POLAND — Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Sampson died Saturday of a possible heart attack while doing yardwork at his home, according to Sheriff Eric Samson. “He was just a good, all-around guy,” Samson said of the deputy. “This is a huge loss.” Sampson, 50, worked for the sheriff’s office for about 10 years before […]
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Franklin County sheriff proposes deputy to patrol unorganized territory
FARMINGTON — Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. on Tuesday proposed creating a deputy position dedicated to patrolling the unorganized territory, paid for through the unorganized territory budget. The deputy would provide additional protection and law enforcement presence to the people in northern Franklin County, Nichols said. The proposed unorganized territory budget for Franklin County is $1.28 […]
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Police ID woman shot by officer while wielding weapon in Carmel
CARMEL (AP) — Authorities have released the name of the woman shot by a sheriff’s deputy in central Maine after advancing toward the deputy holding what was described as a homemade weapon. A spokesman for the state Attorney General’s office said Monday that Penobscot County Sheriff’s Deputy Kari Kurth shot and wounded 20-year-old Alexis Lannon, […]
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Judge orders release of 911 call from fatal shooting in Windham by deputy
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine judge has ordered state officials to release a transcript of a 911 call made by a woman whose husband was killed by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy in April. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1qYbeVU ) that Justice Thomas Warren ordered the state Tuesday to give the transcript to the […]
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Washington County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy dies unexpectedly
BANGOR — Shawn Donahue, 41, a Washington County law enforcement veteran who had been serving as the chief deputy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, died Saturday afternoon of an apparent heart attack while traveling to Bangor to visit family. Washington County Sheriff Donnie Smith confirmed the death Saturday evening. “It’s just a terrible tragedy […]
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New Portland woman charged with firing on officer
NEW PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities have arrested a woman they say fired a gun at a Somerset County sheriff’s deputy from the doorway of a New Portland home. The deputy was not injured. Police told the Morning Sentinel (http://bit.ly/1cWgY6C ) it started at about 11 p.m. Tuesday when 34-year-old Bonnie Jean Tanguay called 911, but […]
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Conditional approval given to hire Franklin County deputy
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to allow Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. to hire Philip Lynch of Winthrop as a patrol deputy, pending a background check and psychological examination. Lynch must attend the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in August, Nichols said. He has worked as a part-time officer for another agency. He has already […]
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Franklin County deputy gets increased hourly wage
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to remove the probationary status on Deputy Kevin Hartley of Anson and move him to a higher pay grade level. Hartley completed the six-month probation on Jan. 2, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. He has done an “excellent job” for the department, he said. Nichols recommended that Hartley’s […]
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Franklin County OKs contract with patrol deputies
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted 2-1 Tuesday to approve a four-year contract that gives patrol deputies retroactive pay and wage increases, county Clerk Julie Magoon said. Commissioner Fred Hardy of New Sharon opposed the vote, she said. The contract is in the process of being signed. It runs from July 1, 2012, to June […]