Mark LaFlamme

Sun Journal

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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Published
January 15, 2020

Suspect in Livermore kidnapping still at large

Shannon Lee Dupree is believed to be with friends in Wilton and Rumford.
Published
January 15, 2020

Bald eagle shot, killed in Peru

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to conviction of the person who killed the bird.
Published
January 10, 2020

Auburn man battles grizzly bears for Discovery Channel program

Jesse Erickson’s appearance on “Man vs. Bear” premieres at 8 p.m. Saturday on the Discovery Channel.
Published
December 27, 2019

Lewiston police investigating storage unit break-ins

Thieves have been cutting locks and breaking into storage units across Lewiston.
Published
December 27, 2019

Strong man charged with arson after kitchen catches fire

STRONG — A local man was arrested on suspicion of arson early Friday after reporting a house fire on Lambert Hill Road. At about 1:30 a.m., Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Elmes went to the home after a resident reported a fire in his kitchen. The flames were extinguished by the fire department, and the […]
Published
December 13, 2019

Despite rescue attempt, man dies after car crashes into West Paris brook off Route 26

Three men jumped into the water and pulled the victim to shore in an attempt to save him.
Published
December 5, 2019

Lewiston police investigating after children, ages 4 and 2, ingest marijuana

The children were reportedly suffering symptoms after ingesting edible marijuana at their Lewiston home.
Published
December 4, 2019

Bull runs amok in Auburn

The cattle driver, a plow truck driver, a farmer and police eventually corralled the bovine into the trailer.
Published
November 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.
Published
November 29, 2019

Cat steals animal control officer’s Thanksgiving dinner

To be fair, no cat has been officially identified as the culprit, although Strout said one was reportedly seen wandering nearby just a short time before the turkey was mauled.