AUGUSTA (AP) — A former Clinton man who cut down hundreds of cedar trees on his neighbors’ property and sold them as fence posts has avoided serious jail time. Gregory Hanson pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge of theft by unauthorized taking for cutting down about 300 cedars on the private property of three […]
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Dixfield woman accused of shoplifting
FARMINGTON — A Dixfield woman, who had two young children with her Saturday at Wal-Mart, is accused of trying to steal nearly $150 worth of items from the store. Farmington police officer Ryan Wagner arrested Cassandra Quinn, 34, on a misdemeanor charge of theft, police secretary Rachel Heseltine said Monday. Store security personnel detained Quinn […]
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Police report breaking up major Wal-Mart retail theft ring
BANGOR, Maine — A retail theft ring involving hundreds of stolen items from area Wal-Mart stores sold on eBay has been broken, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesman Stephen McCausland said Friday. Maine State Police, with the assistance of local and federal law enforcement agencies, netted more than $240,000 in cash as well as a […]
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Rumford man pleads not guilty to robbing, kidnapping man at knifepoint
PARIS — A Rumford man accused of kidnapping a man and trying to force him to take money out of an ATM pleaded not guilty to the charges Friday. Randall J. Chapman, 37, of 48 Essex Ave. entered the plea via video monitor from Oxford County Jail to Oxford County Superior Court Justice Robert Clifford. Chapman […]
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Police charge Mexico man with stealing coin collection
PARIS — Police say a Mexico man tried to sell an elderly woman’s coin collection and was charged with receiving stolen goods. Shane Hatfield, 25, of Roxbury Road made an initial court appearance Wednesday on a Class C felony charge of receiving stolen property. The count carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison […]
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Lewiston man charged with credit card fraud
LIVERMORE — Police said a Lewiston man was arrested Thursday, charged with credit card fraud that cost one victim at least $4,000. Androscoggin County Sheriff’s detectives arrested Justin Chiaravelotti, 22, on a charge of theft by deception and on a warrant charging theft by unauthorized taking, according to a news release. On Wednesday, sheriff’s officials […]
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Arrest: * Edward Todd, 40, Rumford, warrant charging failure to appear on charge of a mutilated license, 10:36 a.m. on Aug. 13 on Congress Street. He was released on $100 cash bail. Accident: * At 2:10 p.m., Aug. 18, officer Brock N. Clukey responded to a crash on Route 120 near Isthmus Road. Jason Provencher, […]
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Rangeley man arrested, charged with stealing $6,000 bike
RANGELEY — Rangeley police worked with Auburn police and a U.S. Border Patrol agent to find out who stole a mountain bike valued at $6,000 and tried to sell it on Craig’s List. Rangeley Sgt. Jared Austin and Auburn Detective Nate Westleigh arrested Randall Thompson, 18, of Rangeley on Monday night on a felony charge […]
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Purse stolen from locked vehicle in Strong
STRONG — While an owner of a vehicle parked on the side of Route 4 was tubing down the Sandy River on Sunday, someone smashed a window and stole a pocketbook, Franklin County Lt. David Rackliffe said. A rock was used to break a passenger window to get into the vehicle and steal the purse, […]
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Suspect dead after standoff in Mexico
MEXICO — Police late Sunday were on the scene of a standoff at the intersection of Routes 2 and 17. They reportedly had surrounded a man who was suspected of stealing a pickup truck and fired shots earlier Sunday. The standoff near the Circle K convenience store on Route 2 went on for hours. The […]