JAY — Police are investigating an underage drinking party early Thursday at a residence on Macomber Hill Road in North Jay that sent some teenagers to a hospital. A caller called 911 and estimated there were 10 to 20 people in attendance at 2:33 a.m., Police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Jay police officer Michael […]
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Topsham police charge 25 with underage drinking at New Year’s party
TOPSHAM — Police broke up a party in the early morning hours on New Year’s Day and issued summonses for underage drinking to 25 people between the ages of 15 and 20. Police said Sagadahoc County dispatch received an anonymous electronic tip about the party at 12:08 a.m. Jan. 1. Sgt. Robert Ramsay and Officers […]
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Mexico police use warning stickers to fight underage drinking
MEXICO — For the past three years, local police and members of their Explorers program have been applying bright orange stickers to cases of beer and flavored alcohol in local stores around holidays, targeting adults who furnish alcohol to minors. Project Sticker Shock is an awareness campaign by the River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition and […]
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Rumford police doing extra patrols over holidays
RUMFORD — Rumford police will do extra patrols through the holiday season and are seeking voluntary compliance to help make roads safer. With the festivities of the holiday season underway, it is important for the community to be aware that Maine has tough liquor and liability laws concerning minors transporting, drinking or having alcoholic beverages, […]
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Two women charged in underage drinking case in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Two women face charges of furnishing a place for minors to consume alcohol after police responded to a complaint of a loud party at 148 Greenwood Ave. at 11:10 p.m. Saturday, Farmington police secretary Rachel Heseltine said Monday. When Sgt. Michael Adcock arrived, he heard loud music and observed approximately 20 college-age people […]
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Police say 6 Auburn stores sold alcohol to minors in sting
AUBURN — Police say people younger than 21 bought alcohol in six stores in the city during a regional spot-check recently. Deputy Chief Jason Moen said all of the establishments summoned to court July 31 were in his city. His department worked with a 20-year-old man trying to buy alcohol. Shaw’s, Hannaford, Walmart, J&S Oil on […]
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Rumford police aggressively target underage drinking
RUMFORD — The Police Department has received grant money from River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition and the Maine Office of Substance Abuse to better enforce underage drinking laws, Chief Stacy Carter said Wednesday in a news release. “We will take an aggressive stance, along with other area agencies, to reduce the amount of underage drinking […]
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Retail beverage training seminar planned for area businesses
MEXICO – The River Valley Healthy Communities Coalition will host a free seminar from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, April 7, at the Police Department to teach businesses how to prevent the sale of alcohol to underage and high-risk drinkers. Project coordinator Sandy Witas said the program, titled Seller Server Training for Off-premise Licensees, […]
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Anonymous text-a-tip service to report underage drinking, drug use in Oxford County
RUMFORD — Oxford County residents can now provide anonymous information to law enforcement through a new text-a-tip service, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said in a news release Tuesday. The service allows people to report underage drinking and drug use anonymously via text, he said. To submit an anonymous tip: * Text “Hi oxtip” plus […]
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New Sharon woman jailed for giving minors alcohol
FARMINGTON — A New Sharon woman has been sentenced to 21 days in jail for providing alcohol to two teenagers who got drunk and crashed a stolen pickup truck. Caryn Savage was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of allowing a minor to consume liquor. The Online Sentinel reported that in exchange, […]