Joseph L. Gagnon, 61, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for heroin and cocaine trafficking.
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Wardens offer $1,000 for information about deer that could have been killed illegally
Wardens say a large male whitetail deer was likely killed illegally on Bean Road in Mount Vernon.
Ohio police find escaped inmate soaking in senior center hot tub
WAVERLY, Ohio (AP) — An escaped inmate is back in custody after being found soaking in a hot tub at an Ohio senior living community, still wearing her yellow jail outfit. The Pike County Sheriff’s Office says the 34-year-old woman fled while being booked on drug-possession charges Tuesday. She was captured by the sheriff and […]
Shaming or prevention? Brunswick police post mug shots on Facebook
The move is controversial but police say the number of shoplifting offenses has skyrocketed.
Brunswick woman charged after crash injures 5-year-old not secured in seat
BRUNSWICK — A Brunswick woman was charged with child endangerment after a car crash that left a 5-year-old girl with head injuries, and teenager faces charged for pushing or “shouldering” one of the officers responding to the crash. The girl’s injuries aren’t believed to be life-threatening. She wasn’t secured in a booster seat or car […]
Trump says he’s eager to sign sweeping criminal justice bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a sweeping criminal justice bill Tuesday that addresses concerns that the nation’s war on drugs had led to the imprisonment of too many Americans for non-violent crimes without adequately preparing them for their return to society. Senate passage of the bill by a vote of 87-12 culminates years of […]
Police: Richmond man, woman died in murder-suicide
Police said Monday that Kirk Alexander Jr., 46, shot and killed his girlfriend, Niomi Mello, 37, in their home before shooting and killing himself.
Jay man accused of pointing gun at woman in Walmart parking lot
FARMINGTON — A woman told a dispatcher on Sunday afternoon that she was walking in Walmart parking lot and someone got upset with her and pointed a handgun at her, police officer Ryan Rosie said Monday. Police met up with the woman in the parking lot after she called to report the incident at about […]
Hermon man arrested after failing to stop for police
FARMINGTON — A Hermon man faces charges after a Franklin County sheriff’s deputy tried to stop a vehicle he was driving on Sunday for a traffic violation on Farmington Falls Road. The driver, Kyle Goehringer, 32, of Hermon refused to stop at about 7 p.m. and sped off with Deputy Andrew Morgan in pursuit, according […]
Farmington man charged after ex-girlfriend’s SUV rammed several times in Walmart parking lot
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of ramming his ex-girlfriend’s vehicle on Sunday, while it was stopped to exit Walmart at the traffic lights, after a verbal confrontation in the parking lot. Police met with the victim at about 9 p.m. in the lot of an adjacent restaurant. Based on officers Michael Lyman and […]