LEWISTON — Police say a man jumped onto the counter and grabbed money from a register Wednesday morning at the Big Apple Store on Main Street. At about 4:14 a.m., police said, a man entered the store and approached the counter to make a purchase. After snatching an undisclosed amount of cash, the man fled […]
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Police release photos of suspect in Auburn Dunkin' Donuts robbery
AUBURN — Police on Thursday released still photos from surveillance video of a man suspected of robbing a Dunkin’ Donuts in New Auburn on Wednesday. The suspect was described as a white man, between 20 and 30 years old, 5 feet, 5 inches tall. He was wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt and a cap, police […]
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Auburn Dunkin’ Donuts robbed at gunpoint
[UPDATE: Police release photos of suspect in Auburn Dunkin’ Donuts robbery] AUBURN — A pair of Dunkin’ Donuts clerks locked themselves in a back office late Wednesday after a man with a gun entered the business demanding money. The young women were not hurt in the 9 p.m. stickup. The suspect made off only with a […]
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Three arrested and charged in connection with Auburn home invasion
AUBURN — Three men were arrested Saturday in connection with a home-invasion robbery Saturday afternoon on Hampshire Street, according to Deputy Chief Jason Moen of the Auburn Police Department. Officers responded to a house on Hampshire Street 12:30 p.m. Saturday, after receiving reports of a home invasion. According to police, the alleged victims reported that two masked […]
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Lewiston man gets three years in Auburn Big Apple robbery with fake gun
AUBURN — A Lewiston man who robbed a Main Street Big Apple store in December was sentenced Thursday to serve three years in prison. Scott Britton, 21, of 81 Horton St. pleaded guilty to felony robbery in Androscoggin County Superior Court. Active-Retired Justice Robert Clifford approved the sentence worked out between prosecutors and defense of […]
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Another robbery in Portland area, this time in Old Orchard Beach
A man robbed an Old Orchard Beach restaurant Thursday afternoon, the ninth armed robbery in the area in the past 10 days. A man wearing a dark sweatshirt, black mask and gloves entered the restaurant shortly after 4 p.m., pointed a handgun and demanded the counter worker open the register, said Dottie Geisinger, the manager […]
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Auburn man denies Poland robbery charge
AUBURN — A local man pleaded not guilty Friday to robbing a 19-year-old man at his home in Poland last year. Jordin Small, 19, of 66 Constellation Drive entered his plea in Androscoggin County Superior Court to a charge of robbery, a Class A felony, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. A grand […]
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Father and son charged in Auburn robbery, burglary
AUBURN — A father and son accused of having tied up a Park Avenue homeowner and stolen her SUV and motorcycle in October were indicted Tuesday on charges of robbery, burglary and theft. An Androscoggin County grand jury handed up indictments against John Michaud Sr., 50, of 494 Lincoln St., Lewiston and his son, John […]
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Lewiston teen gets time-served in Auburn store robbery
AUBURN — A Lewiston teen charged with robbing a Big Apple store at knifepoint last summer pleaded guilty Tuesday to misdemeanors and was sentenced to time-served. Ali Mohamed, 19, of 135 Bartlett St. had been charged with Class A robbery, punishable by up to 30 years in prison. A prosecutor dismissed that charge and, in […]
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Four people indicted in Poland robbery in October
AUBURN — Three men and a woman were indicted Wednesday in a home robbery in Poland where electronics and pot were stolen and threats were made to shoot the victim’s dog. Jordin Small, 19, and John Wright, 18, both of Auburn, were each charged with a single count of robbery with a firearm. Caleb Wagg, 18, […]