LEWISTON — An Edward Little High School teacher appeared in 8th District Court on Wednesday on a felony charge of operating after license revocation on March 8. Two days earlier the same teacher, Andrew Cessario, 26, of Limerick was arrested at 6:35 a.m. at the school on a separate charge of operating after habitual offender revocation, […]
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Part-time corrections officer faces OUI charge in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A part-time corrections officer was subdued with pepper spray Wednesday as Franklin County sheriff’s deputies were attempting to arrest him on a charge of drunken driving. Thomas Plog, 65, of Avon was arrested on misdemeanor charges of operating under the influence and refusing to submit to arrest or detention after crashing his car, […]
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Androscoggin County commissioner charged with operating under the influence
LEWISTON — A county commissioner, Matthew “Matt” Roy, was charged by city police early Saturday with operating under the influence. Roy, 33, who could not be reached for comment, represents Greene, Durham and part of Lewiston on the seven-member Androscoggin County Commission. His term ends this year. Roy is also a former Lewiston School Committee […]
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Madison man crashes into Skowhegan police cruiser while operating car from passenger seat
SKOWHEGAN — A Madison man was arrested Monday night after crashing into a police cruiser while intoxicated and operating his van from the passenger seat, later claiming he was not the driver. Skowhegan Police Chief David Bucknam said around 11:30 p.m. Monday, a Skowhegan officer was conducting routine traffic enforcement on Waterville Road. The officer […]
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Mexico man sentenced to six months for road rage
William E. Murphy (Oxford County Jail) PARIS — A Mexico man was sentenced Thursday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court to serve six months of a three-year prison term for forcing a driver off Route 219 in Sumner last fall. William E. Murphy, 71, pleaded guilty to reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and criminal […]
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Livermore Falls woman accused of driving drunk in Jay
JAY — Police said a Livermore Falls woman is accused of driving drunk and hitting a utility pole beside Route 133 near Bean’s Corner early Sunday. Lauren S. Lundy, 21, was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of operating under the influence, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Monday. She was driving a Chevrolet Cruze south […]
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'No hard and fast rule' for educators caught drinking and driving
AUBURN — School districts differ on how they handle educators who are convicted of serious cases of drunken driving. There are no statewide regulations or even best practices, superintendents in Lewiston and Auburn said. One Edward Little High School teacher and coach, who the Sun Journal is not naming, has three drunken-driving convictions, according to […]
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Auburn assistant principal 'deeply sorry'
AUBURN — Auburn Middle School Assistant Principal Kevin Shaw was convicted of operating under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident last month. He says he’s “deeply sorry” and apologizes to the community “for letting everyone down.” Shaw, 48, of Minot, said he takes responsibility for his actions. “Drinking and driving is never […]
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Police say man punched himself in the face to avoid sobriety test
BELFAST (AP) — Police in Maine have accused a man of punching himself in the face three times to avoid a sobriety test. Police in the town of Belfast say they found 27-year-old Brian Fogg in his car, stuck in a ditch last week. WGME-TV reports police said when they tried to test for his blood-alcohol level, […]
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Science panel backs lower drunken driving threshold to 0.05
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most women would need to draw the line at two drinks, and men at two or three if states follow a blueprint by a prestigious scientific panel for eliminating the “entirely preventable” 10,000 alcohol-impaired driving deaths in the United States each year. The U.S. government-commissioned report by a panel of the National […]