The Oakland Police Department reported the following activity Dec. 20:
December 2011
House rejects 2-month payroll tax plan
Without an agreement, payroll taxes paid by 160 million workers and jobless benefits that support millions of the long-term unemployed will expire Jan. 1.
LePage drops in on State House budget talks
The governor tells reporters during a break that he’s “absolutely confident” the federal government will waive some Medicaid requirements.
Vigil Wednesday for missing toddler
The “Vigil Of Hope For Ayla Reynolds” is being organized by the group Mainely Moms & Dads.
Fugitive captured in Maine waives hearing in N.H.
David Hobson, originally from Alfred, Maine, escaped from the Carroll County Jail on Dec. 1 by climbing to the roof and vaulting over razor wire.
Pot-growing brothers sentenced to prison
Authorities found about 30 marijuana plants growing in the woods behind their homes in Orneville Township.
N.H. sexual assault suspect captured in Maine
50-year-old Patrick Eschenbrenner is accused of sexually assaulting a child over a period of four years.
State’s Medicaid claims system passes muster
DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew says it’s an important milestone because the state’s previous system had well-documented problems.
White Christmas odds grow in northern New England
The forecast calls for a low-pressure system to develop off the coast, bringing the possibility of rain or snow on Christmas.