JAY — Police are investigating four burglaries at two residences where guns, tools and equipment were stolen. On Sunday, a burglary was reported on East Dixfield Road. A garage attached to a house was entered, Detective Michael Mejia said. The owner, who does not live there, reported a Craftsman 6500 PSI pressure washer, a Ryobi […]
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Three businesses in Livermore Falls hit by burglars
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating burglaries of three businesses that are believed to have happened either late Sunday or early Monday morning. Entry was gained by force in all three cases, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said. Burglaries were reported Monday morning at the Lunch Pad and Group Adams Propane on Route 133, and […]
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State police investigate New Sharon, Rome burglaries
NEW SHARON — State police are investigating three burglaries at businesses here and in Rome that occurred between 6 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Trooper Jillian Monahan said. There were forced entries into Tracy’s Kountry Kitchen and White Water Farm Market on Routes 2/27 in New Sharon, and Pine Bluff Farm store on Route […]
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Mexico police: Leave dogs at home, not in vehicle, while shopping
MEXICO — Police Chief Roy Hodsdon is reminding people not to leave their pets in closed cars, where temperatures can reach up to 120 degrees in hot weather. The department recently responded to the Wal-Mart parking lot for a report of a dog left in a vehicle with the windows up, he said. “With this […]
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Dixfield police logs
DIXFIELD — The Police Department responded to 87 calls for service from June 1 to 17. Among them were the following: * At 7 p.m. June 17, a Dixfield resident reported someone entered their property and took items, including jewelry and other valuables. An adjoining apartment was also burglarized and similar items taken. The case […]
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Lewiston man charged with burglaries, thefts
LEWISTON — An Oxford Street man was indicted this week on dozens of charges of burglary and theft stemming from a spree of home and business break-ins. Theodore J. Crockett, 24, of 64 Oxford St., was indicted on 18 counts of burglary and 18 of theft when the Androscoggin County grand jury rose Tuesday. Crockett […]
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Mexico police log
MEXICO — The Police Department responded to 158 calls for service from April 13 to 29, including three reports of frauds or scams, Chief Roy Hodsdon said. “One on Middle Avenue and another on Kimball Avenue were callers saying they were from the Internal Revenue Service and telling residents that they would be arrested for […]
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Rumford police log
Arrest * Kris Welch, 32, Rumford, domestic violence assault, 1:24 p.m. Feb. 16 on Swain Road. He was released on $800 unsecured bail and will be arraigned on March 3 in 11th District Court. Reports * At 10:20 a.m. on Feb. 16, a Prospect Avenue resident reported a burglary and theft from their home. Property […]
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Mexico police to host monthly neighborhood watch meeting on Jan. 21
MEXICO — The Mexico Police Department will hold its monthly neighborhood watch meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Monday. Hodsdon said that the idea for the program came from reserve police Officer Cam Barrieau, following an increase in the town’s thefts and burglaries. “He proposed the idea of a neighborhood […]
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Police looking for person accused of sneaking into Portland homes while residents sleep, stealing cash
PORTLAND — Portland police are on the lookout for an individual they say has entered a series of homes over the past week while residents have slept, sneaking in through unlocked doors or windows and stealing cash and other items. “This is an unusual and concerning trend because the homes have been occupied during the […]