News

Report of suspicious item leads to evacuation of customers, staff at Buxton Hannaford

Report of suspicious item leads to evacuation of customers, staff at Buxton Hannaford

Photo: clipart.com


Police were called to the Hannaford in Buxton Thursday morning due to the presence of a suspicious item in the parking lot.

According to CBS 13, people were evacuated from Hannaford and other businesses in the shopping plaza.

Police say the item was a pressure cooker.

A bomb technician inspected it, and said it was empty and contained no explosives.

Police say it appears the pressure cooker was accidentally left in the parking lot by a customer.

Latest Headlines

4 minutes ago in Trending, World

Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released as part of ceasefire in Gaza

Fresh

All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

14 hours ago in Local

Mills Briefly Posts/Deletes Video Announcing Senate Run

Axios first reported Mills would likely announce her Senate run in the upcoming week.

14 hours ago in Local

Maine Man Shot By Deputy After Chase

Androscoggin County Deputies say they tried to arrest a man on an existing felony warrant

16 hours ago in Local

Biddeford Motorcyclist Arrested going 114 in 40-MPH Zone

A Biddeford motorcyclist was arrested Saturday night after deputies clocked him going almost three times the speed limit in Arundel.…

1 day ago in Local

Brewer woman accidentally shot during northern Maine hunting trip

31-year-old Amber Oaks was taken to a hospital in Caribou where wardens said she is getting surgery to clean the wound.