COPLIN PLANTATION — An Eliot man is accused of entering a home on Carrabassett Road late Tuesday and assaulting the homeowners. The couple, ages 59 and 65, did not know the intruder, Garrett Morrow, 25, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. The husband suffered cuts to his forehead, ear and wrist, the sheriff said. Morrow was arrested […]
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Texas teenager accused of stealing cash from Jay home
JAY — A Texas teenager is accused of burglarizing a home on Knoll Circle in Jay and stealing a large amount of cash while the homeowners were away on vacation in April 2015, Detective Michael Mejia said Wednesday. The teenager, of Sweeny, Texas, formerly of Jay, was 17 at the time the burglary occurred, Mejia […]
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Kingfield business burglarized; snacks taken
KINGFIELD — A Franklin County deputy is investigating a burglary last weekend at Kingfield Wood Products on Depot Street where a vending machine was vandalized and snacks taken. The machine was smashed, Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Tuesday. There were pry marks on the money box in the machine but the box was not opened, […]
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Lisbon woman pleads guilty, sentenced in Rangeley case
FARMINGTON — A Lisbon woman was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison, with all but two years suspended, for luring a disabled man away from his Rangeley residence in April while she stole guns and medical marijuana. Danielle Nelson, 26, pleaded guilty to felony burglary and theft charges in Franklin County Unified Court. Charges […]
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Turner woman to serve one year in Lewiston home invasion
AUBURN — A Turner woman was sentenced Friday to serve one year of an eight-year prison sentence for her role in a 2013 Lewiston home invasion in which she and another woman posed as city workers conducting a survey as a ploy to rob an apartment dweller. Her four co-defendants, including two women, had already […]
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Otisfield man arrested on burglary, theft charges
OTISFIELD — A monthlong investigation into burglaries occurring at homes and camps on Saturday Pond Road led the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office to arrest an Otisfield man Tuesday afternoon. Detective Josh Wyman arrested Martin D. Lerman, 44, of Otisfield on three charges of burglary and four charges of theft. As of Thursday, Lerman remained at the […]
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Livermore Falls police investigate Diamond Road break-in
LIVERMORE FALLS — Police are asking for the public’s help to find a person who broke into a mobile home on Diamond Road on Monday and stole a safe, a tablet and lottery tickets, police Sgt. Vernon Stevens said. The burglary occurred between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., he said. Diamond Road dead-ends at the […]
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Five rifles stolen from Jay home
JAY — Police are investigating the theft of five rifles on Monday from an East Jay Road residence. There was no sign of forced entry, detective Michael Mejia said. The burglary happened within hours of the homeowner leaving the home and before he returned, he said. The theft was reported at 3:25 p.m. Mejia assisted officer […]
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Sabattus man accused of beating ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend in Livermore Falls
LIVERMORE FALLS — A Sabattus man is accused of beating his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend Tuesday night, threatening him with a rifle and assaulting her, Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. said Wednesday. The male victim was taken to a Farmington hospital by ambulance, Steward said. Andrew Breton, 21, was arrested on charges of felony burglary and misdemeanor domestic […]
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Indictments handed up in Franklin County arson, burglary cases
FARMINGTON — Four men accused of breaking into three convenience stores in Franklin County on June 30 and July 1 were indicted by a grand jury Thursday. Three of them were also indicted on arson charges pertaining to homes in Carthage and Wilton on June 27. Duane C. Bailey, 27, of Carver, Mass., Einer A. […]