Maine
4 hurt in crash after Maine shooting sparks high-speed chase with Mass. man
Four people were hurt and a Massachusetts man was arrested in Maine on Wednesday night after police said he left the scene of a shooting and led officers on a high-speed chase that ended in a crash.
Luis Andres Lorenzo Rondon, 24, of Lawrence, was arrested in connection with the police pursuit. He was charged with eluding an officer, driving to endanger, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon — his car — and criminal speeding, according to Maine State Police.
At around 11:33 p.m. on April 16, reports of several shots fired on Park Street in the town of Paris, Maine came into the department.
There were no people injured in the shooting, the department said.
A nearby trooper who responded to the scene saw a blue SUV leaving the immediate area, Maine State Police said. The driver of the SUV was later identified as Rondon.
Rondon refused to pull over for officers when they tried to stop him in West Paris, “initiating a high-speed pursuit,” the department said.
The 24-year-old was pursued by multiple officers through several Maine towns for about 15 miles, including by Maine State Police troopers and law enforcement from Oxford and Androscoggin counties, the department said.
Rondon finally crashed in a field on Route 26 in Mechanic Falls after he hit a spike mat deployed on the road by police, the department said.
He and three other people who were in the car were all injured and were brought to Central Maine Medical Center. One passenger in the car had serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Two guns were found after the chase, the department said, and Rondon was charged in connection with the police pursuit and taken into custody. No charges or suspects in the shooting incident have been announced by the department as of Thursday morning.
The investigation into the entire incident is ongoing, according to Maine State Police.
Maine
Immigrant rights coalition reports uptick in ICE detentions across Maine
The Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition says over the past two weeks its immigrant defense hotline has seen an uptick in reported ICE detentions.
They say this corresponds with a national shift in ICE activity, including bids for local businesses to cooperate with ICE.
In Maine, the arrests follow a broader trend of targeting Black and brown immigrants, including people navigating immigration proceedings.
The coalition, which represents more than 100 organizations, says it’s ready to protect civil and human rights and is urging immigrants to prepare themselves and their families.
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They suggest having the defense hotline ready in case you witness ICE activity, making sure you have important personal documents in case of detention, and reviewing rights around judicial warrants in private spaces, like your home or workplace.
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Maine
Mother’s Day brings boom in flower sales across Maine
It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.
According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.
Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.
“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.
Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.
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