oxford county sheriff’s Office
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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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PublishedMay 6, 2024
Maine man in custody after video recorded him appearing to steal police car for a 2nd time amid shooting
A witness describes a chaotic scene when a man in a hospital gown crashed a police car, shot at officers, took off in another police vehicle before crashing again and finally being apprehended by police.
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PublishedApril 24, 2024
Oxford County sheriff’s fate in Gov. Mills’ hands after 3 commissioners called for his removal
If Sheriff Christopher Wainwright is removed, the governor will appoint an interim sheriff to serve until the next scheduled election.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
Rumford officers cleared in fatal shooting of Canton man
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey wrote that the 2 officers used deadly force in self-defense and to protect others.
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PublishedApril 10, 2024
Hearing to consider removing Sheriff Wainwright from office is scheduled for April 22
After the hearing, Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Donald G. Alexander will provide a written report to the governor and make an advisory recommendation based on the evidence presented at the hearing and through documentation, after which Mills will make her decision.
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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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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Woodstock man to serve 5-year sentence from 2019 crash
Ethan Rioux-Poulios admitted Tuesday to violating his probation from a 2019 vehicular manslaughter sentence when he allegedly led police on a chase last year in Oxford County.
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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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