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Police peacefully resolve Durham standoff

DURHAM — Police peacefully resolved a standoff at a Soper Road house Wednesday night after neighbors reported hearing gunshots. Officers from several agencies raced to the house, near Route 125, when gunfire was reported at about 6 p.m. Know what’s happening, when it’s happening About an hour later, more shots were reported as police attempted to […]

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Rumford man pleads not guilty in Chesterville standoff

FARMINGTON — A Rumford man pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and to keeping police at bay during a 10-hour standoff in Chesterville on Dec. 2, according to court documents. The complaint lodged against Vance Billings, 41, formerly of Carthage, shows that two felony charges were lowered by the state to misdemeanors. He had initially […]

Posted inFranklin

Bail set for man in Chesterville standoff

CHESTERVILLE — Bail was set at $2,000 cash Monday afternoon for a Carthage man charged in a 10-hour standoff with police Saturday night. Vance Billings, 41, of Carthage was charged with aggravated criminal trespassing, aggravated criminal mischief and violation of bail conditions, after an incident at a mobile home on Horseshoe Pond Road, Steve McCausland, […]