NEW SHARON — A local man is accused of sexually abusing a girl under 12 years old. Benjamin Savage, 24, of New Sharon was arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact, according to a new release from Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. Franklin County Detective Kenneth Charles had received a referral of a child […]
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Five charged with dealing crack in Lewiston
LEWISTON – Five people were arrested by federal investigators Wednesday morning and charged with distributing crack cocaine in Lewiston. Local, state and federal police swept through the downtown just before sunrise Wednesday, making arrests after an investigation involving half a dozen agencies. Charged with distribution of crack cocaine were: Sylas “Cali” Way, 44, Elijah Blake, […]
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Topsham man pleads guilty to sex charges
WEST BATH — A Topsham man pleaded guilty to sex crimes against a minor Wednesday afternoon in West Bath District Court. Robert Welch, 63, was arrested June 5, 2017, and initially charged with gross sexual assault, a Class B crime, for allegedly engaging in a sexual act with someone under 18 years old, court documents […]
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Jay man pleads guilty to assaulting teenager
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Franklin County Superior Court to assaulting a 17-year-old this month in Jay. Tashiel Johnson, 21, was given credit for time served and fined $300. When he said it would be hard for him to pay the fine because he is trying to get his high school […]
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Florida man tells Franklin County court the effect of sexual abuse on his daughter
FARMINGTON — The father of a girl who was sexually abused in 2014 said Wednesday that she is terrified of her abuser. “I can’t tell you what that is like to have a child you cannot console because someone violated her,” her father said in Franklin County Superior Court. Ross Adams, 52, was convicted Tuesday […]
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Thieves steal high-priced wheels from 2 car dealerships
Two car dealerships in southern Maine are investing in more security after being hit by thieves who stole tens of thousands of dollars worth of wheels and tires from gleaming new luxury cars, leaving the vehicles stranded on milk crates or chunks of rock, managers at the dealerships said. The thefts at the dealerships — […]
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Chesterville selectman pleads guilty in bad check case
FARMINGTON — A Chesterville selectman pleaded guilty Tuesday to writing a bogus check and was ordered to pay a $150 fine, according to a court document. Tiffany Estabrook, 40, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Farmington District Court to negotiating a worthless instrument. She was accused of writing a $260 check to C.N. Brown, according to the […]
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Norway woman charged with felony aggravated criminal mischief
Connie Scott (Oxford County Jail) PARIS — A Norway woman is free on bail after being accused with driving into her boyfriend’s vehicles, slashing the tires and breaking the windows after he asked her to leave his property on Thomas Hill Road, police said. Connie Scott, 53, was arrested June 20 on charges of Class […]
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Massachusetts woman charged with drug trafficking after turnpike search
A 37-year-old Massachusetts woman is facing drug trafficking charges after she was arrested on the Maine Turnpike while allegedly carrying crack cocaine and suboxone strips. A car driven by Ryan Moores of Athol, Massachusetts, was stopped around 10 p.m. Saturday on the turnpike in York by Trooper John Darcy, a member of Troop G and […]
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Former Farmington man convicted in sex case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County Superior Court jury found a former Farmington man guilty Tuesday of having unlawful sexual contact with a girl under age 12 in 2014. It took the jury about 30 minutes to convict Ross Adams, 52, 0f Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, of felony unlawful sexual contact. The incidents occurred between July 4 […]