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POLICE

Morning Sentinel Staff

NEWPORT -- A 17-year-old faces charges that he sold marijuana to students at Nokomis Regional High School and at his workplace, police said Tuesday.

The juvenile, who police won't identify because he's under the age of 18, lives in Hartland and was summonsed on charges of trafficking drugs, possessing drug paraphernalia and possessing alcohol as a minor.

The teenager is enrolled as a student at Nokomis, but no longer attends classes at the school, according to Newport Cpl. David Wintle, who is also the school resource officer. Wintle said police had been investigating the case for a month and a half and had recently obtained a search warrant.

Friday night, at about 10 p.m., officers pulled the teenager over in his car on Main Street after he had left work, Wintle said.

Inside the vehicle, officers said they found $400 cash, nearly an ounce of marijuana, plastic bags and a scale, alcohol and drug paraphernalia, Wintle said. After being summonsed he was released into the custody of his parents. Officer Christopher McCrillis assisted at the scene.

"We're putting a dent in the (drug) distribution to other high school students," Wintle said. "As school-resource officer, that's my concern."

IN CLINTON, Tuesday at 8:31 a.m., a case involving threatening was reported on Diamond Avenue.

IN FAIRFIELD, Monday at 4 p.m., a caller reported a disturbance on Maple Street.

5:16 p.m., a caller reported a complaint on Kingman Road.

IN HARTLAND, Monday at 4:04 p.m., a caller reported trespassing on Burton Street.

IN INDUSTRY, Monday at 11:32 a.m., a suspicious vehicle was reported on Hennessey Road.

IN MADISON, Monday at 1:19 p.m., a caller reported theft on Main Street.

2:45 p.m., a caller reported a complaint on River Road.

7:20 p.m., a caller reported harassment on River Road.

IN NEWPORT, Sunday at 1:20 a.m., disorderly conduct was reported on Route 100.

IN NEW SHARON, Monday at 2:28 p.m., a report of people fighting was taken from Weeks Mills Road.

4:49 p.m., a neighborhood dispute was reported on Farmington Falls Road.

8:10 p.m., a motor vehicle accident, with some injuries, was reported on Route 2.

IN NORRIDGEWOCK, Monday at 7:48 p.m., a caller reported a fire on Upper Main Street.

Tuesday at 12:12 a.m., a caller reported a structure fire on Bombazee Road.

7:01 a.m., a caller reported a structure fire on Smithfield Road.

IN SKOWHEGAN, Monday at 4:48 p.m., a caller reported suspicious activity on North Avenue.

Tuesday at 4:34 a.m., a caller reported annoying phone calls on West Front Street.

IN SMITHFIELD, Monday at 10:51 a.m., a caller reported suspicious activity on Cunliff Road.

IN SOLON, Monday at 9:49 a.m., a caller reported a complaint on Pleasant Street.

IN STARKS, Monday at 1:09 p.m., a caller reported suspicious activity on Chicken Street.

IN STRONG, Monday at 6:07 p.m., fire and rescue personnel were sent to Farmington Road.

IN WATERVILLE, Monday at 12:31 p.m., a theft was reported at the Waterville Recycling Center on Industrial Road.

1:02 p.m., a theft was reported at U-Haul on Elm Street.

5:26 p.m., a case involving threatening was reported at Parkview Apartments on Elm Street.

Tuesday at 9:24 a.m., a fire in an outbuilding was reported on Marston Road.

9:17 p.m., a theft was reported on Victoria Drive.

IN WINSLOW, Monday at 1:42 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Bolduc Avenue.

9:04 p.m., suspicious activity was reported on Nowell Road.

Tuesday at 12:08 a.m., a report of threatening was investigated on Clinton Avenue. Police said the report was unfounded.

Arrests

IN ALBION, March 3 at a time unknown, Jed Hotham, 28, of Albion, was arrested on a warrant on Hotham Lane.

IN NEWPORT, Saturday at 12:24 a.m., Brandon M. Hyson, 20, of Plymouth, was arrested on charges of operating under the influence and operating after license suspension, on Elm Street.