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Oxford County jail log
May 23, 2013 12:00 amFriday, May 10
11:12 – Jody L. Littlefield, born 4-28-82, of 7 Village Lane, Oxford, was arrested at 7 Village Lane by Oxford Police Officer Zane Loper and charged with Failure to Pay Fines.
14:57 - Dale L. Bowen, Jr., born 2-10-89, of 98 Maine Ave., Rumford, was arrested in Mexico by Mexico Police Officer Roy Hodsdon and charged with Violation of Bail Conditions.
Police blotters
May 23, 2013 12:00 amPolice Blotter
Paris Police
May 13
8:30 a.m. — Controlled Substances, Main St., arrest
9:46 a.m. — Harassment, Main St., completed
2:09 p.m. — Complaint, Main St., completed
3:20 p.m. — Complaint, Myrtle St., completed
4 p.m. — Animal Control, Stock Farm Rd., could not locate
4:11 p.m. — Motor Vehicle Offense, Park St., could not locate
Not-so-good old days
May 23, 2013 12:00 amA century or so ago, morals and the laws intended to regulate them were, well, a bit "different" compared to the world in which the reader dwells.
For example, cast twenty-first-century eyes upon this example of....., of......well, this example reported by the Oxford Democrat in its July 16 issue of 1858:
Maine Superior Court, Oxford County
May 16, 2013 12:00 amPARIS — The following is the Closed Case Report from Maine Superior Court in Oxford County from March 1, to March 31.
David A. Clark, DOB 5/17/62, of Rumford, was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Loud Unreasonable Noise and Refusing to Submit to Arrest or Detention, Refusing to Stop on 9/19/12 in Rumford by Rumford Police. He was found guilty on the first charge and fined $50. The second charge was dropped.
Driver in Pleasant St. crash charged with operating without a license
May 16, 2013 12:00 amAutum R. Hagar
Not-so-good old days
May 16, 2013 12:00 amGas explosions? There is nothing new to those, as this example from the Oxford Democrat reported on July 2, 1850:
Oxford County jail log
May 16, 2013 12:00 amFriday, May 3
5:10 – James Scott Cushman, born 1-1-71, of 77 Coldwater Brook Rd., Oxford, was arrested at 77 Coldwater Brook Rd. by Oxford Police Officer Alan Coffin and charged with Receiving Stolen Property and Unsworn Falsification.
21:17 – Joshua M. Hovan, born 4-22-89, of 116 East Main St., Paris, was arrested on Hazen St. by Norway Police Officer Jim Ventresca and charged with Violation of Bail Conditions.
Wanted Paris man charged with eluding police, resisting arrest
May 16, 2013 12:00 amJoshua R. Pollis
05-20-CRIME-2013-Police Blotter
May 16, 2013 12:00 amPolice Blotter
Paris Police
May 6
8 a.m. — Attempt to Locate, Hathaway Rd., could not locate
8:50 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Crash, Buckfield Rd., service made
12:30 p.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, Buckfield Rd., citation issued
4:50 p.m. — Motor Vehicle Offense, High St., written warning
5:18 p.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, Elm Hill Rd., citation issued
6:30 p.m. — Assault, Thurlow Ave., arrest
Man shot with Taser after resisting arrest, assaulting officer/Suspect falsely accused of violating criminal trespass order
May 16, 2013 12:00 amDavid W. Phillips
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