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October 22, 2024 Gazesport Uncategorized 0

THOMASTON — The new owner of a fifth wheel camper only had the vehicle for a short time when it caught fire in her Main Street driveway, Thursday evening.

Firefighters were called to the driveway of 331 Main Street, Sept. 19, 2024, just after 5:35 p.m., causing a portion of Main Street (Route 1) to be closed until approximately 6:15 p.m.

The owner had very recently brought the camper home after acquiring it when she noticed the flames coming from the rear. No other vehicle was attached at the time.

Firefighters traced the origin of the fire to a faulty gas line.

Thomaston FD and EMS (using a loaner ambulance from Rockland) responded, as did the two on-duty police officers, who each directed traffic Wadsworth Street and Thomaston Common.

When Clinton Police received information that suggested Carpenter would be armed, they enlisted the help of the Maine State Police Tactical Team in executing a search warrant at his home, a camper that was set up across from 774 Main Street in Clinton. Officials used a flash bang device after Carpenter initially refused to surrender, but he was arrested without incident 40 to 50 minutes later.

There is plenty going right with Augusta right now. The downtown district has seen new and exciting businesses open. The city continues to hold events to bring the community together with great success. However, the underlying problem of crime still exists. For the third straight year, the combination of violent crime and property crime numbers make Augusta statistically Maine’s most dangerous city to live in.
Auburn has seen slow and steady population growth over the last 10 years but continues to battle the crime increase that comes along with it. Paired with its twin city Lewiston (also found on this list), keeping crime under control is a top priority. Both of the twin cities continue to struggle with poverty which leads to crime. Auburn’s property crime rate was three times the state average in 2023.
Portland has spent much of the last decade off of this list thanks to declining rates in both reported violent and property crime. But the last few years have been a different story. As Maine’s largest city, Portland continues to lead the state in reported violent crime. The city had an uptick in reported property crime again in 2023.
It may seem strange that a small city of the United States/Canada border of under 7,000 people would be considered dangerous. Houlton has kept some violent crime non-existent and their rate of burglaries is minuscule. The problem for Houlton (as it has been for years) is larceny and aggravated assault. When the FBi last released its city-by-city reports, Houlton had the second-most violent crimes reported per 100,000 residents and the third-most property crimes.

THOMASTON — The new owner of a fifth wheel camper only had the vehicle for a short time when it caught fire in her Main Street driveway, Thursday evening.

Firefighters were called to the driveway of 331 Main Street, Sept. 19, 2024, just after 5:35 p.m., causing a portion of Main Street (Route 1) to be closed until approximately 6:15 p.m.

The owner had very recently brought the camper home after acquiring it when she noticed the flames coming from the rear. No other vehicle was attached at the time.

Firefighters traced the origin of the fire to a faulty gas line.

Thomaston FD and EMS (using a loaner ambulance from Rockland) responded, as did the two on-duty police officers, who each directed traffic Wadsworth Street and Thomaston Common.

When Clinton Police received information that suggested Carpenter would be armed, they enlisted the help of the Maine State Police Tactical Team in executing a search warrant at his home, a camper that was set up across from 774 Main Street in Clinton. Officials used a flash bang device after Carpenter initially refused to surrender, but he was arrested without incident 40 to 50 minutes later.

There is plenty going right with Augusta right now. The downtown district has seen new and exciting businesses open. The city continues to hold events to bring the community together with great success. However, the underlying problem of crime still exists. For the third straight year, the combination of violent crime and property crime numbers make Augusta statistically Maine’s most dangerous city to live in.
Auburn has seen slow and steady population growth over the last 10 years but continues to battle the crime increase that comes along with it. Paired with its twin city Lewiston (also found on this list), keeping crime under control is a top priority. Both of the twin cities continue to struggle with poverty which leads to crime. Auburn’s property crime rate was three times the state average in 2023.
Portland has spent much of the last decade off of this list thanks to declining rates in both reported violent and property crime. But the last few years have been a different story. As Maine’s largest city, Portland continues to lead the state in reported violent crime. The city had an uptick in reported property crime again in 2023.
It may seem strange that a small city of the United States/Canada border of under 7,000 people would be considered dangerous. Houlton has kept some violent crime non-existent and their rate of burglaries is minuscule. The problem for Houlton (as it has been for years) is larceny and aggravated assault. When the FBi last released its city-by-city reports, Houlton had the second-most violent crimes reported per 100,000 residents and the third-most property crimes.

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