MEXICO — Police late Sunday were on the scene of a standoff at the intersection of Routes 2 and 17. They reportedly had surrounded a man who was suspected of stealing a pickup truck and fired shots earlier Sunday. The standoff near the Circle K convenience store on Route 2 went on for hours. The […]
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Maine law enforcement to pump gas for Special Olympics
RUMFORD — On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Circle K and Irving locations across Maine, law enforcement officers will join Special Olympics Maine athletes and other supporters in pumping gas, washing windows and collecting donations. In the River Valley area, Rumford and Mexico police and Mexico Police Explorers will join athletes from […]
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Police say pajama-wearing robber also wore sweatshirt from Lewiston bar
WINTHROP — A pajama-clad armed robber who held up a Winthrop convenience store earlier this week remained at large Friday, but police have gathered more critical information in hopes of landing an arrest. Winthrop police Detective Peter Struck said Friday the hooded sweatshirt the robber was wearing advertises a bar in Lewiston. The back of […]
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Rumford Circle K fryer catches fire, fills store with smoke
RUMFORD — No one was injured in a Fryolator fire early Saturday evening at the Circle K fuel station and convenience store at 5 Bridge St., officials said. Rumford and Mexico firefighters and Rumford police who responded to the 4:55 p.m. call found the deep fryer ablaze and the store filling with smoke, Rumford fire […]