MEXICO — Following a monthlong investigation, the Mexico Police Department arrested a 63-year-old Worthley Avenue woman on Dec. 4. She was charged with several local and federal charges related to fraud and insurance deception. Interim police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Thursday that police arrested Joanne Covais, 63, for violating her probation and subsequently charged her […]
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Mexico Police Department schedules meet-and-greet for neighborhood watch
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department will host a meet-and-greet at 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at the Mexico Police Department to discuss the upcoming neighborhood watch. Interim police Chief Roy Hodsdon said anyone from Mexico who is interested in joining the neighborhood watch should attend the meet-and-greet. “We’re going to have the Mexico Explorers greeting […]
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Car with Mexico woman inside rolls backward through traffic, hits utility pole
MEXICO — Police responded Sunday to an accident on Route 2 involving a Mexico woman who backed her vehicle into oncoming traffic before crashing into a utility pole. According to Patrolman Travis R. Luce, Dorothy Fontaine, 91, of Mexico was sitting in the passenger seat of a 1994 Chevrolet car parked in front of the […]
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Mexico selectmen vote to postpone vote on COPS grant to Nov. 26
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen unanimously voted Tuesday to wait until the end of November to decide whether to accept a $156,071 grant that would help fund the salary of a police officer for three years. On Sept. 28, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services awarded grants totaling $656,071 […]
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Hodsdon named interim Mexico police chief
MEXICO — The Board of Selectmen has named Lt. Roy Hodsdon interim police chief, replacing Jim Theriault, who will officially retire Jan. 10. Meanwhile, Theriault will continue to do administrative work for the department. Selectmen voted unanimously to appoint Hodsdon following an executive session Sept. 24. Theriault, who has served as chief for the past […]
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Rumford resident charged with leaving scene of crash
MEXICO — A Rumford man is charged with leaving the scene of a crash on Swift River Road early Sunday morning, according to Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department. Matthew Lloyd, 22, of Rumford was charged Sunday morning and given a date of Nov. 5 to appear in 11th District Court in Rumford. […]
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Peru bicyclist expected to recover after collision with rig
MEXICO — A Peru boy who was seriously injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer Monday afternoon is expected to make a full recovery, Lt. Roy Hodsdon of the Mexico Police Department said Tuesday. Hodsdon said that according to preliminary reports, Daren Vachon, 15, was riding his bike west on Route 2 around 3 p.m. […]