• Feb. 28: Richard Grant Jr., 51, Mexico, operating after suspension and failing to produce evidence of insurance. He is to appear April 10 in Rumford District Court.
• Feb. 27: Jeffrey Hanson, 58, Dixfield, operating after suspension, was released on bail and is to appear April 10 in Rumford District Court.
• Feb. 14: A pickup truck driven by Timothy North, 58, of Rumford was struck from behind while waiting to turn left from Route 2 into Twin Rivers Lumber. Jean Gauthier was driving the 2016 Volvo truck owned by L. Breton Transport that struck North’s 2007 Ford pickup. Carol North, 64, was riding with North.
• Feb. 12: Daniel Remeika, 21, of Rumford lost control of his 2000 Jeep Cherokee on Route 142, and it skidded into a snowbank and rolled over. Neither he nor passenger Timothy Remeika, 25, were injured.
• Feb. 12: Enos Castle, 76, of New Vineyard lost control of his 2003 Subaru on Route 2 where it struck a snowbank and rolled over. He was not hurt.
• Feb. 2: Jason Swett, 42, Carthage, charged in a warrant with failing to pay restitution, turned himself in to police, paid the money and was released.
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