central Maine justice system moving slowly due to COVID-19
Some inmates have been released, but advocates say more need be done to prevent outbreaks of the coronavirus at jails and prisons.