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NEW SHARON A Franklin County sheriff’s deputy is investigating a Saturday hit and run when a man was injured in a collision with a mirror and possibly a SUV or truck tire as he got back into his vehicle.
Deputy Brian McCormick responded at about 5:30 a.m. to Industry Road for a report of a hit and run.
The driver, a 60-year-old New Sharon man, got out of his vehicle to check for damage to it after hitting a deer, Chief Deputy Steven Lowell said Tuesday. While he was attempting to get back into the driver’s side of his vehicle a dark colored, General Motors SUV or pickup truck, traveling in the opposite direction, struck the operator before he could get into his vehicle, according to Lowell.
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FARMINGTON The Maine Judicial Branch advised Monday that there has been at least one report of a scammer making telephone calls and identifying themselves as a Franklin County court employee and seeking personal information.
The branch issued a written warning “that no one should provide personal identity information over the telephone, and is reminding the public that employees of the Maine courts do not call and request personal information over the telephone,” according to Amy Quinlan, director of communications, government and media counsel for the Maine Judicial Branch.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint Thursday that a person received a call Wednesday from a woman who identified herself as Tara Brown and saying she worked at the Farmington District Court, Lt. David Rackliffe of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. There is no one who works for the Franklin County courts named Tara, he said.
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NEW SHARON A Madison man was arrested early Friday for allegedly firing a couple of shots from a handgun, the bullets from which hit a residence on Lane Road while a party was ongoing, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday.
Nicholas Bradley
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Deputy Brian McCormick responded to a report of a shooting at 1:03 a.m. that occurred at a party with intoxicated occupants, according to Nichols’ weekly report.
As a result of an ensuing investigation, Nicholas R. Bradley, 19, of Madison was arrested on a felony charge of reckless conduct with a firearm. A conviction on the charge carries a maximum five years in prison and up to a $5,000 fine.