AUBURN — A Minot man, who police said had taken steps toward burning down his home and assaulted his wife in July, was charged this week with a related felony and six misdemeanors. An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Corey Hamel, 36, of 744 Pottle Hill Road on a charge of attempted arson, a Class […]
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Posted inFranklin, Maine, Maine Crime
Farmington couple featured on new ‘Love Kills’ series on Investigation Discovery Channel
Fourteen years after someone shot Janette Osborne in the chest on the family farm in Farmington, the new Investigation Discovery Channel series “Love Kills” talked with her son, Josh Osborne, and his then-girlfriend, Donna Enman, about that day — and leaves it up to viewers to figure out who pulled the trigger. Carl Schick, supervising […]
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Posted in175th anniversary, Androscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Allegations spur district attorney to halt private prisoner transports
District Attorney Andrew Robinson referred to a six-page letter written by an Androscoggin County Jail inmate who detailed the account of her five-day trip from Florida to Maine last November caged in the back of a private prisoner transport van during which she was denied bathroom breaks and subjected to other inhumane treatment.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, Nation / World
Caged in van No. 1304
Lewiston woman’s 5-day trip from Florida to Maine in a prisoner transport van was an ‘inhumane . . . hell.’
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
What happened to Wanda Mitchell?
A dog brings home a human head. Suspects include an alleged rapist, but the case quickly goes cold. Thirty-seven years after 15-year-old Wanda Mitchell’s body was found in the Poland woods, her mother is still looking for answers.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Business, Maine Crime
Mills: What happens on January 30 if the Legislature does nothing?
By A. M. Sheehan STATE — On Monday, Jan. 30, if the state Legislature has not changed the new cannabis law, children under 21 will be able to possess and use and everyone will be able to possess, transport and furnish, not just marijuana leaf, but up to 2.5 ounces of hashish, honey butane oil and other […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Oxford fire launches petition to elect fire chief
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — A petition is circulating calling for the fire chief’s position to be changed from an appointed full-time position to an elected, three-year term. Town Clerk Beth Olsen confirmed that Fire Capt. Shawn Cordwell requested the petition be worded as follows, “Shall the Town Vote to change the Fire Chiefs Position […]
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911 calls from Oxford Casino have almost doubled
By Leslie H. Dixon OXFORD — The Police Department has seen a nearly 80 percent increase in calls for service from the Oxford Casino so far this year, but local officials say improvements are being made to cut down on the local response. According to information from the department, the Oxford Police Department has answered 198 […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Community, Maine Crime
Oxford Hills community urged to take just an hour to show support
By Rob Federico Norway Police Chief What are the purple lights and bows around the state all about? I have been asked this question in October for several years now. I have always answered with: “It’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month,” and left it at that. October has been designated the month that we raise awareness […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Oxford Police need help identifying man
DO YOU KNOW THIS MAN? — On Friday, Sept. 2, at approximately 10:30 p.m. Oxford Police Sgt. Rickie Jack stopped a suspicious vehicle in reference to a traffic complaint on Main Street in Oxford. The operator told Jack he didn’t have a license. While Jack was speaking with the subject, the subject bolted and ran into […]