Mark LaFlamme

Lewiston

Reporter at Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME)

Crime reporter, columnist, author. Just a lovely, lovely man.

Articles

Shots fired Friday near mosque in Lewiston

1 week ago | pressherald.com | Mark LaFlamme

LEWISTON — Several vehicles were struck but nobody was hurt Friday afternoon when an unidentified gunman opened fire near a mosque at the bottom of Bartlett Street hill. Witnesses reported hearing as many as a dozen shots ringing out at about 2:30 p.m. It was the third time in a week that the downtown has been rattled by gunfire and the second time shots have been fired near the mosque since the start of the year.
Man shot on Bartlett Street in Lewiston survives his injuries

1 week ago | sunjournal.com | Mark LaFlamme

LEWISTON — A local man was shot Saturday on Bartlett Street and police were searching for the shooter on Monday. Police said Malik Hollis, 29, was shot sometime around 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the area of Bartlett and Walnut streets. Police said when they responded to reports of gunfire in the area, officers found him “hiding in an apartment, suffering from two gunshot wounds.”Witnesses reported seeing the shooting victim climbing a fence as he scrambled from the shooting scene.
Sabattus votes, again, to keep its police department

2 weeks ago | sunjournal.com | Mark LaFlamme

SABATTUS — For the second time in four years, town residents voted to keep their police department intact. But the vote was a lot closer this time than it was in 2021. Through a secret ballot Monday night, 83 Sabattus residents voted to stick with the local police force while 73 voted in favor of turning police matters over to the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department.
Edinburgh: A City Where Cars Don’t Need To Go

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Mark LaFlamme

It’s Amazing Where 20,000 Steps Will Take You in This Historic City. Admittedly, at first glance, a publication with a name like Where Cars Don’t Go might not seem like the place to write about a trip to Scotland’s national capital. Still, Edinburgh, a strikingly historic city, turned out to be one of the most walkable places I’ve ever explored.
Rumford man charged with firing shots in downtown Lewiston

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Mark LaFlamme |Ben Bragdon

LEWISTON — A man already facing felony charges in Rumford was arrested Tuesday night in Lewiston and charged with firing shots at passing cars downtown. Troy Blanchard, 35, of Rumford, faces multiple charges, including reckless conduct with a firearm, creating a police standoff, being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of scheduled drugs.
Lewiston Chinese restaurant closed, owner in federal custody

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Marla Hoffman |Mark LaFlamme

LEWISTON — The Canton Wok on Lisbon Street has been closed after its owner was taken into federal custody earlier in the month. According to federal records, Xing Feng Dong, 46, was being held at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jail records indicate that Dong, listed as a native of the People’s Republic of China, was taken into custody May 6.
Auburn condom case likely a civil matter, not criminal, lawmaker says

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Mark LaFlamme

AUBURN — A little known, two-year-old Maine law is at the center of a criminal case against a local man who is being accused of removing a condom during sex without the consent of the woman he met on a dating app in April. Written by Democratic state Rep. Nina Milliken of Blue Hill, the law calls for civil penalties however — not criminal ones — for those proven to have willfully removed a condom during a sex act.
The Distance Between Doubt And Determination.

1 month ago | medium.com | Mark LaFlamme

How I Doubled My Distance, Silenced My Doubts, and What Two Street Corners Taught Me About Runner’s Pride. There’s an old saying: “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.” A red sky in the morning is supposed to mean a storm is coming. But lately, I’ve been feeling like I’m the red sky, and in this case, the warning isn’t for bad weather. It’s for everyone who continues to underestimate me — especially past versions of myself.
Auburn man charged with sex assault after alleged victim says condom fell off

1 month ago | sunjournal.com | Mark LaFlamme

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Minot man charged in January crash that injured 4, including police lieutenant

2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Mark LaFlamme

TURNER — A Minot man has been indicted on 14 charges, including aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated, in connection with a January crash that injured a Monmouth police lieutenant and three others. Sean McNeil, 41, was indicted by an Androscoggin County grand jury last week on multiple counts of aggravated assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and driving to endanger, as well as aggravated criminal driving while intoxicated and criminal speed.