Category: Public Safety

Shooting Follows Confrontation Downtown

Police are investigating what led to a shooting in downtown Sanford just as the Holly Daze parade was about to start on Friday afternoon. According to a department press release, officers were called to the parking lot of the new T-Mobile store at the corner of Main and Lebanon streets a little before 4 pm on Dec. 1, 2023. Witnesses said a person was in the intersection, in and out of the roadway, yelling at vehicles and carrying a knife.…

Community Helps Victims of East Side Fire 

Tuesday morning fire at 128 Emery Street.Photo: Sanford Fire Department By Lee Burnett, Submissions editor  Two mothers and eight children were displaced by the fire that destroyed an apartment at East Side Acres last Tuesday.  One family is staying in a local hotel, and another will be moving into a different apartment in East Side Acres, according to Diane Small, executive director of the Sanford Housing Authority, which owns the property.  The Fire Department quickly extinguished the blaze at 128 Emery…

Traffic Enforcement Report and Update: November 2023

Photo: City of Sanford By Jordan Wilson, City of Sanford Communications Coordinator    The following report was presented to the Public Safety Subcommittee on Tuesday, November 14th.  Reports are submitted every three months when the traffic post assignment is transferred from one officer to another. The off-going officer is responsible for generating the report.  Enforcement Activities:  Total Traffic Stops: 766  Summonses Issued:  Written Warnings: 134  Verbal Warnings: 524  Violation Summonses: 63  Arrests: 45  Top Contributing Violations: Analysis reveals that speeding and inspection…