In the past it was not unusual to see police vehicles at the old Inn Town Motel. These days law enforcement and their K9 partners have free run for training while the motel is closed for renovations.
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Posted inRiver Valley
Rumford police dog could be on duty this year
Rumford officer Brad Gallant and his canine partner, Niko, pose with their new cruiser. The two are in training to become a team in the department’s effort to curb drug crimes. (Bruce Farrin/Rumford Falls Times) RUMFORD — If all goes as planned, Niko, the Rumford police dog could hit the streets by mid-December, Chief Stacy Carter […]
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Animal Tales: From Auburn K-9 to family pet, retirement suits Inka
BRUNSWICK — When she was a police dog, Inka was all about work. Tall and muscular, with a deep bark, the German shepherd protected anything she considered hers, including her handler and their vehicle. On patrol, she found drug stashes. She found missing children. She once tracked a burglary suspect a mile and a half […]
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Face Time: Kevin Gagne and Scout, partners in policing
Lewiston Police Officer Kevin Gagne has had a dog before. But a dog as a partner? That’s something different. And Scout, a yellow Lab, is a different kind of police dog. Unlike some of the other, more aggressive K-9s, Scout is a sniffer, not a fighter. She’s been trained since puppyhood for life as a […]
Posted inRiver Valley, sj-web
Niko: Newest member of Rumford police force
Rumford police Officer Brad Gallant with his future, crime-fighting partner, Niko. Rumford police Officer Brad Gallant and his K-9 partner, Niko, will soon begin a training program where the dog and handler will learn to work as a team. RUMFORD — Niko, an affectionate black American Labrador that will soon be trained to sniff out trouble, […]
Posted inFranklin
Franklin County to buy new K-9
FARMINGTON – Franklin County commissioners voted Tuesday to authorize the Sheriff’s Office to buy a dog to replace K-9 Abbie. Abbie retired in 2015 when former Cpl. Christopher Chase left county employment. The cost for the new dog is $7,000. The money will come out of the sheriff’s public safety line, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Beloved Lewiston police dog Chico gets sick, dies
LEWISTON — Lewiston police have lost one of their own. Chico, a veteran police dog with six years on the Lewiston police force, died Monday at a local veterinary hospital after becoming suddenly sick on Christmas Day. Chico, 8, was days away from retiring. “He was slowing down and I said, you know, I just […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
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 […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Oxford Hills
Fryeburg man charged with assaulting a mother and young boy
FRYEBURG — Police said a 42-year-old Fryeburg man is charged with aggravated domestic violence assault for attempting to strangle a 41-year-old woman and hitting an 8-year-old boy with a plastic bat. According to a written statement from Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin, police responded to Fryeburg Apartments on Cobb Street on Thursday after dispatchers received […]
Posted inRiver Valley, The Franklin Journal
Maine State Police tracking dog pays visit to fourth-grade Dirigo Elementary class
PERU — A fourth-grade class got the chance to meet a Maine State Police tracking dog and the trooper who handles him Friday morning at Dirigo Elementary School. Maine State Trooper Adam Fillebrown was invited to Kristi Holmquist’s class to explain to students what he and his tracking dog, Aros, do while on the job. […]