FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office asked for help Friday in finding an Albany Township driver who sped away from an officer and a slew of charges Thursday. Devin Leonard, 25, was stopped for a traffic violation at 12:49 p.m. on Route 156, near the intersection of Vienna Road in Chesterville by Deputy Derek […]
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Temple man receives head injuries in ATV rollover
Erald Farmer, 69, of Temple received head injuries Monday when he lost control of an ATV and attached trailer coming down a hill on Forest Hill Road in Temple. The ATV rolled into a ditch and pinned him underneath at the intersection of Varnum Pond Road, Franklin County Chief Deputy Steven Lowell said. (Donna M. […]
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New Vineyard man charged with failing to stop
NEW VINEYARD — A New Vineyard man was arrested Thursday evening after a police chase from Farmington to New Vineyard. Devin T. Heutz, 24, was arrested on charges of failing to stop for an officer, attaching false plates and operating with a suspended license, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols said in his weekly report. At […]
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Weld man charged with endangering welfare of a child after woman dies
FARMINGTON — Police say a Weld man was arrested Tuesday on a charge of endangering the welfare of a child after police found a 3-year-old left alone and sleeping in a room where numerous prescription, illegal drugs and used syringes were also found. Ian K. Klanfer, 35, the father of the child, was arrested when […]
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Two charged in animal cruelty case
FARMINGTON — A Madrid Township man and a Farmington woman have been charged in the case of a malnourished dog that was abandoned and had to be euthanized, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Christopher Elliott, 40, and Crystal Webber, 31, were summonsed on charges of animal cruelty for leaving their 10-year-old German shorthaired pointer behind when they moved, […]
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Three people injured in motorcycle crash in Rangeley Plantation
RANGELEY PLANTATION — Three people were injured Sunday afternoon when two motorcycles collided on Route 17. Jason Zimba, 48, of Sidney was attempting to turn left into the scenic overlook when his motorcycle was struck from behind, according to Deputy Brad Scovil’s report to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Scott Green, 48, of Webster, […]
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K-9 teams train in Farmington
FARMINGTON — It takes hundreds of hours of training for K-9 certification, but once there, the handlers and dogs help find missing people, track suspects and find evidence, among other services. The Franklin, Oxford and Somerset county sheriff’s 0ffices teams train together every Monday and one week a month, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said Monday. […]
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Canaan woman sent to hospital in Phillips three-vehicle crash
PHILLIPS – A Canaan woman was injured Thursday morning when the mini-van style vehicle she was driving was involved in a near head-on, three-vehicle collision in a road construction zone on Route 4, near the Phillips Elementary School. A pickup truck driven by Bruce Wilcox, 83, of Phillips was traveling south in the construction zone […]
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Chesterville man accused of sexually assaulting woman
CHESTERVILLE — A local man is accused of sexually assaulting a woman following an investigation, Franklin County Lt. David St. Laurent said in a release. Roy Simoneau, 32, was arrested Friday on a felony charge of gross sexual assault, according to the release. A conviction on the charge is punishable by up to 10 years […]
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Jay woman arrested on theft, forgery charges
JAY — A Jay woman was arrested Tuesday on a felony, Class B, charge of theft and a misdemeanor, Class D, charge of forgery after a Forks road association reported more than $10,000 in checks were written without the association’s knowledge. Bobbie Dawes, 45, was arrested on the charges following an investigation by Lt. […]