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Police arrest alleged Bank of Maine robber

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Tuesday, February 24th, 4:05 pm


BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Police arrested a man who allegedly held a bank up at gunpoint.

On Feb. 18 at about 2:05 p.m., Brunswick Police said a man entered the Bank of Maine branch on Maine Street. He allegedly showed a gun and demanded money. Police said he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount.

Police said the security measures at the Bank of Maine and a detailed description from the teller helped police identify and arrest the suspect. On Tuesday, police arrested 20-year-old Benjamin Lamphere of Brunswick. He was charged with robbery and is currently being at the Cumberland County Jail on a $20,000 cash bail.

Detectives said they are working to collect additional evidence from various locations throughout the state.


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Man allegedly robs Brunswick bank

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Thursday, February 19th, 10:37 am


BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- A man robbed a Brunswick bank at gunpoint Wednesday, said police.

Brunswick Police said the man entered the Bank of Maine branch on Maine Street around 2:00 p.m. He allegedly showed a gun and demanded money. Police said he fled on foot with an undisclosed amount.

Police said the man is described as a mid-20s male with a slim build. He was wearing a safari type hat, a tan jacket, a neck warmer, white-washed jeans and white sneakers.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Brunswick Police Department.


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Nationwide campaign to recruit volunteer firefighters

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Wednesday, February 11th, 7:40 pm


BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- There's a new nationwide push to recruit more volunteer firefighters.

Most towns in Maine rely on volunteers that often have full time jobs out of town; so when fire breaks in the afternoon - like it did in Bridgton Tuesday - it can be tough to find enough manpower.

Bridgton Deputy Chief Corin Meehan said they were fighting that fire for the first half hour with just four people, which severely hinders their ability to knock it down.

Bill Guindon, the director of the Maine Fire Service Institute, said this is a growing problem nationwide. Guindon was on a conference call Wednesday afternoon with the National Volunteer Fire Council and other fire leaders throughout the country to learn more about a new effort to recruit volunteers to small towns.

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Maine Naval Academy student found dead in room

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Saturday, February 7th, 4:25 pm


ANNAPOLIS, Md.

(AP/NEWS CENTER) - The Naval Academy says a student from Harpswell has been found dead in his room.

The academy announced in a statement Saturday morning that Midshipman Rolando Amador was found dead around 9 p.m. Thursday. The 22-year-old junior was in his room at Bancroft Hall, the academy dormitory.

The statement says the circumstances surrounding his death are under investigation. No foul play is suspected.

Amador was a mechanical engineering major and participated in intramural sports.

The academy is providing grief counseling to his fellow students.


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Brunswick man arrested for alleged heroin distribution

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Tuesday, February 3rd, 5:45 pm


BRUNSWICK, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a Brunswick man Monday after a month long investigation into the distribution of heroin in the Bath and Brunswick area.

During the investigation, agents allegedly learned that Justin Ryan was going to be returning to Brunswick from Massachusetts with a large amount of heroin. On Monday, agents requested Brunswick Police conduct a traffic stop on a car being driven by Ryan, 42. Officers pulled Ryan over on Pleasant Street in Brunswick and agents allegedly found 40 grams of heroin in the center console of Ryan's vehicle.

Officials arrested Ryan and took him to the Cumberland County Jail. After his arrest, agents searched his apartment on Dunning Street and allegedly found drug trafficking evidence including scales, packaging materials and $1,300 in suspected drug proceeds.

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Pedestrian killed in Rockland

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Saturday, January 31st, 11:30 am



ROCKLAND, Maine
(NEWS CENTER) - Rockland Police tells NEWS CENTER one man is dead and another in custody after pedestrian crash in Rockland Friday night.

Police say 35-year-old Daniel Cormier of Rockland and Owls Head was walking near the Pizza Hut on Camden Street when he was struck and killed.

Rockland officials allege 40-year-old Jeremy S. Stone of Rockport struck Cormier with his vehicle. Police say Stone is currently in the Knox County Jail on felony operating under the influence, felony leaving the scene of an accident involving death and two outstanding warrants from Waldo County.

Police say the crash occurred at approximately 5:30p.m. Friday night. Police seized multiple pieces of evidence. Maine State Police also assisted at the scene.


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Woman charged with OUI after head-on crash

Submitted by Around Town Web... on Sunday, January 11th, 8:41 pm


WALDOBORO, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The Knox County Sheriff's Department says a woman has been charged with operating under the influence after an early Sunday morning head-on crash.

Knox County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Tim Carroll says Jillian Richards, 24-years-old of Waldoboro, was traveling south on Route 1, when her vehicle crossed the center line. Carroll says Richards struck a truck, head-on, being operated by John Engwer, 53-years-old, of Wrentham, Massachusetts.

Carroll says Richards likely fell asleep at the wheel immediately before the crash. Officials say Richards told them she was returning from a methadone clinic prior to the accident.

Officials report Richards was flown by LifeFlight to Central Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Engwer was transported to Pen Bay Medical Center in Rockport with minor injuries.

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