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Police Department Updates: July 2022

At the City Council's Public Safety Subcommittee meeting on July 12, members of the Sanford Police Department updated Councilors Ayn Hanselmann, Jonathan Martell and Becky Brink with the latest happenings at the SPD. Traffic Enforcement: Sanford’s new Traffic Officer is Rick Bucklin, a veteran member of the Police Department. Officer Bucklin said that since June 20, he has done 140 traffic stops and handled 8 accidents. He issued 18 summonses, mostly civil but also a few criminal. The rest of…
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Fire Department Log: June 16-30, 2022

Fires The Sanford Fire Department provided mutual aid to Acton with a structure fire, which started in a clothes dryer, on June 21. Engine 1 responded. Later that day, the Department was called to assist with a fire on Blaney's Island in Shapleigh. Forestry 2 and Marine 1 responded. A brush fire on Cyro Rd. June 23 brought three units out. There were four reports of unauthorized burning. Other incidents The storm that passed through Sanford on June 17 led…
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Some Closure in Springvale Animal Neglect Case

The owner of a Springvale farm, where 20 horses and multiple cats and dogs were seized a year ago for neglect, has been sentenced to four years in prison in an unrelated case. Jessica Pechtel will serve four years in prison and repay more than a half million dollars following a plea deal in which she pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. According to federal prosecutors, Ms. Pechtel and her husband Andrew embezzled the money over a period…
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Hot Car – Hot Dog!

by Lauren Masellas, Animal Control Officer I know we are all thoroughly enjoying the summer! But there are some important safe guards for not only ourselves in the heat, but our pets as well. And they are surprisingly similar…but let’s start with the facts: there are multiple state laws that address animals and the weather. It is a cruelty violation if one “Deprives an animal that the person owns or possesses of necessary…protection from the weather…” The law goes on…
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Fire Department Log: June 1-15, 2022

Fires On June 8, there was a fire in a vehicle being serviced on Oak St. Three units responded. June 15, Engine 2 was called to a trash fire at a demolition site on Jagger Mill Rd. There was one call for unauthorized burning. Other Incidents June 15, there was a soda fountain carbon dioxide leak on Main St. There were two calls for downed power lines and one for a defective elevator with no occupants. One call was for…
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