LIVERMORE FALLS — They've had it.
Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Wayne and Pat Knowlton repair Christmas tree lights cut by vandals twice in the last week in front of their house on Depot Street, at the intersection of Route 133, in Livermore Falls.
Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal
Wayne and Pat Knowlton repair Christmas tree lights cut by vandals twice in the last week in front of their house on Depot Street, at the intersection of Route 133, in Livermore Falls. The couple found the wires cut on several sets of lights Friday morning. They were also cut the evening of Nov. 27.
Someone cut the wires to Pat and Wayne Knowlton's Christmas lights on their shrubs for a second time in a week. Wires on four sets of lights were cut on Nov. 27 and four different wires were cut either Thursday night or early Friday.
"This is it," Pat Knowlton said Friday as she helped her husband repair the lights on the shrubs in front of their house on the corner of Depot Street and Route 133.
If it happens again, there will be no lights, she said.
"Everybody couldn't believe the lights were cut last week, and now they are cut again," she said.
This time a chair was stolen from a porch on the side of the house. It was found up the street on someone else's lawn, Knowlton said.
"It's not right," Addie Taylor, a Livermore Falls businesswoman, said when she heard about the lights while at the Knowltons.
"Ever since we've been here, we've been decorating," Knowlton said. "I love Christmas."
The couple has lived on the corner for about 25 years and also operate Pat's Wallpaper at the site.
The police will be watching the area more closely, Knowlton said.
She went straight to the police station Friday morning to report the damage. She's checking around to see if anyone saw anybody hanging around the lights, she said.
Police Lt. Thomas Gould said Monday that the first time it happened, it looked like someone had been walking along and used a Leatherman or something similar to cut the wires.
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The police won't ever catch
The police won't ever catch them doing it... These worthless creeps will be watching for the police.... What they need to do is install a HIDDEN CAMERA outside and catch those SOB's.... Don't punish all the people who enjoy the decorations so much, catch the jealous idiot that did it... I'd even contribute to help pay for video equipment to nail them !! Good luck Pat... Nail them !
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I say hook the wires up to some extra high voltage wires and I'd be willing to bet it would be the last time they cut anybodys wires and the cops wouldnt have to go far to arrest them...if there is anything left to them....I know I can keep dreaming but its the thought that counts...isnt it?
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Too Bad... I'd be angry, since lights cost money and time to put up. I'd quietly install cameras to catch them red handed. Everyone should have them, since these "kids" are everywhere... bored, angry, ignorant people who do stupid stuff to have a good time at others' expense. Either that or desperate people who break in to others' homes, which is also happening.
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What a bunch of losers! What does this prove? Cutting someone's christmas lights. Does it make this punk or punks feel cool? This place always looks so pretty..why does someone feel the need to destroy these folks property?
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WHERE are the cops?? After the first time this happened they should have investigated. I think its time the Knowltons moved closer to a Dunkin Donuts, maybe then they'd get the police protection they pay for. This is disgraceful and unecessary. WE need trained police in this state, we pay for it we deserve it!
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Tron, you are absolutely right, the cops completely dropped the ball on this one. I am sure the culprit must have left finger prints on the wires when the cut them that could have been matched through AFIS and with all the rain and the ground not being frozen there must have been shoe prints. I hope they photographed and casted the shoe prints. With this being such a serious offense and nothing else going on like fires or accidents or drunk drivers or speeders certainly the police had plenty of time to stake out this house waiting for the wire cutting bandits to return and hauling them off to jail.
If we could only return to common sense...
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It is an attitude like yours that create the problems. For the cops to totally ignore this means the culprit will be more enabled to do more crimes. Therefore whatever this person does next is completely the fault of the cops. If they would get off their behinds and actually work, instead of investigate the donut times, they this would be a much better society. We pay these guys a lot, let's get our moneys worth, for a change.
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The cops have to strike a balance. Do you really want to pay what it would cost to do fingerprints and shoe prints on a Christmas light caper? Someone has already generously offered to loan them a camera. There are some things we must do for ourselves. Let's spend the money on dangerous crimes.
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Like sitting at Dunkin Donuts all day drinking coffee? I see them drive into one all day long. Perhaps if then did their jobs, I'd give them a break. But after this happening ONCE shame on the perpetrators, TWICE, shame on the police!
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That's awful!
I like the motion activated camera idea though - catch 'em and punish 'em. Make them repay this nice couple what they spent and then make them put up Christmas lights all over town.
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In such a christian state what an unchristian thing to do during such a christianized season.
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Some people are so miserable that they try to make others miserable too.
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What a shame. Pat and Wayne work very hard to make every holiday special for Livermore Falls. My daughter keeps asking if they're going to build another giant snowman this year. obviously the person doing this has some sort of problem, let's hope this person catches the Christmas spirit soon.
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This is terrible! I couldnt believe it the first time it happened and now again?! Id be willing to donate our motion activated trail camera to them just so they catch who did this. My 4 year old son loves driving by there at night to look at the "sparkly lights". It will be a shame if they have to take their lights down because of some punk.
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Pats home always looks great for all the holidays. How sad that some sick punk people have to ruin things. It would be to bad if they shut the lights off all together...but you can't blame them. It takes time and money to keep repairing or replacing the lights. Lets hope the Falls PD can catch the idiots.
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Uncle Scrooge go away!
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NOW THATS JUST PLAIN MEAN there is no need to destror other peoples property.i hope they catch whoever did this. thats what i call a grinch....Merry Christmas to ALL....
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