POLAND — Six people have been arrested following an investigation into a home invasion at 76 Page Road. According to a news release from Lt. Glenn Holt of the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department, the invasion that took place on Thursday at 9:19 p.m. appears to have been drug related and not a random act. Holt […]
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Mexico man indicted on burglary charges involving marijuana, property theft
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a Mexico man on felony burglary charges after police said he broke into the same house in Rumford on three occasions to steal marijuana. Michael E. Child, 51, of Swett Avenue was indicted on three felony counts of burglary and misdemeanor charges of theft and criminal mischief by an […]
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Wiring stolen from the Buckfield Fire-Rescue Station
BUCKFIELD — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of electrical wiring stripped from the walls of the $1 million fire and rescue station under construction. More than 100 feet of wiring was reported missing last Thursday after a worker entered the station, which is in front the Town Office on Turner Street. Police […]
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New Sharon couple faces theft charges related to company credit card
NEW SHARON — A local couple was arrested Friday after a company claimed the two had charged more than $6,000 on its credit card, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in his weekly report. Deputy Matthew Brann began an investigation after a representative of Dube Environmental in Sidney claimed worker Daniel Villacci of 147 […]
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Driver in horrific Otisfield crash arrested for stealing, wrecking car
PARIS — An Otisfield man appeared in court Friday on charges that he stole a truck and wrecked it in a horrific crash last week. In handcuffs and wearing a neck brace, Mark C. Male, 46, of 251 Ahonen Road, made his initial court appearance before a judge in Oxford County Superior Court on Friday morning. […]
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Transient sentenced for home invasion, robbery and assault
AUBURN — A transient who had been taken in by a Pierce Street couple, later robbing them and bludgeoning one of them during a home invasion, was sentenced Wednesday to serve more than three years in prison. Michael Hodgkins, 26, was in Androscoggin County Superior Court, where he pleaded guilty to robbery and aggravated assault. […]
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Farmington teen pleads guilty to stealing jewelry, cash in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A local teenager pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $50,000 in cash and jewelry from a Wilton residence in April, according to court documents. The boy, who was 17 at the time and is now 18, admitted to the felony charges of burglary and theft in Juvenile Court in Farmington, documents state. […]
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Sandy River Plantation woman charged in Temple theft
FARMINGTON — Police said a Sandy River Plantation woman is accused of stealing about $800 worth of items from a Temple residence. Jennifer Clifford, 28, was issued a summons Tuesday on two misdemeanor charges of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and violation of condition of release, Franklin County sheriff’s Lt. David St. Laurent said […]
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Owner closes popular Mount Mica mine after theft
PARIS — When Gary Freeman pulled up to the front of his mine at Mount Mica in Paris on Saturday, he knew something was missing. Actually, a lot of things were missing — gemstones were plundered from the large swath of showy colored rock on the wall face that’s not only used as a decorative […]
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New Sharon man pleads guilty to stealing jewelry, cash from Wilton home
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing jewelry and cash from a Wilton home in April. Sentencing was deferred for two years in an agreement that requires Brian J. Durrell, 18, to complete certain criteria by Oct. 28, 2016, when he is scheduled to appear in court. Durrell, 18, and a […]