Cats and criminals take note: Androscoggin County has a new deputy dog. The Sheriff’s Department has taken on a young Czechoslovakian shepherd as the agency’s newest officer. The dog, who is off to K9 training with his handler, is named Sampson in honor of popular Sheriff’s Deputy Dennis Sampson, who died in the spring of […]
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Auburn man fatally shot by police in Minot after chase
Jason Gora, 44, had been reported missing Friday by his family, concerned he was “potentially a danger to himself,” according to police.
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Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Philip Ray Morse Sr.
AUBURN — Philip Ray Morse Sr. of Readfield died Saturday, Aug. 11, at Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, after a two-year battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 1, 1937, the son of Burton R. Morse Sr. and Evelyn (Harmon) Morse. Phil and his sister, Beverly, grew up near Brownfield with Charles and Alice Baker, who […]
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Three teens charged with gunpoint robbery in Poland
Personnel from the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office investigate a reported armed robbery on Empire Road in Poland on Thursday afternoon. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) POLAND — Three teenagers were arrested Thursday evening and charged with robbing a man at gunpoint in his home in Poland earlier in the day, according to a news release from Androscoggin […]
Posted inFranklin
Deputies believe stabbing, gun report in Livermore connected
LIVERMORE — Police believe there is a connection between a stabbing and a man who called the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s dispatch center Tuesday night to report he was waiting for police with a gun at a convenience store on Route 4. The report is still under investigation, Androscoggin County Chief Deputy William Gagne said Wednesday. […]
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Police close River Road in Livermore while resolving situation
LIVERMORE — Maple Lane and a portion of River Road were blocked off early Tuesday as a safety precaution as police tried to talk an adult man out of his family’s residence. The man was in a mental health crisis, Androscoggin County Chief Deputy William Gagne said. A family member reported the situation at about […]