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Police arrest third shooting suspect after a six-day manhunt

A six-day manhunt for Jason Alexander, the third suspect in the Northern Road shooting last week, has ended with three arrests, authorities confirmed on Sunday night.

Second suspect arrested in connection to shooting, search for third continues

The search continues for Jason Alexander, the second suspect in a shooting that occurred Monday morning, police said on Wednesday.

Mystery powder Border Patrol seized is identified as fentanyl

Border Patrol agents have identified a white powder as fentanyl that was found in an abandoned vehicle on Interstate 95 during a border checkpoint in August.

Madawaska police end Main Street confrontation with no injuries

The Madawaska Police Department and other assisting law enforcement agencies successfully diffused an incident on Main Street Tuesday night involving a veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder who wanted to force officers to shoot him.

Police shut down part of Main Street in Madawaska to deal with unspecified incident

Law enforcement officers from three different agencies shut down a portion of Main Street late Tuesday afternoon while they dealt with an unspecified incident.

One arrested in Northern Road shooting while police search for second suspect

Police arrested Jomo White, 31, of Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday morning without incident in connection with a shooting that took place the day before on Northern Road.

Maine State Police Troop F Report, July 29-Aug. 4, 2019

The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of July 29-Aug. 4, including the following.

Maine State Police Troop F Report, Aug. 12-18, 2019

The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Aug. 12-18, including the following.

Maine State Police Troop F Report, Aug. 19-25, 2019

The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Aug. 19-25, including the following.

Maine State Police Troop F Report, Aug. 5-11, 2019

The Maine State Police Troop F barracks in Houlton responded to a number of calls for service during the period of Aug. 5-11, including the following.

Man behind on rent arrested after allegedly ‘playing dead’ for landlord

A man who police say pretended to be unconscious because he was behind on his rent found this was likely not the best plan to avoid his landlord.

Authorities say incident on Pulcifur Road was unrelated to Castle Hill homicides

An incident that apparently occurred just hours after two men were found dead in a pickup truck in Castle Hill has been “handled” and was not related to the homicide case, Maine State Police said on Friday afternoon.

Accident in St. John causes serious injuries

An Allagash woman received serious injuries due to a single motor vehicle accident in which her car struck a utility pole in St. John Plantation on Thursday evening.

Presque Isle man who was sentenced for 2018 shooting is taken into custody on gun charge

A Presque Isle man is in police custody for multiple charges, including possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

New Brunswick man arrested for illegal entry pleads guilty same day

A St. John, New Brunswick man who was arrested Friday, Aug. 16, after he entered the United States illegally plead guilty to the charge the same day in federal court in Bangor

Peaslee sentencing delayed to November

The sentencing of an Easton man who was found guilty in June of killing his stepfather has been rescheduled.

Police investigating after bag of meth found on toy shelf in Madawaska store

A Madawaska store employee notified police on Sunday after finding a suspicious bag on a shelf in the toy aisle of the store. The bag contained a crystalline substance which police determined through testing to be methamphetamine hydrochloride, a drug commonly referred to as “meth.”

No arrests made yet in Castle Hill double homicide, investigation to continue through the weekend, authorities say

The investigation into the deaths of two Castle Hill men will continue through the weekend, Stephen McCausland of the Maine Department of Public Safety said Friday.

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