PORTLAND — A Westbrook man has pleaded guilty to federal charges for a string of armed robberies that put small businesses on edge this spring. Travis Card, 38, was arrested April 13 in the wake of more than a dozen unsolved holdups in southern Maine. At the time, police said they believed Card was responsible for robbing a […]
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Tension escalates in southern Maine with four holdups in 25 hours
Four holdups in just over 25 hours this week ratcheted up tension around a series of armed robberies in southern Maine and prompted police to warn that more confrontations between a robber and store employees could escalate into violence. “It is imminent,” said Lt. Robert Martin of the Portland Police Department of the possibility of […]
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Car break-ins plague Auburn
AUBURN — Police are warning residents to make sure their cars are locked overnight, after a rash of burglaries and thefts. “The biggest message we want to pass on to people is to lock their car doors, regardless of whether they live in the urban area or a rural one,” Auburn Police Sgt. Kris Bouchard said […]
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Pair admits to Maine, N.H. robberies, including one in Lewiston
PORTLAND — A New Hampshire couple on Wednesday admitted to committing a string of robberies at banks and a credit union in Maine and New Hampshire last year, including a heist at a Lewiston credit union in September. Crystal Dufault, 33, and Joseph Richards, 46, both of Manchester, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to […]
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Two arrested for store robberies in Lewiston, Greene
LEWISTON — Police say two men were arrested Friday after they robbed convenience stores in Greene and Lewiston on Christmas morning, displaying a weapon to clerks both times. Chief Deputy William Gagne at the Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Department said the first robbery happened at 12:35 a.m. at the Big Apple store at 1198 Lisbon St. […]
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Man suspected of Biddeford armed robberies found dead in apartment
BIDDEFORD — A man believed responsible for several recent robberies in Biddeford was found dead in his apartment early Friday morning, according to police. Tyler Trottier, 27, suspected of committing seven robberies over the last week, was found by police with a gunshot wound to his head, according to Biddeford police Chief Roger Beaupre. Beaupre […]
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Maine, feds join to fight pharmacy robberies
AUGUSTA (AP) — Law enforcement officers from around Maine are being sworn in as special federal agents as part of a cooperative effort to fight the rapid rise of pharmacy robberies in the state. Maine’s 58 pharmacy robberies in 2012 were more than double the previous year. The 18 state, county and local law enforcement […]