The holdup occurred last week at Sun Tan City, a tanning salon on Topsham Fair Mall Road.
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Robberies become more dangerous as business owners resist, get weapons ready
The owner of an Old Orchard Beach store scares a robber away with a club, and the operator of another business now keeps a gun behind the counter, saying, ‘You can’t bring a baseball bat to a gunfight.’
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Amato’s in Brunswick the latest business hit by robber
The incident reported late Wednesday night is the fourth robbery in southern Maine within 24 hours.
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Quick-thinking clerk thwarts armed robbery at Auburn doughnut shop
The 22-year-old woman hit an alarm and locked herself and a co-worker in a back room after telling a gunman who demanded cash that she had to go in back and get the keys.
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Armed man robs Topsham tanning salon Tuesday night
A man with his face covered entered Sun Tan City at the Topsham Fair Mall, showed a handgun, demanded money and fled, police said.
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Man charged with Gorham Domino’s robbery also held up cabdriver, police say
Nathan J. Allen, 36, of Portland faces 2 felony counts of robbery after he allegedly confessed to the crimes.
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Portland man charged in Gorham Domino’s robbery
Police have not connected Nathan Allen, 36, to 10 similar armed robberies that have plagued Greater Portland businesses since March.