How fast is too fast? According to the law, anything over the speed limit can get you a ticket, but many drivers think they can push the limit and be just fine. When state police trooper Marvin Hinkley is on Turnpike speed patrol, he’s looking for those drivers going way too fast. “I don’t write […]
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Androscoggin County officers to target speeders
Speeders beware: Sheriff’s deputies will be patrolling the back roads of Androscoggin County this summer with a watchful eye for those who exceed the speed limits. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Rielly Bryant applied for a $20,000 federal grant through the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety which will help the department crack down on speeding […]
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Posted inFranklin
Jay man charged with failing to stop for police
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Jay man was arrested Friday after he failed to stop for a police officer and a passenger grabbed the steering wheel and turned the car into a snowbank on High Street, police said. Officer Devon Bohacik arrested Samuel Farrington, 27, on misdemeanor charges of driving to endanger and failing to stop […]
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Police: Cornish woman drove 123 mph with kids in car
SACO (AP) — Police say a woman was arrested for driving at 123 mph on the Maine Turnpike with her two children in the backseat. Troopers say 24-year-old Cheryl Gilson, of Cornish, was charged Sunday with criminal speed, driving to endanger and endangering the welfare of her children, ages 3 and 5. She was released […]