PARIS — A judge set bail at $10,000 cash Monday for a Paris man who is facing his tenth charge of operating a vehicle under the influence. Andrew Bean, 51, of 292 Christian Ridge Road, has been arrested twice on OUI charges since Nov. 21, the second arrest coming just days after an Oxford County Grand […]
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Strong man charged with OUI
FARMINGTON — A Strong man accused in November of failing to report a crash by quickest means has now been charged with operating under the influence. Wesley Adams, 25, was issued a summons for operating under the influence Sunday by Farmington police Sgt. Edward Hastings IV, according to a news release on Sunday. Hastings received […]
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Mexico driver charged with OUI
MEXICO — Two residents were arrested Sunday evening after their car crashed into the front porch of a Harlow Hill Road home, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday. Wanda McAlister, 48, was charged with operating under the influence and failure to submit to arrest or detention. Her passenger, Matthew Gallant, 38, was charged with disorderly […]
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Paris Police Chief Michael Madden leaving post
PARIS — Paris Police Chief Michael Madden believes he’s accomplished enough in two years to not feel too much regret when he sees the town fade behind him in his rearview mirror. He has officially put in his notice and his last day of work will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, when his contract expires. “I am […]
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Auburn conducting OUI checkpoint this week
AUBURN — The Auburn Police Department will conduct an OUI checkpoint this week, according to a statement from Deputy Chief Jason Moen. The effort is made possible by a grant through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety’s “Drive Sober Maine 2015” program.
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Police to set up sobriety checkpoint in Minot
MINOT — The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department and Maine State Police will conduct a joint sobriety checkpoint Thursday evening, Aug. 6. According to a news release from Sgt. Tim Kachnovich, “our hope is to remove impaired drivers from the roadways and deter motorists from operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.” The checkpoint is […]
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Jay woman accused of drunken driving, striking building
JAY — Police say a local woman is accused of drunken driving after her SUV hit an apartment building Wednesday night at the Jay Hill Apartments complex off Route 4. The outside door to the apartment was broken off and a wall in the entryway was pushed into the apartment, police Chief Richard Caton IV […]
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Chesterville man injured in car crash facing charges
FARMINGTON — Police said a Chesterville man was injured early Monday when he attempted to outrun police in two counties and crashed his car off Burough Road in Chesterville. Dillian Burnham, 23, faces six charges including escape, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a news release. Deputy Andrew Morgan charged Burnham at Franklin […]
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Woman crashes car into house with infant daughter in back seat
WATERVILLE — A local woman is facing multiple charges after crashing her vehicle into porch steps with her 17-month-old daughter on board, while allegedly high on drugs, police said. A resident heard a vehicle driven by Heidi Everson, 42, smash into the steps of a front porch shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday and called police, […]
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Maine bill brings OUI test for marijuana
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers on the Legislature’s Transportation Committee will consider a bill Tuesday that allows police to test drivers for operating under the influence of marijuana or, more precisely, the plant’s active ingredient, THC. The bill calls for a blood-level limit that’s modeled on alcohol blood-level limits now set in Maine law and would allow […]