FARMINGTON — A new program to help local people facing drug addiction will be launched Feb. 1 by local police and treatment services. Operation HOPE — Heroin-Opiate Prevention Effort — is a collaboration among Franklin Community Health Network, Evergreen Behavioral Services, the Farmington and Wilton police departments and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. It has been […]
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Michael Lyman named Farmington Police Department employee of the year
FARMINGTON — Local police officer Michael Lyman has been named the department’s Employee of the Year for 2015. Lyman was acknowledged for his work on an investigation of a complex drug case and other successful investigations and convictions, Police Chief Jack Peck said in a letter to Lyman. Lyman’s traffic enforcement efforts were also mentioned. […]
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Comments lead to terrorizing charge for Conn. man
FARMINGTON — A man faces a terrorizing charge after inappropriate comments were made to a convenience store clerk Monday night. Craig Snyder, 42, of Bloomfield, Conn., and a friend went into a Main Street store around 11 p.m. where a young, female clerk was working alone. Snyder, believed to have been drinking, started making comments […]
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Farmington police give out gift certificates in memory of former Police Chief Richard E. Caton III
FARMINGTON — Police officers often say no traffic stop is routine. Some drivers in Farmington found that true Monday when Farmington police officer Darin Gilbert had more than a warning to give them. The Police Department was given funds to distribute at their discretion, Gilbert explained to an older couple he stopped Monday as the […]
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Police charge New Sharon woman with felony theft
FARMINGTON — Police have charged a New Sharon woman with stealing a remote-control helicopter Wednesday from Aubuchon Hardware in Farmington. Joanne Demarro, 50, was summoned Friday by Officer Michael Lyman for felony theft and for violating conditions of release stemming from another theft charge. Police asked for the public’s help in identifying the woman, who […]
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Police charge Strong man for failing to report crash
FARMINGTON — A Strong man was charged Monday with failing to report a crash by the quickest means after an accident on Knowlton Corner Road, according to police. Police said Wesley Adams, 25, was driving a Subaru station wagon toward Chesterville when he apparently lost control on a corner near 639 Knowlton Corner Road at […]
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Farmington police investigate Falls Road burglary
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a burglary and theft at Sandy River Farm Market on Farmington Falls Road reported Tuesday morning. Sometime during Monday night or Tuesday morning, someone broke into the store through a side window. Some change was found near the empty cash register, Farmington police officer William Tanner said. The thief […]
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Farmington police investigate ‘smash and grab’ burglaries
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating three “smash and grab” vehicle burglaries at a High Street apartment house, Police Chief Jack Peck said. The incidents at 242 High St. were reported to police Friday morning. Side windows were smashed in all three vehicles, which were locked and parked overnight next to Farmington Veterinary Clinic, he said. […]
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New Sharon man charged with leaving scene of Farmington accident
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon man who rolled his vehicle at the intersection of Fairview and Middle streets early Friday morning faces a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, police said. Nathan Watson, 21, suffered minor injuries in the 2:20 a.m. accident, Farmington police Chief Jack Peck said. Watson apparently was taken […]
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Farmington man injured in Route 27 accident
FARMINGTON — A local man suffered head injuries in a one-vehicle crash on Route 27 on Thursday night. Samuel Jones, 19, was driving a 2001 Toyota pickup south at about 8:20 p.m. when he went off the road and struck a tree, Farmington police Chief Jack Peck said. Speed and alcohol are believed to have […]