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Not-so-good old days
Jun 16, 2011 12:00 amMainers took each other to court, 70 years ago, for many of the same reasons as are cited in today's reports. From the May 1, 1931, issue of the Norway Advertiser comes:
Superior Court Suspends, Friday Night to Re-open Sometime in June
Oxford County jail log
Jun 16, 2011 12:00 amFriday, June 3
20:35 – Adam Lawrence Sanborn, born 5-16-82, of 22 Deering St. Apt. 6, Paris, was arrested on Fair St. by Norway Police Officer Jim Ventresca and charged with OAS and Violation of Bail Conditions.
Saturday, June 4
19:23 – David Harold Anderson, born 2-19-86, of 69 Beal St., Norway, was arrested on Beal St. by Norway Police Officer Holli Pullen and charged with Failure to Appear.
Registered Sex Offenders
Jun 16, 2011 12:00 amAREA — According to the Maine Sex Offender Registry, the following registered sex offenders live and/or work in the area:
Police Blotter - June 6 - 12
Jun 16, 2011 12:00 amParis Police
June 6
7:38 a.m. — Agency assist, Skeetfield Rd., Oxford, assist Oxford Police
8:24 a.m. — Burglar alarm, Thayer Rd., false alarm
1:53 p.m. — Complaint, Main St., investigated
5:45 p.m. — Civil issue, Mt. Mica Rd., completed
7:15 p.m. — Complaint, Ryerson Hill Rd., completed
8:30 p.m. — Civil issue, Mt. Mica Rd., completed
8:45 p.m. — Suspicious activity/person/vehicle, Main St., completed
Oxford County jail log
Jun 09, 2011 12:00 amFriday, May 27
10:40 – Fred L. Webber, born 12-6-47, of 261 Greenwoods Rd., Sumner, was arrested by Oxford County Deputy Robert Ryder and charged with OAS.
17:28 – Melvin Charles Knox, born 3-1-58, of 1511 West Side Rd., Carthage, was arrested in Rumford by Rumford Police Officer James Bernard and charged with Disorderly Conduct and Failure to Submit to Arrest or Detention.
Registered Sex Offenders
Jun 09, 2011 12:00 amAREA — According to the Maine Sex Offender Registry, the following registered sex offenders live and/or work in the area:
Police blotter - May 22 - June 5
Jun 09, 2011 12:00 amPolice Blotter
Oxford Police
May 22
12:49 p.m. — Agency assist, Skillings Ave., So. Paris, cleared
2:22 p.m. — Alarm, Main St., So. Paris, cleared
2:21 p.m. — Shots fired, Mechanic Falls Rd., cleared
5:18 p.m. — Theft, Main St., cleared exceptional
6:23 p.m. — Traffic offense, Rte. 26 New Balance, unfounded
7:49 p.m. — Request officer, Cheryl Lane, cleared
May 23
Oxford County jail log
Jun 02, 2011 12:00 amFriday, May 20
09:55 – Timothy Michael Holland Jr., born 9-27-82, of 20 Dolloff St., Peru, was arrested in Peru by Maine State Trooper Kyle Tilsley and charged with Failure to Appear.
Saturday, May 21
07:10 – Richard K. Bradley, born 6-4-54, of 485 Tuell Hill Rd.,Sumner, was arrested at 485 Tuell Hill Rd. by Oxford County Deputy Robert Ryder and charged with DV Assault (D).
Not-So-Good Old Days
Jun 02, 2011 12:00 amThis week's selection of the woes of old might seem at first glance to be a "good new" item. However, reflection on the social and ethical issues that allowed it all to happen could swing one's thinking the other way. Certainly it seems rather recent for such an abduction/adoption to have taken place here in the east, where the "Indian Wars" were already in the Oxford County Democrat on September 21, 1847.
The Lost Child Found
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