LYMAN (AP) — Police in Maine say a dog that got into its owner’s legally prescribed oxycodone appears to be fine after receiving a dose of the opioid-overdose antidote naloxone. York County Sheriff William King says the dog’s owner flagged down a passing officer in Lyman on Thursday. The owner said she was unable to […]
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Oxycodone, ATVs, money stolen in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating thefts of oxycodone, ATVs and a money bag and residential break-ins that have occurred since Friday. A resident of Fairview Street reported Monday morning that two ATVs were stolen. Officer Darian Nadeau recovered one of the ATVs at the end of the road, which did not have the key […]
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Man sentenced for selling painkillers
FARMINGTON — A man from Strong will spend 30 days in jail for selling oxycodone, despite an argument from his attorney that he is too frail to be incarcerated. Franklin County court Justice William Stokes sentenced Dave L. Melvin, 63, on Friday to three years in prison with all but 30 days suspended. He was […]
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Hartford man accused of robbing Livermore Falls store; three others face charges
LIVERMORE FALLS — Four people face criminal charges in connection with the robbery of oxycodone pills on Saturday from the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Main Street. Shawn Francis, 48, of Hartford, was arrested on a felony charge of robbery. A conviction on the robbery charge carries up to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 […]
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Police: robbery suspect claimed to have grenade
LEWISTON — A man accused of robbing Rite Aid on Sabattus Street on Wednesday told a clerk that he had a hand grenade, according to a police report. Investigators said 39-year-old Wil Chabot was wearing a white sheet over his head, with holes cut out for his eyes, when he approached the pharmacy clerk and […]
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Strong man pleads guilty to selling oxycodone
FARMINGTON — A Strong man pleaded guilty Thursday in Franklin County Superior Court to selling his oxycodone pills and possessing one methadone pill in July 2014. Dave L. Melvin, 62, waived indictment before he entered pleas to a felony drug trafficking charge and a misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession. The state dismissed a felony burglary […]
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Avon man pleads guilty in one of Franklin County’s largest drug busts
FARMINGTON — An Avon man pleaded guilty Friday to trafficking in oxycodone, hydrocodone and marijuana. Daryl “Poochie” Searles, 57, was arrested April 18 at his home at 148 Avon Valley Road. He also admitted Friday in Franklin County Superior Court to criminal forfeiture involving $144,008 in cash and seven guns seized during the April bust by […]
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Sabattus man’s bail lowered in drug trafficking case
LEWISTON — Bail for a Sabattus man found with more than 300 illegal prescription pills at his home was lowered Monday from $100,000 to $30,000 cash. Reece Johnson, 24, appeared in 8th District Court in handcuffs after spending the weekend at Androscoggin County Jail. Johnson was arrested Friday after Maine Drug Enforcement Agents searched his […]
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Sheriff: Drug bust one of the largest in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — The arrest of an Avon man Friday night and the confiscation of illegal drugs and $144,008 in cash was one of the largest drug busts in Franklin County, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. Stacks of money, a variety of guns, bags of marijuana and bottles of pills, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, were […]
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Avon man accused of selling oxycodone, hydrocodone
AVON — An Avon man is accused of selling oxycodone and hydrocodone pills after more than 400 prescription pills were discovered at his home, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in a release. Deputies executed a search warrant on Friday at 148 Avon Valley Road, he said. Daryl “Poochie” Searles, 56, was arrested on […]