NORWAY — Police are still on the lookout for whomever lit firecrackers over the weekend, spooking horses at a Norway boarding farm. The action has been described by the homeowner as “a terrible, unkind act of terror.” The incident took place during the night of Saturday, March 12, at the home of Jason and Jessie […]
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Waterford teen charged in connection with Norway police crash
By A.M. Sheehan WATERFORD — Andrew Emerson, 17, of Waterford was charged with aggravated eluding an officer and aggravated driving to endanger on Friday, Feb. 12. The charges stem from a Dec. 26, 2015, police chase and crash in which a Norway police officer was injured and his vehicle totaled. On Dec. 26, 2015, at around 8:30 […]
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Oxford Hills GA guru charged with OUI after crash
By A.M. Sheehan PARIS — Shannon Moxcey, 45, of West Paris was charged with operating under the influence Monday, Feb. 15, following a crash. Her BrAC (Breath Alcohol Content) came back at .14, almost twice the legal limit of .08, according to police reports. The crash occurred at 6:30 p.m. near 702 Elm Hill Road in Paris […]
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Paris residents, police chief spar over crime stats
PARIS — Numbers were the name of the game at Monday’s selectmen’s meeting where a few residents called into question statistics provided by Interim Chief Jeff Lange, while others stood by him. During open session, Sarah Glynn cited numbers Lange used during last week’s selectmen’s workshop on policing about violent crime. “I am concerned about the […]
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Paris Budget Committee wants more policing proposals from sheriff
PARIS — The budget committee did not make any recommendations for funding the police department last week but instead requested selectmen negotiate with Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant about possible coverage for the town. At the Wednesday, Jan. 13 budget committee meeting, member Rick Little made a motion to zero fund the Paris Police Department and […]
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Some Oxford Hills cops to give Narcan, save lives … but not all agree
By A.M. Sheehan PARIS — On Thursday, Jan. 14, some 30 to 40 members of law enforcement gathered to train to administer naloxone, commonly referred to as Narcan, in the case of opiate/opioid overdose. The training was in part an initiative of the Western Maine Drug Addiction Task Force and the Paris Police Department, according to […]
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Police pondered by Paris selectboard
PARIS — As selectmen continue to mull the future of the Paris Police Department, they decided to hold a workshop to discuss policing options in town next week. At the Monday night selectmen’s meeting, the board set the workshop for 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the town office, 33 Market Square. Selectman Vic Hodgkins shared […]
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Suspect identified in Oxford, Androscoggin and Kennebec county crime spree
By Monica Jerkins OXFORD — Police in Kennebec County have identified a suspect and issued an arrest warrant in a string of burglaries that spans three, possibly four, counties, including two burglaries that occurred in the town of Oxford along Route 26 in early November. Detective Michael Bickford of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office said a […]
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Dawn Cummings Solomon still owes $3.9M to Maine taxpayers
By Leslie H. Dixon NORWAY — A former Harrison resident and Norway business owner who was imprisoned for defrauding MaineCare of approximately $4 million in 2010 has paid back less than $6,000 in the past three years and is living in a waterfront apartment in Florida. Dawn Cummings Solomon, 47, whose current address is Cocoa, Fla., […]
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Online fundraiser launched for Paris marijuana caregiver
PARIS — A crowdfunding campaign has been launched, to help pay for legal defense, for the Paris medical marijuana caregiver who had his operation raided and crop burned by the Paris Police Department. Richard Jackson, 48, of King Hill Road, was indicted in October 2015 – more than a year after law enforcement seized roughly $500,000 worth of marijuana […]