LEWISTON — Police on Wednesday arrested a transient and recovered narcotics stolen during an early-morning robbery at the Rite Aid pharmacy on Sabattus Street. Lt. Mark Cornelio said the first report of a holdup came in at 8:38 a.m. about a man dressed in blue and wearing a mask. “A lone male went in, demanded […]
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Camden standoff at pharmacy ends with hostage freed, suspect found dead
CAMDEN — An all-night armed standoff at a downtown pharmacy ended with a hostage released unharmed and the suspect found dead from an apparent suicide. The suspect in the hostage taking and standoff was identified by Camden Police Chief Randy Gagne as Robert Beerman, 44, of Camden. Beerman’s body was discovered by members of the […]
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Police surround Camden drugstore; hostage released
CAMDEN — Police were outside the Camden Rite Aid on Monday night into Tuesday morning as a robbery was in progress, according to authorities. A woman who said she works at the Rite Aid said a man walked in just before the 8 p.m. closing time and ordered everyone to get out. He was holding […]
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Gardinder pharmacy robbery suspect found hiding in woods
GARDINER (AP) — A man suspected of robbing a Gardiner pharmacy of prescription medications has been captured after an hours-long manhunt in the woods. Jesse Mansir, of Gardiner, was captured at about 7 p.m. Thursday with the help of dog teams about nine hours after someone robbed the Rite-Aid pharmacy in town. Police Chief James […]
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Bethel Rite Aid to host ‘Health Information Day’ for insurance marketplace
BETHEL — In an effort to provide more information about the Health Insurance Marketplace to residents, the Bethel Family Health Center is hosting a Health Insurance Information Day from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, March 21, at Rite Aid. In a recent news release, Joshua D’Errico, an outreach specialist with HealthReach Community Health Center, said […]
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Man charged in Rite Aid shoplifting incident
PARIS — A man described as a transient by police was taken into custody Monday afternoon and charged with shoplifting liquor from a local pharmacy. According to police Chief Michael Madden, Richard L. Baker, 35, of Paris is known to the department from previous incidents. Paris police responded to Rite Aid at 259 Main St. at […]
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Police charge two men in attempted Dexter Rite Aid robbery foiled by pharmacist
DEXTER — Dexter police have arrested two men in connection with a Nov. 25 attempted robbery at Rite Aid. Tyler Huff, 22, of Corinna was arrested Nov. 27 and Michael Hames, 21, of Palmyra was arrested the next day, Thanksgiving, according to Dexter police Lt. Alan Grinnell. Police charged both men with one count of […]
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Bridgton pharmacy robbed on holiday
BRIDGTON (AP) — Police are searching for a man who stole prescription painkillers from a Bridgton drug store. Police say a man entered the Rite Aid Pharmacy at about 2:15 p.m. Thursday and handed the pharmacist a note demanding Oxycodone. Chief Kevin Schofield said the robber fled with an undisclosed amount of the drug. Schofield […]
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Ryan White pleads guilty to Rite Aid robberies in Lewiston and Gray
AUBURN — Ryan White pleaded guilty Monday to charges of robbery and stealing drugs from Rite Aid stores in Lewiston and Gray last year. He entered the pleas in Androscoggin County Superior Court after acknowledging that he violated probation on an earlier robbery conviction; he did not request a deal on sentencing, which will be […]
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3 indicted in Livermore Falls robbery
AUBURN — An Androscoggin County grand jury has indicted three men in the May 23 robbery of Rite Aid on Main Street in Livermore Falls. Shawn Francis, 49, of Peru, Jeffrey Johnson, 48, of Wilton and Christopher Coulter, 38, of Chesterville were each indicted on charges of Class B robbery and Class C stealing drugs, […]