School Administrative District 17 director and former Selectman Toby S. Whitman was indicted Thursday by a Kennebec County grand jury on a charge of theft by misapplication of more than $10,000 worth of property. The theft, which is being investigated by Lisa Byers of the Maine Forest Service, took place between Jan. 1, 2016, and […]
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Teens charged with theft, assault of 83-year-old Lewiston shop owner
LEWISTON — A teenager was charged with assault and another teen with theft Wednesday in connection with an incident at Speaker’s Variety that left the store owner with a broken wrist. The boys, both 16, were charged after police consulted with the Androscoggin County District Attorney’s Office about the Nov. 3 assault at the Spruce […]
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Phillips woman sentenced for theft from Grant's Kennebago Camps
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Phillips woman Monday to six months of a three-year sentence for stealing $30,000 from Grant’s Kennebago Camps in Stetson Township. Following her release from the Department of Corrections, Deborah Lynn Vitrano, 36, will serve three years on probation and is required to pay restitution. Vitrano pleaded guilty […]
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Oxford man charged ramming garage, stealing equipment
PARIS — An Oxford man accused of ramming his truck into a garage on Greeley Brook Road in Oxford and stealing equipment was released from jail Tuesday on $1,000 cash bail. Paul Lavoie, 51, of Gore Road was charged with theft by unauthorized taking, burglary and aggravated criminal mischief in the Oct. 3 incident, according to […]
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Police: N.Y. man used bogus IDs in Home Depot spending spree
LEWISTON — A New York man who told police he used bogus Home Depot accounts to go on a spending spree in Maine and later sold the items in New York has denied related criminal charges. Peter Garces, 22, of Bronx, New York, appeared in 8th District Court last week, where he pleaded not guilty […]
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18-year-old charged with stealing car, robbing Lewiston gas station
LEWISTON — An 18-year-old Fairfield man was arrested early Saturday morning and charged with stealing a car and robbing a Main Street gas station and mini mart. Police charged Isaac Howard Sterling with Class B robbery and theft of a motor vehicle, Lt. David St. Pierre said. A clerk at the Irving Mainway at 674 […]
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Man who allegedly stole Dexter police cruiser while handcuffed indicted on dozen charges
A LaGrange man who allegedly escaped custody, stole a police cruiser and led officers on a high-speed chase in Dexter has been indicted by a Penobscot County grand jury on charges related to the May incident. Tyler Tibbetts, 23, is charged with escape, eluding an officer, driving to endanger, operating after revocation, aggravated criminal mischief, […]
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Three Somerset County residents accused of stealing camping equipment in Eustis
EUSTIS — A Skowhegan woman and two Somerset County juveniles face charges connected to the theft of camping equipment Tuesday night from a campsite off Flagstaff Road. Franklin County Deputy Brian McCormick, who was assisted by Sgt. Matthew Brann, responded to a report of theft, and was provided a description of a car and a […]
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Lewiston woman admits to welfare fraud
AUBURN — A Lewiston woman facing several felony counts of welfare fraud pleaded guilty Thursday to related charges. Chereese Ford, 36, of 55 Charles St. agreed to plead guilty in Androscoggin County Superior Court to two misdemeanors: theft by deception and unsworn falsification, each punishable by up to 364 days in jail. A second charge […]
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Historic marker stolen from 240-year-old Scarborough grave
Scarborough police are investigating the theft of a war marker from a 240-year-old grave at Black Point Cemetery. The marker from the Society of Colonial Wars was removed from next to the headstone of John Fogg, who died on Oct. 12, 1778, at age 49. Fogg was a war veteran. The stolen marker is a […]