FARMINGTON — A Farmington woman pleaded guilty Monday to entering a garage on Oct. 3 and stealing a toolbox and tools. Kira Simot, 27, pleaded guilty to charges of felony burglary and theft by unauthorized taking or transfer in Franklin County Superior Court. A violation of condition of release was dismissed. She also pleaded guilty […]
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Augusta area man sought in home invasion
FARMINGTON — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department has issued a warrant for an Augusta area man accused of breaking into a Chesterville residence on Monday while a teenager was home. Deputies are looking for Stephen Dingus, 31, Detective Ken Charles said Wednesday. The warrant charges burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglar tools. Kennebec and […]
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Suspect’s arrest might end Lincoln Lakes burglary spree, police say
LINCOLN — Video surveillance, alert neighbors and a suspect’s arrest might help investigators end a burglary spree that has hit at least 35 Katahdin and Lincoln Lakes region businesses dating to the summer, officials said Saturday. Steve Springer, age unavailable, of Mattawamkeag was charged Saturday with two counts of burglary and a single count of […]
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Westbrook man arrested after alleged burglary, police hunt
WESTBROOK — A local 22-year-old man was arrested Oct. 19 after allegedly breaking into a residential home and in connection with a series of burglaries in the area. Robert Paul Auger of Westbrook was charged with burglary, theft and outstanding warrants. Police said that over the past week, there have been a series of nighttime, […]
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Farmington woman accused of stealing box full of tools
FARMINGTON — A local woman was charged Monday with stealing a toolbox and tools from a garage on Knowlton Corner Road and selling them at a downtown pawnshop. Officer Darin Gilbert arrested Kira A. Simot, 27, of Farmington on charges of burglary, theft and violation of conditions of release, Farmington police secretary Bonnie Pomeroy said. […]
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Former East Wilton man charged in Vienna burglary
WAYNE – A local man is being held Thursday without bail at an Augusta jail in connection to a burglary on Mountain Road in Vienna. Justin Ross, 36, of Wayne, formerly of East Wilton, was arrested Wednesday on a felony burglary charge and a probation hold was put on him, Sheriff Randall Liberty said in […]
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Deputies investigating burglaries in Fayette
FAYETTE — Kennebec County sheriff’s deputies are investigating burglaries at a house and shed on the Sandy River Road where tools, copper piping and ice fishing equipment were among items stolen. Reports of the two burglaries on different properties were reported on Sept. 12, Capt. Dan Davies said Wednesday. A deputy responded to an open […]
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North Pond Hermit accepted into alternative sentencing program
AUGUSTA — Christopher Knight, also known as the North Pond Hermit, will enter a special court program aimed at helping people with mental health and substance abuse problems who commit crimes stay out of jail. The Co-Occurring Disorders Court formally accepted Knight earlier this week, Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney announced Friday. […]
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BB gun stolen in burglary
CHESTERVILLE — A Franklin County deputy is investigating a burglary at a residence on Horseshoe Pond Road. It was reported at 8:13 a.m. Saturday that clothes and trash bags were strewn around on the second floor of a house, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The back door to the residence appeared to have been forced […]
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Carthage man faces charges
CARTHAGE — A local man is accused of breaking into a Carthage residence and stealing a gun, electronics and DVDs. Trooper Jed Malcore arrested Evan Hutchinson Jr., 18, of Carthage on Tuesday on felony charges of burglary and theft and a misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief, Lt. Aaron Hayden of the Maine State Police said […]