By Tiffany Williams –
MAINE DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
Bullets tore through a home in Auburn, Maine, during a drive-by shooting over the weekend, police said. Officers responded to reports of gunfire on Pownal Road around 7:45 p.m. Saturday. A homeowner told police two bullets struck their living room window and wall. Investigators reviewed nearby surveillance footage that showed a vehicle passing through the area at the time. Police said the shooting does not appear to be targeted, calling it a reckless and isolated act. They’re looking for a dark-colored pickup truck seen in the area around the time of the shooting. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Dennis Matthews at (207) 333-6650 ext. 2059.
PIPE BOMB THREAT IN BANGOR
A Bangor man threatened to blow up a building with a pipe bomb after cops caught him in the middle of a burglary Sunday morning, according to police. Officers found 48-year-old James McAllian inside a closed business on Venture Way around 11 a.m. When confronted, McAllian claimed he had a pipe bomb and threatened to detonate it. Officers talked him out through the same window he broke to enter. Once in custody, police found no explosives on him. McAllian told officers where to find the supposed bomb inside the building. The Bangor Bomb Squad examined the device and determined it was inert.
STANDISH MURDER SUSPECT IN COURT
A Standish woman accused of fatally shooting her boyfriend appeared in court Monday. Police arrested 37-year-old Lynn Perkins last Thursday, charging her with the murder of 49-year-old Matthew Hamilton. Hamilton’s body was found October 3 inside a home at 715 River Road. The state medical examiner ruled his death a gunshot homicide. Perkins did not enter a plea and is being held without bail at the Cumberland County Jail. The case heads next to a grand jury.
FORMER FALL RIVER MAYOR STABBED
Former Fall River, Massachusetts, Mayor Will Flanagan was seriously injured in a stabbing Monday afternoon, police said. Officers rushed to Hartwell Street after multiple calls and found Flanagan with “significant injuries.” He’s hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Investigators are working to identify and track down the attacker.
BROOKLYN MURDER INVESTIGATION
A deadly argument inside a Flatbush apartment building left one man dead early Sunday, NYPD sources said. The shooting happened just before 2:10 a.m. inside 2020 Dorchester Road, where a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man got into a fight in the lobby. During the struggle, one pulled a gun and shot the other in the chest. Officers from the 70th Precinct found the victim mortally wounded. He was rushed to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead. Police are questioning a person of interest as the investigation continues.
QUEENS CLUB STABBING
Detectives are searching for a suspect who stabbed a man to death during a fight inside a Jamaica nightclub early Sunday. Police said the attack happened around 1:51 a.m. at Sweets nightclub on Sutphin Boulevard. A 21-year-old man was stabbed in the chest and head after arguing with another man at the bar. The victim staggered outside, leaving a trail of blood from the bar to the sidewalk, where officers found him. He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead. Police said the suspect fled north in a white BMW.
CAMDEN FATAL SHOOTING
Cops in Camden, New Jersey, are investigating a deadly afternoon shooting that left one man dead Saturday. Officers responding to a ShotSpotter alert on Morton Street around 1:50 p.m. found 29-year-old Bruce Dixon unconscious with gunshot wounds. He was rushed to Cooper University Hospital and pronounced dead minutes later. Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said the investigation remains active.