CARTHAGE — Three local teens are accused of breaking into a seasonal residence, stealing alcoholic beverages and partying there, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Friday. Franklin County Deputies Andrew Morgan and Cpl. Nathan Reid investigated a complaint of a burglary at a home at 1375 West Side Road, Nichols said. Entry was gained through a […]
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Mexico police arrest one, seek 2nd resident in connection with Middle Ave. burglary
MEXICO — A local woman was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with breaking into a home and stealing a wallet, Police Chief Roy Hodsdon said Wednesday afternoon. An arrest warrant was issued for a second person in the case, he said. Nicole Belskis, 31, of Chase Avenue, is charged with one count of burglary, two […]
Livermore Falls woman faces charges in Jay home invasion
JAY — A Livermore Falls woman is accused of being the getaway driver and being involved in the planning of a home invasion in Jay on June 28. Amanda Cote, 38, of Hunton Loop, was arrested Friday on felony charges of being an accomplice to robbery, burglary and hindering apprehension for prosecution, Jay Detective Michael […]
Police: Woodstock suspects confessed to burglaries
PARIS — Two Oxford County suspects charged in a burglary spree that terrorized several small communities for weeks confessed to stealing from 11 homes, according to a police affidavit. Oxford County Sheriff’s Detective Joshua Wyman wrote that police became suspicious of the suspects, Ashley Howard, 20, of Bryant Pond, and Corey Douzart, 32, of Gilead, after […]
Livermore Falls man arrested in Jay home invasion
JAY — Police arrested a Livermore Falls man Friday, charging him in a June 28 home invasion on Farrington Road where a 75-year-old homeowner had his hands bound behind his back. Eric S. Hafford, 34, was arrested at the Jay Police Station on Class A charges of robbery and burglary, and a Class D misdemeanor […]
Auburn man charged with felony burglary, theft
AUBURN — Auburn police have charged Ryan Laflamme, 35, of Auburn with two felony counts of burglary, two charges of theft, operating after suspension and failure to stop for police on Thursday. According to a written statement by Deputy Chief Jason Moen, at approximately 11 a.m., Auburn police responded to a report of a burglary […]
Transient breaks in, raids fridge
RUMFORD — A local homeless man who broke into a house last weekend and ate the owners’ food pleaded guilty this week and was sentenced to two days in jail, officials said. Bernard Sanabria, 23, was arrested Sunday morning on burglary and theft charges, appeared in 11th District Court in Paris on Monday and pleaded […]
Rumford police log
RUMFORD — The Police Department responded to 96 calls in the past week. Among them were the following: * At 3:02 p.m. April 22, a Franklin Street resident reported someone entered her apartment and took prescription medications while she was away. Cpl. Donald Miller is investigating. * At 10:14 p.m. April 24, James Curato, 61, […]
Lisbon, Lewiston residents face more charges in Rangeley theft case
RANGELEY — Two residents of Lisbon and one from Lewiston face more charges in the theft of guns, cash and medical marijuana from a disabled man April 4. Police charged Danielle Nelson, 25, and Kevin O’Donnell, 25, both of Lisbon, and Steven Sharpley, 20, of Lewiston with one count each of misdemeanor stealing prescriptions drugs, police […]
Grand jury indicts Jay, Livermore men in Livermore Falls copper thefts
AUBURN — A Jay man and a Livermore man were charged Wednesday with 27 counts each in the burglary of 12 houses and buildings and a church and theft of copper piping last summer in Livermore Falls. The Androscoggin County grand jury indicted Zachary Merrill Givens, 24, of 12 Church St., Apt. 2, in Jay, […]