Mark LaFlamme is a Sun Journal reporter and weekly columnist. He's been on the nighttime police beat since 1994, which is just grand because he doesn't like getting out of bed before noon. Mark is the author of eight published novels and rides a dual sport motorcycle everywhere he goes. Unless it's winter, in which case he just sulks a lot.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2023
‘You do not deserve to be treated this way’: Dozens gather for victims of human trafficking
One fact was stressed over and over, and by a variety of speakers at Lewiston’s Dufresne Plaza: Mainers need to get over their denial of the problem before the important work of combating it can begin.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2022
Virginia man charged with trying to steal Auburn firetruck
The suspect was chased off by a firefighter and later rounded up by police.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2022
Lewiston murder suspect captured in Greene
Eddie Massie is wanted in the death of 25-year-old Lacresha Howard in Lewiston last weekend.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Auburn man’s trial on rape charge begins in Boston
According to court records, the former Auburn woman, then 23, was raped by two men the same night at a Boston hotel. A criminal trial of one of the men began on Wednesday.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2022
Lewiston police identify homicide victim and suspect in her killing
Police say the man they are looking for is armed and dangerous.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2022
Police search Mexico location for clues to the 1986 disappearance of Kimberly Moreau
Maine State Police detectives, acting on a tip, searched in an area behind Jimmies, a popular ice cream stand just off Route 2.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
Friends, family of Poland murder suspect say they desperately sought help
Justin Butterfield, 34, accused of killing his older brother in a grisly Thanksgiving Day slaying in Poland, has been in and out of mental health facilities for schizophrenia treatment, those close to him say.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2022
Man charged with murder after body found at Poland mobile home, police say
Justin Butterfield, 34, of Poland was charged after the body was discovered Thursday morning, police say. Family and friends say they have been trying for years to get help for Butterfield. Killed Thursday morning was 38-year-old Gabe Damour.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
Students treated at hospital after swallowing magnets at Jay elementary school
The letter, which was followed by robocalls to parents and notices posted on social media and the district’s web page, does not specify how many children were believed to have swallowed the magnets.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2022
Man dies after setting himself on fire at Poland gas station
Authorities say the man who poured gasoline on himself and set himself on fire died from his injuries.
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