FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen approved a bid for a new police vehicle during their Tuesday meeting. Police Chief Jack Peck received three bids for a 2014 sedan to replace a Ford Crown Victoria that has about 136,000 miles, he said. The board went with the lowest bid for a 2014 Interceptor from Quirk […]
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Prescription drug lockbox available at Farmington Police Department
FARMINGTON — A prescription drug lockbox for unused medications is available at the Police Department. The Healthy Community Coalition, with support from Walmart, purchased the box as a safe, effective and sustainable way to dispose of unwanted or expired prescription, over-the-counter and other unused medicines. Franklin County residents can leave them in the lockbox at […]
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Farmington Police Department names employees of year and quarter
FARMINGTON — Patrolman Darin Gilbert was recently named the 2013 employee of the year for the Farmington Police Department. Sgt. Edward Hastings IV was selected as the department’s employee of the quarter for the fall of 2013. The employee of the year award is reserved for a “full-time employee who stands well above their peers […]
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Farmington police address speeding with enforcement grant
FARMINGTON — The Farmington Police Department has received a Speed Enforcement Grant issued by the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety. This grant will provide up to $10,000 to assign specific details focusing enforcement on speed related traffic violations. The primary goal of this program is to increase police efforts at reducing speed related crashes on […]
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Three-vehicle crash in Farmington injures one driver
FARMINGTON — Police said a woman from Industry was charged with failing to stop at a red light Wednesday after her car struck two other vehicles on the Wilton Road. Peggy Hinkley, 55, of Industry was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu west on Routes 2 and 4, also known as Wilton Road, when she went […]
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Shotgun taken in Farmington burglary
FARMINGTON — Police say a shotgun and other items were taken from a home on Owen Mann Road on Friday. The homeowner returned from work shortly after 5 p.m. to find the door had been kicked in, Shane Cote, Farmington police deputy chief, said. The shotgun, some clothing and change were taken. The burglary occurred […]
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Farmington police officer named employee of the quarter
FARMINGTON — Farmington police Chief Jack Peck has named officer Ryan Rosie as the department’s Employee of the Quarter for the summer of 2013. The award is based on Rosie’s investigation of a Middle Street burglary reported July 10. A resident reported that her home had been broken into and items, including a camera and […]
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Farmington police receive highway safety grant
FARMINGTON — The Police Department has been awarded $10,000 from the Maine Department of Highway Safety’s Drive Sober, Maine program for the second year in a row. The funds are used to increase enforcement of traffic safety laws, impaired driving incidences and impaired driving related injuries, crashes and fatalities, said Sgt. Michael Adcock, who applied […]
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Farmington police seek help identifying shoplifting suspect
FARMINGTON — Police say a woman walked out of Reny’s department store wearing a new pair of boots she didn’t pay for. The Police Department is seeking the public’s help identifying the woman from an image captured by a store security camera. The woman entered Reny’s about 6 p.m. Thursday and left the store with […]
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Farmington police receive grant for training guns
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen unanimously agreed to allow the Police Department to meet the funding match needed for a Safety Enhancement Grant. The grant provides money to buy training guns. The department has been looking into replica weapons to use in training, police Chief Jack Peck told the board Tuesday. The department’s training […]