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
February 18, 2022

Litchfield man killed in Lewiston rollover

Police are still investigating the Friday morning crash in the area of 1140 Sabattus St.
Published
February 9, 2022

‘He was dropped at my door with a face full of blood’: Two teens injured in Lewiston attack

Jennifer Banton, mother of an injured 14-year-old, said the attackers armed with bats, machetes and metal pipes “beat my son and another boy nearly to death.”
Published
January 27, 2022

Police search for missing Litchfield woman

Authorities said Kaitlyn Danforth is known to have connections in the Lewiston-Auburn area.
Published
January 27, 2022

Police: Additional drugs, guns found in case of pair who tried to pass counterfeit money at the Androscoggin County Jail

Investigators estimated the street value at roughly a quarter million dollars.
Published
January 7, 2022

Garage burns in Wilton

Flames were reported shortly after 7 p.m. Friday.
Published
January 6, 2022

Search for missing man in the Little Androscoggin River comes up empty

Police will continue their investigation to find Mark Conley of Naples.
Published
December 18, 2021

Small-town politics or union issues? Sabattus police await funds

One by one, police officers have been leaving for greener pastures, and the old shadow of doubt seems to have fallen once more over the department.
Published
December 11, 2021

New law requiring gas detectors takes effect Jan. 1

The law is expected to have an impact on local landlords, who will be required to install the detectors in each unit where gas appliances are used.
Published
November 20, 2021

Fundraiser established for family of Dixfield crash victim

Brian Carrol, 15, was killed in the Nov. 14 wreck in Phillips that also injured two others.
Published
November 19, 2021

Michelle Tranten to resign as principal at Mt. Abram High School, superintendent says

Tranten, principal of the school since 2015, had been the target of a “no confidence” vote reportedly signed by half of the student body earlier this month.