JAY — Police said a local man is accused of hitting his ex-girlfriend and choking her Saturday after a verbal dispute in Jay. Kyle Medcoff, 25, was arrested Sunday on a felony charge of domestic violence aggravated assault, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Wednesday. A conviction carries a penalty of up to 10 years […]
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Jay 15-year-old accused of terrorizing parents, police
JAY — Police said a 15-year-old boy threatened to harm his parents and a police officer with a knife when police responded to a report of a juvenile out of control Monday at a Knapp Street residence. Cpl. Jeffrey Fournier arrested the teenager on a felony charge of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, Chief Richard […]
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Franklin County resource fair offers senior info
WILTON — Franklin County’s second annual Senior Resource Fair, hosted by the Wilton Police Department, takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, at the Wilton Public Safety Building on Main Street. “This is not just a Wilton event,” Wilton Police Chief Heidi Wilcox said. “We are only hosting. We want people […]
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Jay panel confirms police chief appointment
JAY — Acting police Chief Richard Caton IV of Wilton is acting no more. Selectpersons unanimously voted to confirm his appointment as chief of the Jay Police Department on Monday night. Caton, 33, accepted the position when Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere offered it to him in late October. The board just needed to confirm the […]
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Former Jay man sentenced to 10 years in sexual assault case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge sentenced a Rhode Island man Friday to five years of a 10-year sentence and four years of probation for sexually assaulting a woman in Jay in May 2013. Wilson Ferreira Alves, 31, of Pawtucket, R.I., formerly of Jay, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact in […]
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Wilton woman receives minor injuries in Jay accident
JAY — A Wilton woman received minor injuries Saturday night when the van she was driving drifted off Main Street and struck a concrete stone wall south of C.N. Brown, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said Monday. Margaret Yates, 68, had a bruised leg and a sore wrist, he said. NorthStar EMS ambulance personnel […]
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Jay man accused of robbing Franklin Savings Bank
JAY — Police say a local man robbed the Franklin Savings Bank on Route 4 on Friday afternoon. Alan Lewis, 39, of Jay was arrested on a felony charge of robbery and a misdemeanor charge of operating without a license, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Lewis was being held on $75,000 cash bail. […]
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Jay, Chesterville men charged in connection to Jay fight
JAY — Police said two men face charges stemming from a fight Sunday night on Old Jay Hill Road. When officer Nicholas Gulliver arrived, he saw someone running across the road, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. Gulliver chased the man on foot for a short distance and caught up to Dillian Burnham, […]
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Three buildings in Jay vandalized with spray paint
JAY — Police are investigating spray paint found on two houses and a garage on Main, Maple and Pine streets in the Chisholm section of town. Officer Russell Adams responded to a report of paint discovered on a building on Maple Street on Sunday morning, Detective Richard Caton IV said Monday. Once there, he received […]
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Rhode Island man charged in Jay sexual assault case
JAY — A Rhode Island man is behind bars, accused of sexually assaulting a woman in May 2013. Wilson F. Alves, 30, of Pawtucket, R.I., and formerly of Maine, is being held without bail at the Franklin County jail in Farmington. Alves was arrested on a warrant by a Rhode Island law enforcement agency on […]