PARIS — Two of the Police Department’s top brass have given notice, citing the toxic political environment in town and instability in the department’s future. On April 11, Detective Richard Belanger put in his resignation and on Monday, April 25, interim police chief Jeff Lange filed his. Belanger’s last day was April 23, and he is […]
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Police present commissioners with state of the county
PARIS — Oxford County commissioners met with municipal police chiefs, Oxford County Sheriff Wayne Gallant and his deputies Tuesday to discuss the state of law enforcement in the county. Each attendee shared his or her concerns about the ramifications to smaller municipal police departments should the Oxford County Jail ever close as a result of recent […]
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Paris company offers jobs to recovering addicts
PARIS — C.N. Brown fuel and heating oil company has teamed up with the Western Maine Addiction Task Force to employ recovering drug addicts who complete the ANGEL program. Paris interim Police Chief Jeff Lange, who created the task force and spearheaded the effort to bring the Gloucester, Mass., program to Western Maine, hopes such programs […]
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Woman charged with stealing from donation box
PARIS — Police credit tips from social media in helping them nab a woman suspected of stealing money from the local animal shelter’s donation box at a gas station last week. Shella Sessions, 29, of Paris, was given a summons on a charge of theft Tuesday, Paris Police Lt. Jeff Lange said. She is accused […]
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Paris Police Chief Michael Madden leaving post
PARIS — Paris Police Chief Michael Madden believes he’s accomplished enough in two years to not feel too much regret when he sees the town fade behind him in his rearview mirror. He has officially put in his notice and his last day of work will be Wednesday, Oct. 7, when his contract expires. “I am […]
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Police investigating Paris fire as an arson
PARIS — Police are investigating a fire started in an abandoned building on Oxford Street on Tuesday afternoon as an arson and have a suspect in custody, according to Paris police Sgt. Jeff Lange. Firefighters from Paris and neighboring towns were called to a derelict single-story building near Kilgore Road shortly after 4 p.m. for a […]