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Jul 14, 2011 12:00 amThe following driver was apprehended by local law enforcement and charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Substance (OUI):
Jeremy M. Perry, 25, of Oxford was arrested at 1:35 a.m. on July 9 on Main Street in Norway and charged with OUI. Norway Police Officer Stephen Witham made the arrest. Perry has one prior OUI conviction from 2007.
Oxford County jail log
Jul 14, 2011 12:00 amThursday, June 30
14:06 – Robert R. Flanders, born 3-17-60, of 655 King St., Oxford, was arrested in Oxford by Oxford Police Officer Alan Coffin and charged with Probation Violation.
15:55 – Michael S. Hitchcock, born 6-3-82, of 160 West Minot Road, Oxford, was arrested by Oxford Police Officer Alan Coffin and charged with DV Assault (D).
Friday, July 1
Police blotter - July 4 - 11
Jul 14, 2011 12:00 amPolice Blotter
Paris Police
July 4
12:30 a.m. — Assist Citizen, Main St., services rendered
3 a.m. — Assault, High St., arrest
11:16 a.m. — Agency Assist, Schoolhouse Rd., Oxford, accident reconstruction
12:12 p.m. — Public Peace/Order, High St., services rendered
2:05 p.m. — Agency Assist, King St./Main St., Oxford, assist Oxford Police
Oxford woman in good condition following crash
Jul 07, 2011 12:00 amOXFORD CRASH — Sharon Huntley-Brown of Oxford was transported to Central Maine Medical Center on the morning of July 4 after driving off the road and into a tree. Police are currently investigatign the cause of the crash.
No injuries
Jul 07, 2011 12:00 amNO INJURIES — Donald Edwards, 26, of Paris escaped without injury after totaling his 1995 Honda Civic. Paris Police responded to the crash at 9:20 p.m. on Friday night. Lieutenant Michael Dailey said that Edwards appeared to have hit a bump on Oxford Road and lost control of his car before veering into a tree.
Police Blotter – June 27 – July 4
Jul 07, 2011 12:00 amPolice Blotter
Paris Police
June 27
1:25 a.m. – Suspicious activity/person/vehicle, Mountain View Dr., completed
9 a.m. – Agency assist, Robinson Hill Rd., Oxford, assist Oxford Police
9:36 a.m. – Disturbance, High St., peace restored
11:15 a.m. – Animal control, Ryerson Hill Rd., referred to another agency
2:45 p.m. – Registered Maine sex offender, Market Sq., completed
- Jul 07, 2011 12:00 am
SOUTH PARIS — The following is the Closed Case Report from Maine Superior Court in Oxford County from April 1, to May 31.
Marcia J. Ackerman, DOB 8/9/59, of Brownfield, was charged with Unlawful Trafficking in Scheduled Drugs and Cultivating Marijuana on 8/25/10 in Brownfield by Oxford Sheriff. The first charge was dropped, found guilty on the second charge and fined $3,000.
Not-so-good old days
Jul 07, 2011 12:00 amAs often as not, while perusing old newspapers for crimes and woes of our forebears, we come across evidence that issues commonly thought of as "current" actually have quite a history. They've been discussed before and could even be run today with little change. Immigration is one such topic. In the 1750s, Ben Franklin is said to have editorialized against the people who were bringing their alien customs and language. He was speaking of Germans.
The editor of the Oxford Democrat took a different tact in the paper's issue of January 6, 1865:
Oxford County jail log
Jul 07, 2011 12:00 amFriday, June 24
13:12 – Jeffrey Alan Howard, born 8-16-67, of 321 Dugway Rd., Brownfield, was arrested by Oxford County Deputy Tim Ontengco and charged with Failure to Appear.
22:36 – Rene A. Giberson, born 7-12-87, of 7 Jacobs Alley, Dixfield, was arrested on Weld St. by Dixfield Police Officer Anne Edmunds and charged with Violation of Bail Conditions.
Registered Sex Offenders
Jul 07, 2011 12:00 amAREA — According to the Maine Sex Offender Registry, the following registered sex offenders live and/or work in the area:
2 years 3 days ago
2 years 3 weeks ago
2 years 3 weeks ago
2 years 12 weeks ago
2 years 13 weeks ago
2 years 21 weeks ago
2 years 21 weeks ago
2 years 23 weeks ago