JAY — Police say a local man robbed the Franklin Savings Bank on Route 4 on Friday afternoon. Alan Lewis, 39, of Jay was arrested on a felony charge of robbery and a misdemeanor charge of operating without a license, acting police Chief Richard Caton IV said. Lewis was being held on $75,000 cash bail. […]
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Man accused of taking bank’s drive-up ATM sign
MANCHESTER, N.H. — It’s common for police to chase after bank robbers — less so for them to purse those who run off with drive-up ATM signs. Police in Manchester, N.H., say they saw three men early Saturday near the Citizens Bank Building. They said one pulled off the drive-up ATM sign from the side […]
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Women lured victim to Rumford before he was robbed, kidnapped
RUMFORD — A local man sought by police for more than a week on suspicion of kidnapping, robbery and assault was arrested by Maine State Police in Gray on Wednesday. Randall J. Chapman, 37, of 48 Essex Ave. has been wanted since an incident May 19 when he fled over a guardrail toward the Androscoggin […]
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West Paris man arrested in connection with Somerset County home burglary
SKOWHEGAN — A West Paris man was arrested Friday in connection with a May 21 home burglary in Canaan, according to police. Burleigh Witham Jr., 49, who has burglary and theft convictions, is being held at the Somerset County Jail, according to Chief Deputy Dale Lancaster of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. Witham’s arrest follows […]
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Man robs Skowhegan convenience store at knifepoint, steals clerk’s car
SKOWHEGAN — A convenience store on Madison Avenue was robbed at knifepoint Monday morning and police are searching for the suspect. The robber, a white man, entered the Irving Mainway shortly after 2 a.m., displayed his weapon and demanded cash, according to Skowhegan Police Chief Ted Blais. In addition to taking an undisclosed amount of […]
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Police still searching for Rumford slashing suspect
RUMFORD — Police say they continued to search on Thursday for a Rumford man suspected of slashing a kidnapping victim’s face with a knife during a robbery Monday night. Police identified Randall Chapman, 37, as the assailant. When seeking help from the public to find him, police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday morning that Chapman […]
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Robbed Maine man gets back wallet, life savings
AUGUSTA — A Waterville man who was robbed while his wallet contained his life savings in February has recovered his money. Edward Cook told police he had been robbed in his North Street home and hit on the head by someone who took his wallet, which contained $3,050. Police found the wallet and the money […]
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Rumford police say kidnapping suspect at large, ‘armed and dangerous’
RUMFORD — River Valley police are seeking help in finding a Rumford man suspected of slashing a kidnapped victim’s face with a knife during a robbery Monday night, Rumford police Chief Stacy Carter said Tuesday. Carter urged people to contact police at 364-4551 if they spot Randall Chapman, 37, who was identified as the assailant. […]
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Portland man pleads guilty to robbery, bomb threat at city pharmacy
PORTLAND — A Portland man who claimed he had a bomb in a backpack during a pharmacy robbery last month has pleaded guilty. Jason Campbell pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Portland on Wednesday to robbing a Congress Street CVS store on April 11. Prosecutors say the 39-year-old Campbell approached the counter, told the […]
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Orono bank robbed by man who fled on foot
ORONO (AP) — Police are searching for a man who robbed an Orono savings bank of an undisclosed amount of money. WZON-AM reports the man demanded money from the Bangor Savings Bank on Park Street just after 9 a.m. on Friday. He did not display a weapon during the robbery. The man left on foot […]