As law enforcement officers, our agencies are committed to fighting crime. Some of the most abhorrent crimes being committed against our residents are being carried out by people who don’t live in our communities. Often they live out-of-state or overseas, and they will stop at nothing to steal money from their victims. Contact is made […]
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Staying safe in winter weather
REGION — According to the calendar, the official start of winter is still nearly a month away. However, the season and the calendar appear to be out of sync. Area schools have already tallied at least one snow day, as well as a 2-hour delay. Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols, Sr. recently shared several safety […]
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Wilton course teaches basic handgun safety
Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. leads Josette Billian of Wilton through a series of drills during a basic handgun training course at Wilton Fish and Game Association on Oct. 20. (Dee Menear/Franklin Journal) WILTON — Fourteen people, each carrying a handgun, arrived at the Wilton Fish and Game Association on a recent Saturday morning. […]
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Fifty rounds later: mastering handgun safety
WILTON — On a recent Saturday morning fourteen people, each carrying a handgun, arrived at the Wilton Fish and Game Association. A few people in the group were apprehensive of the weapon they carried and some were well-rehearsed in how to handle a firearm. Most, like Carol Lehto of North Anson, fell in between the […]
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D-Day remembered in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A wreath service was held on Center Bridge at noon Wednesday to mark the 74th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944. Farmington police closed one lane of traffic as some three dozen veterans, relatives and community members made their way from the park-and-ride lot to the middle of the bridge. Gordon Webber, commander […]
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Victims deserve to be heard
I recently joined an important effort called Marsy’s Law for Maine — a victims’ bill of rights that seeks to grant crime victims rights and protections that are equal to those of the accused or convicted. Equal rights for crime victims deserve to be priority. As law enforcement officers, my colleagues and I regularly see […]
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School bus hit three times on icy Kingfield road
KINGFIELD — Two drivers were injured when three vehicles slid on icy Route 142 on Thursday morning and struck a school bus carrying elementary school pupils, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. Erica Bracy, 39, of Freeman Township and Brian Leblanc, 32, of Salem Township were taken to local hospitals for treatment, Nichols said […]
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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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Rangeley man charged with OUI in fatal crash in Strong
UPDATE: Rangeley man tells deputy he drank too much in fatal accident STRONG — A Rangeley driver was drunk and speeding when his truck crossed the centerline on Lambert Hill Road on Tuesday night and struck another truck head-on, killing the driver in a fiery wreck, police said. Mark Garner, 24, of Rangeley was arrested at the […]
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Franklin County sheriff providing safe zone
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County sheriff is providing a “safe zone” for people involved in domestic violence situations who have to meet to exchange property, paperwork or children. The zone also offers a public place for people who have done bartering on the internet and are meeting with an unknown party to make an exchange […]