David Hench

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Published
August 24, 2011

Women killed in Boothbay crash identified

Police say there is no evidence that excessive speed or alcohol was involved in the collision on Route 27 on Tuesday.
Published
August 24, 2011

Mainers report feeling tremors and wondering what’s shaking

Mainers as far north as Augusta felt the ground shake Tuesday as a seismic shock rippled outward from Virginia’s magnitude 5.8 earthquake. No damage was reported in Maine, and many people who felt the movement were unsure that it was an earthquake. Justine Glynn was in her office at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute […]
Published
August 24, 2011

Man arrested in Texas on Portland warrant

Abdi Awad, 25, wanted in connection with a stabbing, was arrested in Sierra Blanca, a Texas town about 80 miles from Juarez, Mexico.
Published
August 23, 2011

Wanted Portland man arrested on Mexican border

Abdi Awad, 25, was wanted in connection with a March 6 stabbing at a Forest Avenue nighclub.
Published
August 23, 2011

Drug suspect’s fingerprints thwart fake identity attempt

A man arrested in Westbrook last week on drug charges used a fake name and is actually wanted on previous drug charges.
Published
August 13, 2011

Ex-football star jailed on theft charges

John Wiechman, a running back at Bonny Eagle and in Connecticut, faces 11 counts.
Published
August 12, 2011

Man charged with selling crack cocaine in Yarmouth

It is the second arrest in as many days of men from New York allegedly selling crack cocaine in the suburbs around Portland.
Published
August 12, 2011

Gray beach reopens after water tests

High levels of E. coli bacteria led town officials to close Wilkies Beach Wednesday.
Published
August 12, 2011

Portland police tout Text a Tip program

Police say the phone texting system has generated valuable leads in the past year.
Published
August 12, 2011

Police take graffiti battle online

The new website not only offers tools for discouraging vandals, but also a way to report new graffiti quickly.

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