GOP State Treasurer Candidate Says Lottery Should Participate in Sports Betting

GOP State Treasurer Candidate Says Lottery Should Participate in Sports Betting

By Matt Murphy
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE

Republican State Treasurer candidate Keiko Orrall believes the Lottery should be looking for ways that it can become an "active participant" in sports betting after the Supreme Court this week struck down a federal ban on sports wagering outside of Nevada.

Arrested Man Stole Police Cruiser While Handcuffed in the Back Seat
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Arrested Man Stole Police Cruiser While Handcuffed in the Back Seat

John Cronin

A 22-year-old man sitting in the back seat of a cruiser with his hands handcuffed behind his back in Dexter, Maine managed to maneuver his hands to the front of his body, squirm through an 11-inch-by-11-inch window in the partition, get into the driver's seat and take off, police said.

He then ditched the cruiser and stole another car, at one point leading police on a 100-miles-an-hour chase, before crashing after driving over spiked mats police put out, according to the Bangor Daily News.

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