FARMINGTON — A local man accused of sexually assaulting a teenager was held Monday on $100,000 cash bail at the Franklin County Detention Center. Farmington police arrested Joseph Lawrence Magee, 40, of Farmington on Thursday on a charge of gross sexual assault. Police received information on Wednesday and began an investigation into the complaint. The […]
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St. Albans woman pleads guilty to stealing from Farmington Wal-mart
FARMINGTON — A St. Albans woman pleaded guilty Monday to stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronics and other items from the Farmington Wal-Mart last year. Tori Gifford, 39, also admitted to probation violations in Cumberland and Kennebec County cases. Judge Nancy Carlson sentenced Gifford on all three cases in Franklin County Superior Court. Gifford […]
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Kingfield man accused of stealing more than $76,000 from relative
FARMINGTON — A Kingfield man is accused of forging a 90-year-old relative’s signature on several documents and using them to take more than $76,000 from that person’s bank account, police said. Brent T. Adams, 42, was arrested Tuesday on charges of theft by deception and forgery, both Class B felonies, along with a probation violation, […]
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Farmington man accused of sexually abusing girl
FARMINGTON — Police said a local man is accused of sexually abusing a girl younger than 18 during the past two years. Farmington police Detective Marc Bowering said the victim reported the sexual contact and he began an investigation in mid-November. He later applied for a warrant and Massachusetts police picked up Ross Adams, 48, […]
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Farmington police investigate pawnshop burglary
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a burglary where jewelry was taken from Farmington Pawnsters pawnshop at 184 Farmington Falls Road. Someone forced open the back door of the shop at Farmington Falls Road and Franklin Avenue, Detective Marc Bowering said. “It was a decent amount of jewelry,” he said. A listing of the jewelry taken […]