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Police in Portland and Falmouth say they have charged a Portland man with a string of five robberies.

Joseph Evers, 41, was arrested in Falmouth on Monday, police said.

The first four incidents occurred in Portland over three days ending Dec. 6 at the CVS Pharmacy on Forest Avenue, the Walgreens on Marginal Way, the Domino’s Pizza on Forest Avenue and the TD Bank on outer Congress Street.

The robbery of a Key Bank on Route 1 in Falmouth occurred  a few days later, on Dec. 10.

Evers, a Portland resident, is being held in the Cumberland County Jail on $30,000 cash bail. He is expected to make a first appearance in court Wednesday.

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau....