FARMINGTON — A Franklin County grand jury has indicted a Waterville man accused of stealing $1,500 in merchandise from a local Walmart on Aug. 3. Lee Wurzel, 29, was charged Wednesday with felony theft. Farmington police had released a photo of Wurzel to the media that showed him with two shopping carts filled with merchandise […]
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Looking Back on September 30
100 years ago, 1913 Tuesday noon the firm of Lunn & Sweet, shoe manufacturers, Auburn, issued the following statement in regard to the lasters who left their work Saturday morning: “Our lasters left our employ Saturday morning without notice or without making any formal demands or stating their grievances to our firm. Mr. Lunn, who […]
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Teens charged with Lewiston burglaries
LEWISTON — A tip from a resident followed by a police foot chase Tuesday led to the arrest of a pair of teenagers suspected of breaking into a number of homes near Bates College. Boys, 14 and 16, were being charged with three counts of burglary after they were questioned by police. Investigators say more […]
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Thief makes off with nine unripe marijuana plants potentially worth $36,000
BRUNSWICK — Brunswick police are investigating the theft of nine marijuana plants from two licensed growers on Thursday. Officers responded to a Thomas Point Road home Friday morning after two residents reported that nine plants growing outside their home had been cut and stolen overnight, Brunswick police Officer Julia Gillespie said Saturday. The unripe plants […]
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Copper pipes for plumbing system stolen in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are investigating the theft of about 250 feet of copper pipe from a house on Campground Road. The copper has an estimated value of $1,000, police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Tuesday. The owner of the property was mowing the lawn Sunday when he discovered pieces of copper in the grass, […]
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Man charged in theft of 100-pound bronze plaque in Sanford
SANFORD (AP) — Police have recovered a 100-pound, bronze plaque that was on the base of a statute of one Sanford’s most famous citizens and charged a 21-year-old man in connection with its disappearance. Police, acting on a tip, found the plaque taken from the statue of Thomas Goodall on Saturday covered by a sheet […]
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Jay woman accused of shoplifting
FARMINGTON — A Jay woman is accused of going into Walmart on Wilton Road on Friday and wheeling a carriage full of items out the door without paying for them, police said. A Walmart employee detained the woman until police could arrive, Deputy Police Chief Shane Cote said Monday. Sgt. Edward Hastings IV arrested Kathy Offord, […]
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Truck, riding mower stolen
JAY — Police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck and a riding lawn mower from two homes on Main Street, or Route 4. A 1996 red Nissan pickup truck was reported stolen Monday. The theft occurred either Sunday night or early Monday, officer Russell Adams said. The keys were in it but not […]
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Man accused of breaking windows in vehicles, stealing guns
WATERVILLE — A 40-year-old Augusta man is facing multiple felony charges after his arrest Friday in connection with numerous car burglaries, police said. Keith Arvanitis is accused of three vehicle burglaries that were reported to Waterville police on Thursday morning, according to Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey. Three individuals had contacted police after realizing their […]
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Suspect emerges in Lewiston burglaries
LEWISTON — Police arrested a teenager on Friday in connection with a slew of burglaries that have plagued the city since the start of summer. Paul Allen Fernald, 18, was arrested at about 5 p.m. on Webster Street and charged in a warrant. He is accused in several area break-ins during which cash, credit cards, […]