PARIS — The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is asking county commissioners to swap 20 smartphones for new Apple iPhone 5s, which include a GPS tracking program. Deputies have 23 smartphones with video and Internet capabilities and seven cellphones with call and text capabilities. The Sheriff’s Office is asking commissioners to swap 20 phones eligible for […]
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Oxford deputy says military equipment saves lives
PARIS — Military equipment purchased through the U.S. Department of Defense by the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office is primarily used to save lives, Oxford County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Hart Daley said. Sales of former U.S. military equipment to local police authorities around the country are being examined following the riots in Ferguson, Mo., where an […]
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Norway, Oxford police have limited military gear
NORWAY — Footage of military equipment being deployed by law enforcement in protests in Ferguson, Mo., has drawn national attention to the increase in heavily armed departments, but local police said battlefield weapons go largely unused by their departments. Norway police Chief Robert Federico said police were issued free automatic rifles several years ago through […]
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Peru woman dies in ‘tragic, tragic’ accident: Mother backs over her
PERU — A local woman was killed Thursday morning when her mother accidentally ran over the woman while backing up a car. Lt. Brian Landis of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office said Linda White, 57, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her mother, Maxine Brown, 77, ran her over in the driveway of their residence […]
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Peru traffic stop nets police two Rumford men on felony drug charges
PERU — Two Rumford men pleaded not guilty to felony drug trafficking charges at arraignments on Friday afternoon in Oxford County Superior Court in Paris. They were arrested by state police early Thursday evening following a traffic stop on Route 108 and taken to Oxford County Jail in Paris after failing to post $5,000 cash […]
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Sheriff reports more calls after abandoning state police pact
PARIS — Calls for service to the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office appear to have grown substantially since the agency pulled out of a call-sharing agreement with the Maine State Police last year, Sheriff Wayne Gallant said. According to call-volume figures provided by Sheriff Wayne Gallant, Oxford County deputies received 521 calls for service between Jan. […]
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Bethel selectmen hear report on police patrols
BETHEL – Sheriff Wayne Gallant of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office told selectmen Monday night that the number of calls in town decreased the first three years his department took over law enforcement duties. Gallant provided reports to each selectman showing the number of calls his department answered each hour from 2009 to 2013, so […]
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Idaho man to be extradited to Maine on burglary charges
BETHEL – An Idaho man incarcerated in Massachusetts on burglary charges will be extradited to Maine, after DNA evidence linked him to a 2012 burglary in Bethel, Oxford County Chief Deputy Hart Daley said in a press release Thursday. Daley said James Radler of Idaho was recently indicted by an Oxford County grand jury on […]
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Man extradited on vehicle, assault charges in Oxford, Norway
PARIS — A man wanted on two warrants from area police departments was apprehended in South Carolina last week and extradited to Oxford County Jail. Joshua Daniel Bailey, 29, was picked up at a police roadblock in Orangeburg in central South Carolina after failing to appear for a November court date in Oxford County Superior Court. […]