Incident Report Statistics

Between 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7, and 7 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, Lewiston police responded to 748 calls for service. Of those
calls, 145 were motor vehicle stops.

Accidents: 35

Disorderly disturbances: 49

Domestic disputes: 25

Arrests: 46

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Criminal mischief

A building at 70 Middle St. was tagged with graffiti overnight Aug. 10 – Aug. 11.

A vehicle parked at 14 Lemay Ave. was vandalized overnight Aug. 11 – Aug. 12.

The new Geiger Elementary School at 601 College St. had its property and landscaping damaged when a vehicle drove over it over the weekend Aug. 7 – Aug. 10.

The old Sounds Easy at 449 Sabattus St. was tagged with graffiti prior to 1 p.m. on Aug. 9.

The South Lewiston Little League shed and Porta-Potty were tagged with graffiti sometime over the past two weeks. “Above” was painted.

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A mailbox at 117 Cotton Road was damaged by someone driving over it overnight Aug. 7- Aug. 8.

A vehicle parked at 107 Shawmut St. had a windshield broken overnight Aug. 12 – Aug. 13.

Numerous calls were received at 9:06 p.m. on Aug. 11 for the sounds of explosions in the area of 57 Stevens St. Upon investigating, two exploded 2-liter bottles were discovered in the yard of 29 Malo St. and 24 Kensington Terrace.

A storage container behind Mailhot’s Sausage at 258 Bartlett St. was tagged with graffiti overnight at Aug. 10 – Aug. 11.

A trampoline located at 23 Janelle St. was damaged by someone melting the foam covering on two of the pipes overnight Aug. 9 – Aug. 10.

A residence at 55 Howard St. had a screen door ripped prior to 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 9.

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A vehicle parked at 110 Pierce St. had its door kicked and dented overnight Aug. 9 – Aug. 10.

Several vehicles parked at 174 Blake St. were egged overnight Aug. 9 – Aug. 10.

A vehicle parked at 301 Bates St. had its tires slashed overnight Aug. 7 – Aug. 8.

Some interior doors at 97 Pierce St. were broken sometime prior to 5 p.m. on Aug. 7.

A tractor trailer parked behind the Marden’s Warehouse was tagged with graffiti overnight Aug. 11 – Aug. 12. “New” was painted in black paint.

The Barwaqo Halal store at 270 Lisbon St. had a window broken prior to 8 p.m. on Aug. 9.

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A vehicle parked at 145 Park St. had its antenna broken between 8 p.m. Aug. 7 – 3 a.m. on Aug. 8.

Theft

A bicycle was stolen from 39 Orestis Way sometime prior to 9 p.m. on Aug. 10.

A patron of St. Mary’s at 317 Sabattus St. had her purse stolen prior to 10:40 a.m. on Aug. 7.

A red Gary Fischer Hybrid bike was stolen from a garage at 12 Pond Ridge Dr. sometime in the previous month.

A residence at 58 Laurier St. had 2 pink flamingos, a plastic chicken, a ceramic chicken, and 2 butterflies were stolen from its yard overnight Aug. 7 – Aug. 8.

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A silver colored Fuzion Asphalt four wheeled scooter was stolen from 56 Jones Ave. overnight Aug. 7 – Aug. 8.

A business truck at VIP had 70 gallons of fuel siphoned from its gas tank between 5 p.m. on Aug. 5 – 5 a.m. on Aug. 7.

A box of antiques was stolen from a storage unit in the hallway of 61 Howard St. prior to 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 13.

An old, white mountain bike with wire mesh carry bags on the back was stolen from the front porch of 17 Jefferson St. overnight Aug. 11 – Aug. 12.

Burglary

Nicholas Paci, 26, was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, theft, and violating conditions of release on Aug. 12 after someone kicked in a door at 391 Lisbon St. and stole a PlayStation 3 and two laptops.

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A residence at 15 Novella St. was burglarized prior to noon on Aug. 11. A door had been kicked in and a safe was entered containing cash.

A residence at 187 Merrill Road, which is under construction, was burglarized sometime between 10 p.m. on Aug. 05 – 6 a.m. on Aug. 09. A Rigid 12-inch compound miter saw, Stihl 290 Farm Boss chainsaw, Bosch CD radio, Makita chipping hammer, acetylene torch kit, and 100 feet of welding lead ground side were taken.

The South Seas restaurant at 260 East Ave. was burglarized overnight Aug. 8 – Aug. 9. Entry was gained by breaking a window, a tip jar was taken from inside.

Rotary Auto at 1844 Lisbon St. was burglarized overnight Aug. 11 – Aug. 12. There were no signs of forced entry into the building but the money drawer was forced open.

An apartment at 109 Blake St. was burglarized between 9 a.m. – 10 p.m. A screen window was pushed in to gain entry. An Xbox, PlayStation 3 and a Samsung 2-step phone were taken from inside. The property was later recovered.

An apartment at 82 Pine St. was burglarized prior to 6 p.m. on Aug. 9, a bottle of Oxycodone was taken from inside.

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Motor vehicle burglary

A vehicle parked at 56 Blake St. was burglarized overnight Aug. 7 – Aug. 8. A GPS was taken from inside, which was later recovered in Kennedy Park and turned in at the station.

Three vehicles parked at 20 Edward Ave. were burglarized overnight Aug. 10 – Aug. 11. A Garmin GPS, A Kodak Easy Share camera, and a Canon Powershot SX110is digital camera were taken.

Christina Lagasse, 35, was charged with motor vehicle burglary on Aug. 12 at 2:19 p.m. in the municipal parking garage on Oak Street.

Aggravated Assault

Brian Coolidge, 32, was charged with aggravated assault 10:13 p.m. on Aug. 9 at 93 Blake St. after an altercation and a victim’s arm was broken.

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Operating After Suspension

Jessica Bartlett, 26, was charged with operating after suspension at 1:17 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the corner of Oak and Bates streets.

Kyle Karkos, 20, was charged with operating while license suspended and violating conditions of release at 5:41 p.m. on Aug. 11 at Frye and Oak streets.

Operating Under the Influence

Kacey Pelletier, 22, was charged with operating under the influence at 1:21 a.m. on Aug. 11 at the corner of Russell Street and Bellegarde Avenue.

Richard Lyman, 41, was charged with operating under the influence and operating without a license at 9:36 p.m. on Aug. 08  at Lisbon and Spruce streets.

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