Police have not commented further after posting Saturday that two men were in custody and three more were being sought in the shooting and chase.
Oxford County Sheriff’s Office
Posted inLocal News, Maine, Rumford Falls Times
Mexico Select Board welcomes new member
Jennifer Beauton is completing the remainder of a three-year term vacated earlier this summer by Tom Hines.
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Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, Oxford Hills
Paris officials talk informally with Oxford leaders about police coverage
The Select Board directed Chief Michael Ward to restructure the department. Since then changes and costs have been vigorously challenged by taxpayers.
Posted inLocal News, River Valley, Rumford Falls Times
Oxford County Sheriff’s Office begins patrol in Mexico
Residents voted in August 2024 to disband the local police department and contract with the Sheriff’s Office, which offered to provide 24-hour coverage.
Posted inMaine, Oxford Hills, The Bethel Citizen
Bethel narrowly approves $100K police contract hike, despite budget’s ambiguity and other concerns
The affirmative vote keeps 24/7 dedicated police coverage in Bethel. ‘I’m going to need an ambulance way before I’m going to need a cop,’ one resident said when ambulance costs were raised later in the meeting.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Paris residents hear policing options from Oxford County sheriff
Oxford County will charge the town nearly $170,000 per deputy if citizens vote to disband its police department and contract with the sheriff.
Posted inFranklin, Maine, News
Franklin County commissioners hire Dixfield man as jail administrator in Farmington
The commissioners also approved hiring Lexi Daggett of New Vineyard as deputy director of the county Emergency Management Agency and honored Johanna Cullenberg as 911 Dispatch Employee of the Quarter.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Maine Crime, Oxford Hills
Suspect arrested after chase in Oxford County ends in Poland crash
Early reports were that the chase began after a RAM pickup truck had been stolen from a dealership on Main Street in Norway by a man who took the keys and sped away.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine Crime, News, Oxford Hills
Oxford County sheriff’s deputy resigns nine days after arrest
An Oxford County Sheriff’s deputy resigned his position April 3 after a March 26 arrest in violation of a protective order.
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Maine, News, Oxford Hills
Paris police officer fired after Sheriff’s Office issues no-trespass order
The order prevented the former sheriff’s deputy from entering the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office and the county jail.