FARMINGTON — A part-time corrections officer was subdued with pepper spray Wednesday as Franklin County sheriff’s deputies were attempting to arrest him on a charge of drunken driving. Thomas Plog, 65, of Avon was arrested on misdemeanor charges of operating under the influence and refusing to submit to arrest or detention after crashing his car, […]
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Jay man accused of hitting woman with truck, then striking police cruiser
JAY — A man trying to avoid arrest Friday after hitting a woman with his truck on Bridge Street, backed his truck into a Livermore Falls police cruiser in the parking lot of the Jay Police Department, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Monday. James Eugene Murphy Jr., 60, of Jay was arrested on felony […]
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Police: Intruder assaulted Coplin Plantation couple
COPLIN PLANTATION — An Eliot man is accused of entering a home on Carrabassett Road late Tuesday and assaulting the homeowners. The couple, ages 59 and 65, did not know the intruder, Garrett Morrow, 25, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The husband suffered cuts to his forehead, ear and wrist, the sheriff said. Morrow was arrested […]
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New Portland man accused of spitting on officer
JAY — A New Portland man remained at the Franklin County jail Friday evening on charges of spitting blood on an officer and resisting arrest. Todd P. Sullivan, 23, formerly of Jay, was arrested Thursday outside a residence he was barred from, Detective Michael Mejia said. Sullivan, who was bloodied, was walking on the street […]
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New Sharon woman arrested after police used Taser
NEW SHARON — A local woman was struck with a Taser on Wednesday after she refused the commands of a deputy who was attempting to arrest her, Franklin County Chief Deputy Steven Lowell said Thursday. Carol Murphy, 71, of 248 Lane Road, was arrested after she ignored verbal commands from Deputy Andrew Morgan, who had tried […]
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Jay man charged with Circle K robbery
GREENE — Police arrested a Jay man in the Circle K robbery last month, and investigators didn’t have to go very far. Police said Thomas John Mulkern, 29, of 6 Jewell St., was already in the Androscoggin County Jail on charges involving a scuffle with Auburn police on the day of the heist. In that […]
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Chesterville man faces several charges following fight at party
CHESTERVILLE — Police said a local man faces nine charges for assaulting his girlfriend and others, including police, at a party at 134 Vienna Road on Thursday night. Franklin County deputies responded at 9:30 p.m. to a report of assault at the residence. When they arrived, they encountered two couples who had been consuming alcohol […]