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13-03-2025
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Police charge man they say drove car into Sunday River ski lift
Mar. 13—NEWRY — A Mexico man is facing criminal mischief charges after police say he caused significant damage to ski slopes and equipment at Sunday River resort in the early morning hours Sunday. Jesse Bates, 33, was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated criminal mischief and violation of conditions of release, the Oxford County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Thursday. On Sunday at about 6:30 a.m., sheriff's deputies were called to Sunday River on a report that someone had damaged the property in the early morning hours. On the ski slopes behind the South Ridge Lodge, deputies observed deep ruts "made by a vehicle that had also crashed into the ski lift scan gates before fleeing the scene." Damage to the property and the scan gates was estimated to be more than $45,000, the release said. Deputies worked with Sunday River security to quickly identify a suspect by identifying the vehicle involved, a dark-colored 2022 Subaru Impreza. The car was located at Bates' residence in Mexico and had extensive damage, deputies said. After several unsuccessful attempts to find and arrest Bates, deputies were able to locate Bates at his home at about 8 p.m. Wednesday. He was arrested without incident and taken to the Oxford County Jail. Police are still investigating. Anyone with additional information about this incident should call the Oxford County Sheriff's Office at 207-743-9554. Copy the Story Link Lewiston police, schools reach out on gun violence Mexico man found guilty of endangering his fiancee
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13-03-2025
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Maine Man Accused of Crashing Car Into Ski Lift Scan Gates at Sunday River
Local Maine law enforcement said they have arrested a man in connection with an incident where a car drove onto the slopes behind Sunday River's South Ridge Lodge during the early morning of Sunday, March 9, tearing up the snow, crashing into ski lift scan gates, and causing estimated damage over $45, Oxford County Sheriff's Office said the car's driver fled the alongside Sunday River Security, deputies quickly identified the suspect as 33-year-old Jesse involved vehicle, a Subaru Impreza, left deep ruts in Sunday River's ski slopes and was found with significant body damage at Bates' residence in the nearby Town of Mexico, according to the Sheriff's Bates' capture, law enforcement made several unsuccessful arrest attempts, the Sheriff's Office said. After the multi-day search, Bates was arrested around 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, at his home without incident and transported to Oxford County Jail, the Sheriff's Office said. He faces charges of aggravated criminal mischief and violation of conditions of release. An investigation of the incident is ongoing, and the Sheriff's Office asked that those with additional information contact is a developing story and may be updated.
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28-02-2025
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Mass. man seriously injured after crashing truck into house in Maine, police say
A Massachusetts man is in critical condition after he drove his truck into the side of a house late Wednesday night. According to the Oxford County Sheriff's Office, members of the Sweden Fire Department and United Ambulance Service responded to a residence on Lovell Road just after 11 p.m. for a report of a single vehicle crash into a house. Arriving companies found 52-year-old Sean T. Demaggio of Wilmington, Massachusetts, behind the wheel of a 2020 Ford F250 pickup truck that was crushed underneath a chimney. Police say Demaggio sustained life-threatening injuries and was transported to Bridgton Hospital before being Life Flighted to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Investigators say Demaggio drove through the intersection of Lovell Road and Plummer School Road at a high rate of speed, eventually slamming into the side of the home. The force of the crash tore a hole through an exterior wall and knocked down the chimney on top of the truck. Pictures from the scene show the extensive damage done to both the vehicle and house. The sheriff's office says Demaggio was the only person in the truck at the time and no one was inside the residence either. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, although authorities say speed was a likely factor. Download the FREE Boston 25 News app for breaking news alerts. Follow Boston 25 News on Facebook and Twitter. | Watch Boston 25 News NOW
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27-02-2025
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Massachusetts man drives truck into Sweden home
Feb. 27—SWEDEN — A Massachusetts man crashed his pickup truck into a Lovell Road home late Wednesday night, according to an Oxford County Sheriff's Office news release. Sean T. Demaggio, 52, of Wilmington, Massachusetts, was driving his 2020 Ford F-250 truck when he drove through the Lovell and Waterford roads intersection at a high rate of speed into a home at 1 Lovell Road, the release said. The truck struck an exterior wall causing the home's chimney to fall on top of the truck. Demaggio suffered life-threatening injuries, police said. He was transported to Bridgton Hospital and then to Portland's Maine Medical Center via LifeFlight. Nobody was in the home at the time and Demaggio had no passengers, according to police. A crash reconstructionist from the Sheriff's Office responded and assisted with the investigation. The crash is still being investigated, but police believe speed was likely a factor. Copy the Story Link West Paris residents face 8% budget increase at town meeting Saturday Lovell voters to decide on equipment purchases at annual meeting Saturday
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19-02-2025
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Turner man killed in Canton head-on crash; four others injured
Feb. 18—CANTON — A Turner man was killed and four others were injured in a head-on collision Tuesday morning on Route 108, according to an Oxford County Sheriff's Office news release. Aaron Hastings, 43, was northbound in his Toyota Tacoma and Jyrrmal Yates, 19, of Rumford was driving a 2004 Subaru Legacy south when their vehicles collided around 8:28 a.m., the release said. Hastings died at the scene. Hastings' passengers, all children, were injured. One had a broken wrist, another back and neck pain, and the third had minor injuries. They were transported to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston by ambulance. Yates suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported by LifeFlight to Maine Medical Center in Portland. "The specific cause of this crash has not been determined," the Sheriff's Office said. "Investigators will consider all relevant information and contributing factors, including weather related concerns, before being able to determine the cause of this crash." State police are assisting with the investigation, the release said. The Maine Department of Transportation was called for snow removal once roads were reopened. Copy the Story Link Inadequate hydrant to keep new Region 9 School of Applied Technology buildings closed
