Police say the men obtained credit cards with fake names to buy items from Home Depot stores in Maine, including the one in Auburn, and sell them in New York at discounted prices.
Maine Crime
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Manchester man indicted on charges of robbing, threatening Farmingdale couple
Jeremiah Bailie, 39, was one of numerous people indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Arrest warrant for man shot by Augusta police officer to be sealed
Fairfield Police Captain Paul St. Amand said information regarding the warrant for Robert Farrington’s release will not be immediately public.
Alfred man charged in connection with domestic violence incident
Maine State Police say Thomas Proia assaulted a woman in a home in Alfred early Tuesday.
Augusta man shot by officer is released from hospital and arrested
Robert Farrington, 27, received treatment for his injuries sustained Sunday when Augusta officers responded to a house on South Belfast Avenue at about 12:30 a.m.
Troy woman convicted in infant son’s death argues for new trial
Miranda Hopkins initially told police she “blacked out” and awoke to find her 7-week-old son cold and beaten.
St. Albans couple charged with arson of truck, police say
The couple is being held at Somerset County Jail and are alleged to have torched their pickup truck to collect insurance money.
Thorndike man, 33, hospitalized after being shot twice by state trooper
Stephen H. McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, says Eric Fitzpatrick is being treated for two gunshots wounds after he was shot by a state trooper.
Auburn man seeks dismissal of Alaska murder and rape charges
Attorneys for the former Fairbanks university student filed motions in his case Monday.
Pittston man pleads not guilty to sexual contact charges involving child
William T. Sevon, 46, was charged for crimes alleged to have occurred in 2011, and between 2017 and 2019.