Maine's State Board of Education approved the measures earlier this week to replace both the Manson Park School in Pittsfield and the Lillian P. Hussey School in Augusta
Augusta police said that as the suspect was leaving the area they lost control of the vehicle they were driving and crashed into a wooden guard rail at the school.
According to the Augusta Police Department, several area buildings in Augusta's historic downtown district were the subject of blatant vandalism on Thursday night.
We have received multiple reports from station listeners that the Augusta, Maine Target, located in the Augusta Crossing Mall, has been completely evacuated of customers and staff.
During an altercation Wednesday evening involving multiple Augusta Police officers and a man wielding a knife, police deployed deadly-force tactics to subdue the suspect.
According to a press release from the Augusta Police Department, two APD officers were involved in a use of deadly force incident that occurred Wednesday evening.