STRONG — Maine State Police are investigating a burglary at the White Elephant Country Store on Main Street that occurred during overnight hours June 10, according to Trooper Reid Bond. He said forcible entry was made, which caused minor damage. The store owners are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and […]
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Cousins chased from Harpswell home at 3 a.m. charged with burglary
Two men were arrested early Wednesday morning after two residents found them breaking into their Harpswell home. Brunswick police and deputies from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office were called to a burglary in progress at 3:20 a.m. at 850 Cundys Harbor Road. Two people who live in the home were awakened by noises coming from […]
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Safe and money stolen from Elm Street house in Jay
JAY — A house on Elm Street was burglarized and a safe with an undisclosed amount of money in it was taken, Police Chief Richard Caton IV said Tuesday. The burglary was reported Sunday but could it have happened on Friday or Saturday, he said. Anyone with information is asked to call the Jay Police […]
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Police say 17 guns, 45,000 ammo rounds stolen from Maine home
MILBRIDGE (AP) — Officials in a Maine town say a man who had 17 guns and 45,000 rounds of ammunition stolen in a burglary is offering a reward for their return. Milbridge Police Chief Lewis Pinkham says the burglary occurred sometime between when the man left for the winter in November and last month, when […]
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Gronkowski burglary suspect waives extradition, will face charges in Massachusetts
FARMINGTON — A Massachusetts man waived extradition Friday to clear the way for law enforcement from there to return him to face charges in the burglary of New England Patriot’s player Rob Gronkowski’s home. Maine officials declined to prosecute Shayne Denn, 26, formerly of Tewksbury, Massachusetts, now listed as a transient in court documents. He […]
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Lewiston man indicted in Phillips apartment burglary
FARMINGTON — A Lewiston man was indicted Wednesday on charges of stealing from a fire-damaged apartment in Phillips. Larry Lawrence Plourde, 40, of 586 Pleasant St., was charged by a grand jury with burglary, theft by unauthorized taking and violating conditions of release. Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said in January that Plourde was […]
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Oxford woman charged in confrontation over Facebook post
NORWAY — An Oxford woman charged Tuesday with breaking into a woman’s home to confront her about a Facebook post was released from jail Wednesday, according to authorities. Sarah Green, 33, was arrested at her home at 11 Country Lane in Oxford on charges of Class B burglary and Class C aggravated criminal trespassing, and taken to the […]
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Farmington man accused of break-in to steal pot
FARMINGTON — A local man is accused of entering a garage on Bailey Hill Road looking for marijuana to steal, police officer Jesse Clement said Thursday. Clement said he arrested Jeremy Doughty, 20, of Farmington on a charge of felony burglary. He was being held Thursday afternoon at the Franklin County jail on $1,000 cash bail. […]
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Farmington police have photo of vehicle of interest in burglaries
Farmington police are asking for the public’s help in finding a vehicle of interest in the burglary at the Maine Smoke Shop early Thursday in Farmington and seen here at a gas station Feb. 25 in Bar Harbor. Farmington police posted pictures on its Facebook page of two suspects they believe were in the Farmington store […]
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Cigarettes stolen from shop in Farmington
FARMINGTON — Police are investigating a break-in at the Maine Smoke Shop, where an undisclosed amount of cigarettes were stolen, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said Thursday. The owner reported the burglary at 12:46 a.m. Thursday. The shop is at 216 Wilton Road, also known as Route 4. Officers Jacob Richards and Kevin Lemay are […]