RUMFORD – A young Hanover man was charged with stealing a pickup truck from a Route 108 residence early Wednesday morning.

Travis Cyr, 18, was charged with unauthorized use of property, operating under the influence, criminal mischief and operating without a license. He was released on $700 unsecured bail.

The hunt for Cyr and the stolen 1993 Chevrolet pickup truck began at 2:11 a.m. when Neal Giberson of Route 108 reported that someone had just stolen his vehicle from his dooryard.

As officers were searching for the truck, a Rumford Center caller reported that a suspicious person was asking to use a telephone, Sgt. Stacy Carter said.

While responding to that complaint, officer Eric DeWitt found the truck and Cyr at the second caller’s Route 2 location, Carter added.

Police log
Incidents

• Nov. 25, 4:30 p.m. – Reported theft of about 10 gallons of gasoline from a High Street resident’s vehicle.

• Nov. 21 – Mountain Valley High School officials requested an officer after a 15-year-old Peru girl was reportedly caught with drug paraphernalia. Police seized the paraphernalia. No charges will be filed.

Arrests

• Marcus E. Carter, 22, of Rumford, on a charge of operating after suspension, on Nov. 24. He was released on $200 cash bail.

• Joseph B. Bailey, 21, of Norway, on charges of operating after suspension and violation of conditions of release, on Nov. 22. He was transported to Oxford County Jail in Paris.

• Margaret T. Smith, 29, of Mexico, on a charge of operating under the influence (second offense), on Nov. 21. She was released on $1,000 unsecured bail.

• Norman Johnson, 33, of Rumford, on a York County warrant for failure to appear on charges of operating after suspension and illegal attachment of registration plates, and an Androscoggin County warrant for failure to appear on a charge of assault, on Nov. 20. He failed to post $600 cash bail and was transported to Oxford County Jail.

• Nevil Francois, 19, of Rumford, on a charge of operating without a license, on Nov. 20. He was released on $100 cash bail.

• Brandon L. Lewis, 19, of Rumford, on a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency arrest warrant for a Class B felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, on Nov. 19. He failed to post $50,000 cash bail and was transported to Oxford County Jail.

• David Harmon, 35, of Waterford, on a charge of illegal attachment of registration plates, on Nov. 19. He was released on $200 unsecured bail.

Summonses

• Shelly Prescott, 25, of Saco, for operating an unregistered motor vehicle, on Nov. 25.

• Brandy Burgess, 24, of Mexico, for operating after suspension, on Nov. 24.

• Kimberly Theriault, 25, of Rumford, for theft and forgery (stolen check), on Nov. 20.

• Lisa Smith, 33, of West Paris, for operating after suspension, on Nov. 17.

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