RUMFORD — The following arrests were logged by the Police Department: * Jennifer Farnum, 28, Rumford, operating under the influence of intoxicants and/or drugs, 1:37 a.m. Feb. 2 on South Rumford Road. She was released on $600 unsecured bail and will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. April 8 in 11th District Court. * Jay Palmer, […]
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Anonymous text-a-tip service to report underage drinking, drug use in Oxford County
RUMFORD — Oxford County residents can now provide anonymous information to law enforcement through a new text-a-tip service, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said in a news release Tuesday. The service allows people to report underage drinking and drug use anonymously via text, he said. To submit an anonymous tip: * Text “Hi oxtip” plus […]
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Rumford police doing extra patrols for OUI, underage drinking
RUMFORD — During the rest of this month into January, the Rumford Police Department will have extra patrols out focusing on operating under the influence driving and underage drinking, thanks to grants from the Bureau of Highway Safety and Maine’s Office of Substance Abuse, Chief Stacy Carter said Friday in an email. “We encourage people […]
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Rumford board to consider vehicle requests
RUMFORD — The Board of Selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Rumford Falls Auditorium to continue discussion on requests from the Park Commission and the Police Department for new vehicles. Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter told selectmen at their Nov. 21 meeting that he was looking to replace the 2008 Ford […]
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Rumford, Mexico police awarded $10K OUI enforcement grants
RUMFORD — Rumford and Mexico police departments were each awarded $10,000 grants this week to increase patrols for drunken drivers. The grants are from the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. “It’s definitely needed,” Mexico interim police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Thursday afternoon. Rumford police will conduct extra details over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend for underage […]