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Registered Sex Offenders
Sep 08, 2011 12:00 amAREA — According to the Maine Sex Offender Registry, the following registered sex offenders live and/or work in the area:
Lovell break-in concerns its neighborhood watch
Sep 01, 2011 12:00 amLOVELL — A recent break-in at an abandoned farmhouse has members of the Lovell Neighborhood Watch (LNW) concerned about their town.
Member Roxanne Craig said that the incident, which took place near the Lake Kezar Country Club, points to the fact that local properties can be vulnerable to criminal mischief.
On August 19, a group of kids broke into the farmhouse in broad daylight, smashed windows, broke a door, and entered the owner's camper.
"They even had stolen the lawn tractor," she said.
Oxford County jail log
Sep 01, 2011 12:00 amFriday, August 19
23:44 – Patricia E. Hager, born 9-14-86, of 13 Deering St. Apt. C, Norway, was arrested at 14 Yeaton Lane by Maine State Trooper Greg Tirado and charged with Assault Domestic.
Saturday, August 20
22:10 – Judith E. Therianos, born 9-22-63, of 910 Water St., Newfield, was arrested on Route 26 by Oxford Police Officer Shawn Wood and charged with OUI.
Plice Blotter -- August 22-29
Sep 01, 2011 12:00 amNorway Police
August 22
12:34 a.m. — Agency Assist, Halls Pond, So. Paris, cleared
12:49 a.m. — Found Property, Beal St., cleared
5:35 a.m. — Traffic Stop, Roberts Rd., cleared
7:27 a.m. — Traffic Stop, Norway Center Rd., cleared
7:45 a.m. — Traffic Stop, Greenwood Rd., cleared
10:06 a.m. — Traffic Offense, Pleasant St., cleared
10:15 a.m. — Traffic Offense, Pleasant St., cleared
Registered Sex Offenders
Sep 01, 2011 12:00 amAREA — According to the Maine Sex Offender Registry, the following registered sex offenders live and/or work in the area:
Oxford County jail log
Aug 25, 2011 12:00 amFriday, August 12
12:00 – Stephen Ray Gravel, born 3-17-60, of 48 Green St., Augusta, was arrested at the Oxford County Jail and charged with Failure to Appear.
19:00 – Matthew Joseph Cushing, born 8-30-91, of 359 Balcom St., Mansfield, MA, was arrested at Fiddlehead by Fryeburg Police Officer N. Cole and charged with Possession W,X,Y Drug.
Saturday, August 13
Prostitution sting nets Bridgton woman, 10 others
Aug 25, 2011 12:00 amBRIDGTON — Prostitutes and their customers from 10 Maine towns were arrested during a two-month cooperative effort by various law enforcement agencies.
Among those arrested was Angela Cloutier, a 26-year-old woman from Bridgton, who has been charged with Engaging in Prostitution.
The prostitutes were found to be soliciting customers by advertising themselves as escorts on a website that facilitates connections and business deals between individuals. The site has been compared to Craigslist, a popular website that came under fire for similar reasons.
Police blotter
Aug 25, 2011 12:00 amPolice Blotter
Paris Police
August 14
4:59 a.m. — Suspicious Activity/Person/Vehicle, Paris Hill Rd., completed
10:15 a.m. — Serve Warrant, Arrest, Search, Moka Court, completed
11 a.m. — Agency Assist, Hebron Rd., completed
11:47 a.m. — Theft, Main St., completed
12:12 p.m. — Agency Assist, Corbett Rd., completed
3:47 p.m. — Motor Vehicle Crash, High St., completed
Registered Sex Offenders
Aug 25, 2011 12:00 amAREA — According to the Maine Sex Offender Registry, the following registered sex offenders live and/or work in the area:
Not-so-good old days
Aug 25, 2011 12:00 amBack on March 27, 1931, readers of the Norway Advertiser read of the loss of a Waterford woman's house:
Plummer House Burned
Tuesday, March 24th, Miss Carrie Plummer’s house burned to the ground. There had been a chimney fire during the day, but Miss Plummer had kept careful watch, and it seemed that everything was all right, but late in the afternoon the house was found to be on fire. The church bell was rung and the telephone summoned people from all around, and a crowd gathered as quickly as possible, but the building was doomed.
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