oxford county maine
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PublishedOctober 24, 2023
Bomb threat to Vermont restaurant originated from Oxford County
The Oxford County Sheriff's Office is assisting the Vermont State Police in identifying the person who made the call.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2023
Oxford commissioners hold another closed-door session about sheriff
The three commissioners, county officials and their attorney all declined to address the issue following Tuesday's special meeting.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
Oxford County sheriff faces questions about gun sales
Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright sold dozens of guns from the department's evidence room to J.T. Reid's Gun Shop in Auburn.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Oxford County Jail inmate dies in custody Friday
A relative has identified the victim as a homeless woman arrested Wednesday.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
Oxford County: Commissioners do not seek sheriff’s dismissal
Sheriff Christopher Wainwright was rebuked by the county commission for asking one of his deputies to show leniency to a woman who received a citation last year during a traffic stop, and then berating a deputy for reporting it to his supervisor.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
System to help poor defendants is worsening in rural Maine
Attorneys staffing the struggling indigent defense program say the solutions they're seeing can't keep up with the systemic problems.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2022
Counties across Maine losing State Police patrols in rural areas
As Maine State Police shifts more of its focus to highway safety along the interstate system and criminal investigations, cash-strapped counties lack the resources to hire more deputies to fill the void.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2021
Teen girl leads police on 50-mile chase in stolen pickup before getting stopped in Rumford
The driver avoided at least three spike mats, struck multiple vehicles, drove through a yard and crashed through a fence before Maine State Police stopped the stolen truck in Rumford.