LEWISTON — A 29-year-old man who police said led them on a car chase down Lisbon Street in September denied eight related charges Wednesday. James Hill of 1190 Lisbon St. appeared with his attorney in 8th District Court where he pleaded not guilty to eight charges stemming from the incident, including eluding an officer, a […]
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Rumford woman charged with eluding police and criminal speed
AUBURN — A Rumford woman who lead police on a high-speed chase was charged Tuesday with related felony and misdemeanors crimes. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up an indictment against Heather Grant, 41, of 630 Prospect Ave., charging eluding an officer, a Class C felony, punishable by up to five years in prison. She […]
Former Wilton man pleads guilty, sentenced in robbery, escape case
FARMINGTON — A former Wilton man pleaded guilty Friday to escaping from a jail van last year, stealing a woman’s Jeep and assaulting a corrections officer. Derek Cook, 32, pleaded guilty to a robbery charge, an escape charge, two charges of eluding an officer and a charge of assault on an officer in a Franklin County […]
Police: Carrabassett Valley man tries to outrun police, dumps cocaine
EUSTIS — A Carrabassett Valley man is accused of trying to outrun police Thursday at speeds over 100 miles per hour, dumping cocaine out his car window and driving drunk on Route 16 between Oquossoc Village and Route 27 in Stratton Village. A driver reported a suspicious incident pertaining to a man in a vehicle […]
Teen involved in Farmington crash denies failing to stop for police
FARMINGTON — A Wyman Township teenager denied Wednesday that he attempted to outrun a county deputy on Route 4 on May 27 that led to a crash that injured the boy and caused thousands of dollars in damage. According to a crash report filed by Farmington Police Department, Jonathan R. Theriault, 17, was the driver […]