DIXFIELD — Police responded to 51 calls for service since March 15. Among them were the following: * A Kidder Avenue resident reported at 11:14 a.m. on April 1 that someone had stolen a propane regulator valued at $25. * An Averill Road resident reported at 3:40 p.m. on March 30 the theft of a […]
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Two of five suspects in Poland home invasion deny charges
AUBURN — Two men denied robbery charges Friday stemming from a Dec. 11 home invasion in Poland. Adam Douglas McIntosh, 32, of Freeport and Terry L. Small, 47, of 9 Callahan Circle, Mechanic Falls, pleaded not guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Both were brought to the courtroom from Androscoggin County Jail. Small also pleaded […]
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Three Wilton residents accused of sex crimes have high bail set
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge set bail at $75,000 and $25,000 on Tuesday for three Wilton residents accused of sexually molesting a child less than 14 years old since July 2014. The three who were arrested Friday are also accused of forcing the child to watch the three adults have sex, according to police […]
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Livermore Falls man gets 1 1/2 years in jail for threatening woman with knife
AUBURN — A Livermore Falls man was sentenced Friday to spend 18 months behind bars after he admitted to charges of attacking and threatening his neighbor with a knife. Robert Valles, 49, of 118 Main St. pleaded guilty to felony domestic violence criminal threatening plus three misdemeanor charges in an April 23, 2014, attack on […]
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Mexico police to host monthly neighborhood watch meeting on Jan. 21
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department will hold its monthly neighborhood watch meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday. Hodsdon said that the idea for the program came from reserve police Officer Cam Barrieau, following an increase in the town’s thefts and burglaries. “He proposed the idea of a neighborhood […]
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Jurors hear victim’s blood found on defendant’s pants
AUBURN — Jurors learned Friday that Romeo Parent’s blood was found on a pair of jeans worn by William True. True, 21, of Lewiston, is the second man to be tried for murder in Parent’s death. Michael McNaughton, 27, was convicted by a jury in July. True’s trial in Androscoggin County Superior Court entered its […]
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Sex crimes increase significantly in Mexico and Rumford
MEXICO — Sex crimes have more than doubled from last year and are nearly as high in neighboring Rumford. Additionally, the call volume to date in both towns is up by more than 320 apiece. As of Wednesday morning, Mexico police Chief Roy Hodsdon said he had investigated 24 gross sexual assaults, compared to 11 […]
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D. Bowen: Communities have gone downhill
I would like to take this time to speak about the recent chaos taking place in the Mexico/Rumford community. That once great community has completely turned upside down. I am ashamed to say I was born there. That was a place where people could raise their children with security, knowing they were safe within the […]
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RUMFORD — Incidents under investigation • Aug. 9, 8:27 a.m. — Report of a theft on Gilbert Avenue of a child’s trike and Big Wheel valued at $200. • Aug. 4, 4:03 p.m. — A Cumberland Street resident reported a lawnmower valued at $100 was stolen from the basement. It is under investigation. • Aug. […]
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Kennebec County sheriff’s department looking for man who robbed Manchester Rite Aid
MANCHESTER — Police are looking for a man they say robbed the Manchester Rite Aid just after noon on Sunday. A man wearing a New York Yankees baseball cap, gym shorts, sunglasses and a black hooded sweatshirt over a T-shirt that appeared to have a skull on it approached the pharmacist and claimed he had […]