RANGELEY — Three people from Androscoggin County are accused of stealing guns, cash, medical marijuana, two televisions and a Sony PlayStation 3 from a disabled man Saturday, police Chief Dennis Leahy said. Danielle Nelson, 25, and Kevin O’Donnell, 25, both of Webster Road in Lisbon, and Steven Sharpley, 20, of Lewiston were charged with felony […]
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Trio arrested, police officer hurt in late-night foot chase
LEWISTON — Two teens and an adult were arrested and a police officer was hurt during a late-night foot chase following a burglary spree on Martha Avenue. Police said the trio was captured shortly after breaking into a house and stealing a purse belonging to a 67-year-old woman. Just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, police were […]
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Mexico man indicted on burglary charges involving marijuana, property theft
PARIS — A grand jury has indicted a Mexico man on felony burglary charges after police said he broke into the same house in Rumford on three occasions to steal marijuana. Michael E. Child, 51, of Swett Avenue was indicted on three felony counts of burglary and misdemeanor charges of theft and criminal mischief by an […]
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4 arrested in armed heist of medical marijuana
WINTERPORT — Two more people have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a medical marijuana grower in Winterport this fall. Police say a total of four people are facing charges in the Sept. 21 robbery in which three of the suspects dressed up as law enforcement officers. Kerry Hurd was arrested Thursday […]
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Livermore woman devastated at theft of jewelry with ashes, mementos
LIVERMORE — Katy Botka–Quirrion is in shock that someone would come into her house and steal her prized possessions and family memorabilia. Among them was a dolphin necklace containing her father’s ashes. When Botka–Quirrion came home from work Monday, Nov. 24, she initially didn’t know anything was wrong. It was about an hour later when […]
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Transient sentenced for home invasion, robbery and assault
AUBURN — A transient who had been taken in by a Pierce Street couple, later robbing them and bludgeoning one of them during a home invasion, was sentenced Wednesday to serve more than three years in prison. Michael Hodgkins, 26, was in Androscoggin County Superior Court, where he pleaded guilty to robbery and aggravated assault. […]
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UMaine student charged in home invasion
OLD TOWN — Old Town police said a University of Maine Student tried to break into a Bennoch Road home early Sunday morning wearing a mask and holding a gun while the homeowner was inside. Luke Cushman-Cole, 21, of Fletchers Landing Township was arrested in his dorm room on campus after the attempted break-in, according […]
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Farmington teen pleads guilty to stealing jewelry, cash in Wilton
FARMINGTON — A local teenager pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $50,000 in cash and jewelry from a Wilton residence in April, according to court documents. The boy, who was 17 at the time and is now 18, admitted to the felony charges of burglary and theft in Juvenile Court in Farmington, documents state. […]
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Flashlight, water pump taken from camp in northern Franklin County
ALDER STREAM TOWNSHIP — Franklin County Deputy Cpl. Nate Reid investigated a report of a camp burglary on Saturday. There was nothing missing from the camp, but the person reporting the burglary stated that a flashlight and a water pump had been stolen from a shed, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The value of the […]
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Televisions stolen from Wilton residence
WILTON — Police are investigating a burglary at a home on Route 2 in which two TVs were stolen, police secretary Jennifer Farrington said. A 55-inch TV and a smaller, older one were stolen, according to police Chief Heidi Wilcox’s report, Farrington said. Their value was set at $1,150, she said. The homeowner was away […]