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    Crime

    • Not-so-good old days

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      Picking up a copy of the Norway Advertiser 80 years ago always allowed readers to somewhat escape the depressing economy, the endless political outrages and the troublesome events abroad. Instead, they could focus on that endless source of fascination for all humans — the misfortunes of their neighbors. From the Norway Advertiser, January 6, 1933:

      Municipal Court Matters

      Too Free Use of Liquor and Operating Without Licenses Figured During the Week

    • Oxford County jail log

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      Saturday, February 9

      20:31 – Lorne Green Bonney, born 8-17-68, of 93 Ricker Hill Rd., Hartford, was arrested at 93 Ricker Hill Rd. by Oxford County Deputy Nathan Bowie and charged with four counts of Failure to Pay Fines.

      Sunday, February 10

    • Police Blotter - February 11 - 19, 2013

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      Paris Police

      February 11

      4:10 a.m. — Missing Person, Moka Court, completed

      9:35 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Crash, Main St., completed

      1:05 p.m. — Theft, High St., completed

      3:40 p.m. — Assist Citizen, High St., could not locate

      4:24 p.m. — Agency Assist, Webber Farm Rd., assist Paris Police

      5:25 p.m. — Motor Vehicle Crash, High St., completed

      8:57 p.m. — Agency Assist, Emerson Rd., Norway, completed

    • Superior Court - December, 2012

      Feb 21, 2013 12:00 am

      Superior Court

      PARIS — The following is the Closed Case Report from Maine Superior  Court in Oxford County from December 1, to December 31.

      Walter H. Akers, DOB 3/20/65, of Dixfield, was charged with two counts of Assault, Reckless Conduct and Criminal Threatening on 8/2/12 in Rumford by Rumford Police.  The charges were all dropped.

    • Not-so-good old days

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      This week's example of our ancestor's reality to be just as nasty as our contemporaries is particularly unpleasant for readers. It's a sad tale in oh so many ways. Nevertheless, we present it as it appeared. Norway Advertiser, March 3, 1933:

    • Oxford County jail log

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      Friday, February 1

      07:19 – Tausha Lynn Plante, born 11-17-76, of 248 Knox St., Rumford, was arrested in South Paris by Oxford County Deputy Bill Grover and charged with Failure to Appear.

      11:13 – Zachary R. Hatstat, born 9-23-92, of 498 Route 232, Woodstock, was arrested in Woodstock by Maine State Trooper Adam Fillebrown and charged with OAS.

    • Driver in Allen Hill rollover charged with OUI

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      DRUNK DRIVING —  Virginia Goodwin, 52, of South Paris, the driver of this 2013 Nissan Altima, was charged with Operating Under the Influence of an Intoxicating Substance after she crashed her vehicle while traveling on Allen Hill Road on January 7, according to Oxford Police Lieutenant Michael Ward. According to Ward, Goodwin's blood alcohol test showed that she was three times the legal limit when the accident occurred. 

    • Police Blotter - February 3 - 10, 2013

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

       Paris Police

      February 4

      7:33 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, Hebron Rd., citation issued

      8:23 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, Paris Hill Rd., verbal warning

      8:32 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, Paris Hill Rd., verbal warning

      9 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, Park St., verbal warning

      10:50 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, Hebron Rd., citation issued

      11:04 a.m. — Motor Vehicle Stop, E. Oxford Rd., verbal warning

    • Sheriff's Office warns public of scams

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

      COUNTY — A couple of scams have been circulating the county that everyone should be aware of, the Oxford County Sheriff's Office warns. 

      The first of the scams is known as the "grandparent scam" – someone calls stating they are a grandchild and have been accused of wrongdoing, according to the SO. 

      The telephone line is full of static, but the caller continues to claim they are somehow in trouble, that they have been falsely accused and need bail money. 

    • Superior Court - November, 2013

      Feb 14, 2013 12:00 am

       Superior Court

      PARIS — The following is the Closed Case Report from Maine Superior  Court in Oxford County from November 1, to November 30.

      Evan D. Arvedon, DOB 9/17/90, of Foxboro, MA, was charged with Disorderly Conduct, Loud Unreasonable Noise and Refusing to Submit to Arrest or Detention, Bodily Injury and Theft by Unauthorized Taking or Transfer on 4/8/12 in Newry by Oxford Sheriff.  He was found guilty on the first charge and fined $400.  The other charges were dropped.

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