AUBURN — The cellphone belonging to a 17-year-old male walking in the vicinity of Washburn Elementary School on Lake Auburn Avenue was stolen Monday afternoon by a 17-year-old female who reportedly had a gun tucked into her waistband, police said. The call came in to police as a robbery; the phone was later returned. It’s […]
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Lisbon police say Big Apple robbery suspect had a knife
LISBON — Police on Thursday continued to look for a knife-wielding man who stole an undisclosed amount of money from the the Big Apple on Lisbon Street on Wednesday night. The lone male entered the store at about 10:50 p.m., showed a knife and demanded money from the two employees there, according to police. The […]
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Police still searching for gun-toting man in wig who robbed Portland bank
PORTLAND – Police continue to search for a man who robbed the Key Bank at Northgate Shopping Center Friday wielding a semi-automatic handgun. The suspect is a white male, described as being thin, with a deep voice, wearing a black wig. Police say he threatened employees and customers during the robbery, then fled on foot with an […]
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Gunman robs Lewiston gas station
LEWISTON — A masked man with a gun robbed a Lisbon Street gas station Thursday night, prompting a search involving several police officers and a tracking dog. The robbery was reported shortly after 8:30 p.m. at USA Gas at 1892 Lisbon St. The suspect aimed a gun at the store owner and demanded money before […]
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Auburn police release description of suspect in Big Apple robbery
Auburn police describe a suspect in Thursday night’s Big Apple robbery is described as a 5’9” white male, blue eyes wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans with a blue bandana covering his face. AUBURN — Police on both sides of the Androscoggin River late Thursday were searching for a suspect accused of robbing the Big […]
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Suspect steals cigarettes from Lewiston Big Apple
LEWISTON — A man demanding cigarettes threatened a clerk at a Main Street Big Apple store on Sunday. Police Lt. David St. Pierre said the robbery that occurred at 3:50 a.m. at the store at 248 Main St. is being investigated by the criminal investigation division at the police department. “Nobody was injured,” St. Pierre […]
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Wilton woman pleads guilty to Auburn Kmart robbery
AUBURN — A Wilton woman pleaded guilty to robbery in Androscoggin County Superior Court on Wednesday for having attempted to forcefully take money from a man cashing his check at the service desk at the Auburn Kmart in March. According to the Auburn police affidavit, Elizabeth Ross tried to steal cash from a customer, John Thomson, […]
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Wilton man pleads not guilty to escape, robbery
FARMINGTON — A Wilton man denied Tuesday that he assaulted a deputy, escaped from a jail van, forced his way into a Wilton home and assaulted a resident before stealing her Jeep on March 1, 2016. Derek Cook, 31, pleaded not guilty in Franklin County Superior Court to 11 charges on which he was indicted […]
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Woman robbed of Christmas presents in Portland
PORTLAND — Portland police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred Christmas Eve. The robbery took place at 460 Riverside St. Two black men with a handgun robbed a woman of her Christmas gifts and fled in a black Volkswagen Jetta toward Westbrook. Anyone with information on the robbery is encouraged to contact Portland police. […]
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Police search for Livermore home invasion, robbery suspect
LIVERMORE — State police are searching for a man who reportedly entered a home on Federal Road early Wednesday, assaulted a resident and took an undisclosed amount of cash. Police were called to 1523 Federal Road at about 2 a.m. “The resident received significant but not life threatening injuries,” Lt. Walter Grzyb wrote in […]