WILTON — Police are investigating a burglary where old coins, jewelry and personal prescription medication was taken Wednesday morning. Someone forced their way in to the residence attached to Patty’s Place at 222 Route 2 West some time between morning and noon Wednesday, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Old coins including silver dollars and […]
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Cash, safe taken from Sugarloaf rescue vehicles in Wilton
WILTON — Police are investigating the theft of over $1,000 in cash from Sugarloaf Rescue Vehicles on Route 2 during the weekend. Owner Ron Morin buys, maintains and sells rescue vehicles from the site, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Morin arrived Monday morning to find someone had forced their way in through a […]
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Liquor, mechandise stolen from Wilton country club
WILTON — Liquor and merchandise valued at over $1,000 was taken during a burglary at the Wilson Lake Country Club between 9 p.m. Sunday and 5 a.m. Monday, Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. Someone forced their way into the building and took a quantity of alcohol and golfing merchandise, she said. The merchandise included […]
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Chief: UMF M-16s for emergency use only
FARMINGTON — Seven M-16 rifles remain safely stored at the University of Maine at Farmington Campus Police Department as they have since arriving there two years ago. “They have never left the station,” UMF police Chief Brock Caton said. “They are here for emergency situations only. Fortunately, the department has not had to use them.” […]
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Jay man charged with assaulting Wilton officer
WILTON — Police said a Jay man who broke an officer’s nose and blackened her eyes when she tried to arrest him Friday night, was charged Monday with assault on a police officer. Geoffrey Labbe, 54, was driving on Route 4 near the Jay town line at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday when Wilton officer Courtney […]
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Wilton police using risk-assessment tool in domestic violence cases
WILTON — Over the past two years, the Police Department has seen a drop in domestic violence cases, Chief Heidi Wilcox said Wednesday. “It’s down a lot,” she said, although she’s waiting on official statistics to quote the percentage. Wilcox attributes the drop to a stable department where “people are starting to trust us.” She […]
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Police recover most jewelry taken from Wilton home
WILTON — Police have recovered almost all of the jewelry taken from a Cameron Street residence Friday, according to police Chief Heidi Wilcox. A tenant in an apartment building on the street discovered jewelry worth several thousand dollars was missing when she came home from work Friday night, Wilcox said. Someone had gone into the […]