RUMFORD — Nearly 100 firefighters and emergency rescue workers from 10 departments spent hours Friday battling a massive fire at the Linnell Motel on Prospect Avenue. The fire, which started near the second-floor roof in the back of the main building, was reported just before 2 p.m. According to an employee at a nearby store, […]
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Rumford police unveil web-based crime map
RUMFORD — The Rumford Police Department continues to increase its presence in web-based, interactive social media. Thanks to the efforts of Sgt. Doug Maifeld, the department has long had a website and Facebook page. Now it has a new tool that residents can use for free in order to track crime in town and possibly […]
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Police investigating rash of car burglaries, thefts in Rumford, Mexico
RUMFORD — A rash of vehicle burglaries and stolen cars this week has prompted police Chief Stacy Carter to urge people not to leave their keys or valuables in their unlocked vehicles. “Over the past week, we have received numerous reports of vehicles having been rummaged through,” Carter said in a news release Wednesday. “In […]
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Rumford board OKs hiring police detective
RUMFORD — Selectmen voted 3-2 Thursday night to rehire a former Rumford police officer to fill a detective position. The opening was created in the spring when the board added $50,000 to the police budget. Voters approved it at town meeting in June. Peter Casey, a Marine Corps reservist, may start the job as early […]
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Rumford board approves hiring utility police officer
RUMFORD — Selectmen approved hiring a utility police officer Thursday night following a short discussion with police Chief Stacy Carter. The board voted 3-0 to hire Lawrence Briggs of Rumford for the position. Selectman Frank DiConzo abstained from voting and Selectman Mark Belanger was absent. Carter said his budget approval allowed for the utility position […]
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Rumford police chief makes case for second detective
RUMFORD — Police Chief Stacy Carter believes that merging Rumford and Mexico police departments to deal with the continued uptick in most crimes would be beneficial to both towns. The issue is being studied by residents and officials from both towns. “I believe that it would help,” Carter said Tuesday afternoon. “I believe that we […]
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Rumford police aggressively target underage drinking
RUMFORD — The Police Department has received grant money from River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition and the Maine Office of Substance Abuse to better enforce underage drinking laws, Chief Stacy Carter said Wednesday in a news release. “We will take an aggressive stance, along with other area agencies, to reduce the amount of underage drinking […]
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Rumford police chief: Second detective needed
RUMFORD — The increase in the proposed police department budget of $779,342 for 2014-15 is due to the request to bring back the detective’s position lost last year, Chief Stacy Carter said Wednesday in a news release. With budget cuts last year, the positions of a police detective and an administrative officer were eliminated. “The […]
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Rumford board hires police officer; patrols stepped up in May
RUMFORD — Selectmen voted 4-1 Thursday night to hire a full-time police officer recommended by Chief Stacy Carter. James McLamb is a U.S. Army reservist and will graduate from Thomas College in Waterville in about two weeks, Carter said. According to the college website, McLamb is a criminal justice major from Livermore Falls. McLamb must […]
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Rumford police end half-hour standoff, take suicidal woman into custody
RUMFORD — A local woman threatening to kill herself with a knife just after noon Thursday in a Maine Avenue apartment caused a short standoff with police before she was taken into custody, police said. The woman had a small, self-inflicted abrasion on her wrist, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said. She was taken by […]