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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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Bronx trio charged with identity fraud after Auburn Home Depot purchases
Police say the men obtained credit cards with fake names to buy items from Home Depot stores in Maine, including the one in Auburn, and sell them in New York at discounted prices.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Cat steals animal control officer’s Thanksgiving dinner
TURNER — It sounds more like the plot of a Saturday morning cartoon than real life. A stealthy cat got early Thanksgiving dinner this week when he ate part of a turkey a veteran animal control officer had won in a raffle. It happened to Wendell Strout, a 20-year animal control officer who typically investigates […]
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PublishedNovember 27, 2019
Nuts, screws and tools scattered across Route 5 in Fryeburg
Unsuspecting vehicles spread them about 200 yards down the road.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Thieves: The lowest of the low
The first sign of something amiss was the feckless little heap on the ground beneath my truck. A knit cap, it was, dark gray with a bright green Under Armour logo on the front. Once I spotted the hat, other treasures came into view. The white Bic lighter. A handful of change scattered across the […]
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Put out that smoke, hooligan!
The screaming woman and the cat Are you like me? Are you tired of seeing this meme everywhere you turn? (If you HAVEN’T seen it, for the love of all things holy, don’t go looking for it.) I think what we need to do to exorcise this particular demon is to come up with our […]
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Face Time: Kevin Boilard, Kaydenz Kitchen and the panhandler
Nearly three years ago, a 9-year-old Lewiston girl told her parents she wanted to do something to help needy families within the community. Her parents, Kristie and Kevin Boilard, were down with that and the food pantry they named Kaydenz Kitchen was opened soon after. The pantry has been successful in a variety of ways, […]
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PublishedNovember 22, 2019
Crime study: Sabattus is the safest place in Maine
A person has only a 1 in 266 chance of being victimized in the town.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2019
The safest cities and towns in Maine
Sabattus Cape Elizabeth Cumberland Eliot Gorham Yarmouth Hampden Kennebunk Gardiner Oakland Find out more at homesnacks.net
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
The return (sorta) of the phone book
They used to be every bit as important as the web browser on that Samsung Doohickey 9 you carry in your pocket today.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Talk of the town: Copied and pasted
Did you see that awesome television program and/or athletic event? I hate writing Talk of the Town after a long vacation. How in blue blazes do I know what you people are talking about? I’m afraid I’m going to have to take a look at your personal diaries before I proceed. Copy THIS! A couple […]
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