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PublishedJuly 23, 2024
Oxford County commissioners deny Sheriff Wainwright’s request to pay legal fees
Commissioners denied Wainwright's request, finding that hiring an attorney to defend himself against commissioners' complaint was for "Sheriff Wainwright’s personal benefit and in that capacity solely.”
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PublishedMay 7, 2024
11 officers on administrative leave after Paris chase, shooting
Gary Porter, facing multiple charges for stealing two police vehicles and firing at police, will make his first court appearance on Wednesday.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man in Rumford
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the two officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others from serious bodily injury or death.
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PublishedApril 12, 2024
Buckfield stabbing victim and suspect knew each other from prison, police say
The motive in the case remains unclear, according to court documents.
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
Waterville man charged in Buckfield stabbing appears in court
A judge sets Abdul-Rashid Bilal's bail at $10,000 cash.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2024
A police chase in Fryeburg landed 5 in the hospital. Who’s investigating remains a mystery.
On Jan. 30, authorities in Maine ultimately shot and killed a driver after a high-speed pursuit had been abandoned by New Hampshire police. Why did Fryeburg and Oxford County law enforcement make a different calculation?
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2024
Oxford County commissioners to ask governor to remove Sheriff Wainwright
The commission has no authority to suspend or fire Wainwright, who was first elected sheriff in 2018. Maine statute dictates that only the governor has that power.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2024
Oxford County deputy injured in Fryeburg following chase, shooting
Police and rescue personnel responded to an officer involved shooting on Main Street.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
Police search for prisoner who escaped in Norway
Natasha Kaufmann, 29, was in the custody of the Oxford County Sheriff's Office when she escaped Sunday afternoon from the Stephens Memorial Hospital emergency room, where she had been taken for stomach pain, according to officials.
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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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