FARMINGTON — A Jay man was accused of sexually assaulting a female in March 2014 in New Sharon, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday in a release. One of the attacks required medical treatment, he said. Sheriff’s Lt. David St. Laurent and Maine State Police Detective Randall Keaten conducted a joint investigation. They […]
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Chesterville man faces several charges following fight at party
CHESTERVILLE — Police said a local man faces nine charges for assaulting his girlfriend and others, including police, at a party at 134 Vienna Road on Thursday night. Franklin County deputies responded at 9:30 p.m. to a report of assault at the residence. When they arrived, they encountered two couples who had been consuming alcohol […]
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Franklin County deputy injured when Greene man attacks him in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — A Franklin County deputy was injured early Sunday when a Greene man slammed him to the ground, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Deputy Andrew Morgan was grabbed from behind while processing Tyler Poland’s father, Daniel Poland, on a charge of drunken driving, Nichols said. Tyler Poland, 28, was arrested on a felony […]
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Franklin County sheriff discovers defaced political signs
FARMINGTON — Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday he has discovered four political signs that have been defaced. Three are in Franklin County and one is in Kennebec County. He has also had reports of signs being stolen last week from Route 27 in New Vineyard. Nichols found the signs with the same […]
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Franklin County commissioners meet with representatives of state board
FARMINGTON — Ryan Thornell, executive director of the state Board of Corrections, told Franklin County commissioners Tuesday that the majority of the board’s time is focusing on building a state supplemental budget and creating rules for a newly passed law related to corrections. The board oversees the consolidated county jail system that went into effect […]
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Franklin County deputies investigate Industry burglary
INDUSTRY — Franklin County deputies are investigating a burglary at an Industry Road home where an undisclosed amount of cash was taken from an unlocked safe, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Thursday. The burglary was reported Thursday morning. Deputies Matthew Brann and Nicholas Zecher responded to call. The resident believed someone had been in her […]
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Stuffed bear heads among items stolen from Alderstream camp
ALDER STREAM TOWNSHIP — Camp chairs, stuffed bear heads and flashlights were reported stolen Friday from a camp on Route 27 between mid April and Aug. 15, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. A North Waterboro woman reported that unknown persons entered the camp and spent some time there between those months, sleeping […]
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Waterville man charged after running into tractor-trailer in Kingfield
KINGFIELD — Police say a Waterville man was charged with drunken driving Monday night after driving into the rear of a tractor-trailer truck on Lexington Road as it was attempting to turn left to cross a bridge into town. The driver of the 2001 Jeep, Jeb Mansfield, 33, and his passenger, Christopher Flye, 35, of Waterville […]
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Glass found smashed in driveways of Industry town officials
INDUSTRY — Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Morgan is investigating glass containers that were smashed in the driveways of Selectman Lee Ireland and fire Chief Joe Paradis. Morgan initially responded to a report of vandalism Aug. 5 on Savage Road, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Ireland was the first to discover the glass in […]
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Chesterville camp entered through sky light
CHESTERVILLE — A Franklin County deputy is investigating a break-in at a camp on Egypt Pond Road, where a person or persons climbed got in through a skylight, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Cpl. Nate Bean responded to a New Hampshire man’s report Saturday of a burglary that occurred within the past two weeks, […]