Lewiston Police Department

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(207)513-3137 ext: 3323 basis.

MAY 28, 2010 COMMUNITY CRIME REPORT

“It is the mission of the

Lewiston Police Department Incident Report Statistics
to create an atmosphere of
partnership with the
community toward the Between Friday 05/21/10 at 07:00 – Friday 05/28/10 at 07:00
common goal of protecting this department has responded to 833 calls for service. Of those
life and property, and
enhancing the overall calls, 159 of them were Motor Vehicle Stops.
quality of life.
Accidents: 30
We strive to accomplish this
through mutual trust and Disorderly Disturbances: 57
respect, and the fair and Domestic Disputes: 25
equitable enforcement of
the law, while carefully Arrests: 40
safeguarding the dignity of
all we serve.”
Criminal Mischief
Core Values: Creative Glass at 25 Middle St. was tagged with graffiti overnight 05/24 – 05/25.
Professionalism
Pride An apartment at 5-6 Hillview had graffiti painted on the entry door sometime prior to
Integrity 14:00 on 05/24.
Compassion
Dependability
Dedication A residence at 247 Webber Ave. had a window broken out on 05/28 at 02:30, the
suspect also used the outdoor garden hose to spray water into the home through the
broken window.

A window of Hudson Bus Lines at 230 Bartlett St. was broken out overnight 05/25 –
05/26.

Several buses at 103 Adams Ave. had their windshields damaged by thrown rocks
sometime over the weekend 05/21 – 05/24.

A window to the Food Pantry at 208 Bates St. was broken out by a 2x4 sometime
overnight 05/24 – 05/25.

A window of 393 Lisbon St. was tagged with graffiti overnight 05/27 – 05/28. “BNC
2010” was written in black marker.

An I Beam at the Bates Mill Parking Garage at 149 Mill St. was tagged with graffiti
overnight 05/27 – 05/28.

A vehicle parked in the Chestnut St. Garage at 29 Chestnut St. was damaged prior to
17:00 on 05/26.

The gate of the parking garage at 29 Chestnut St. was broken off prior to 16:00 on
05/24.

The Centerville Parking Garage at 62 Canal St. was tagged with graffiti on 05/24
around midnight. “Speed”, “Splatter”, “Casper”, “ACE”, “Ganggril” were all spray
painted throughout the 4th level.

Motor Vehicle Burglaries

A vehicle parked at 36 Fortin Way was burglarized overnight 05/27 – 05/28.

A vehicle parked at 3 Doyon Ave. was burglarized between 21:00 on 05/27 – 06:30 on
05/28. A Tom Tom GPS was taken from inside.
Several vehicles parked at 236 Central Ave. were burglarized overnight 05/23 –
05/24. Items were rummaged through, but nothing appears to have been taken.

A vehicle parked at 17 Novella Ave. was burglarized on 05/24 at 00:18. The owner
saw a male suspect with a shaved head inside the car with a flashlight.

A vehicle parked at 56 North Temple St. was burglarized on 05/26 at 15:25, the owner
of the vehicle interrupted the crime in progress and described the suspect as a 15 yo.
White male, 5’7, thin, brown hair wearing a blue shirt and jean shorts.

Burglaries
A residence at 12 Elm St. had damage done to a window and a door during an
apparent attempted burglary which occurred sometime prior to 13:30 on 05/27.

An apartment at 32 Horton St. was burglarized prior to 12:00 on 05/24, property was
taken from inside.

A 52” flat screen TV was stolen from an apartment at 62 Riverside St. between 03:00
on 05/22 – 13:00 on 05/23.

An apartment at 83 Bartlett St. was burglarized between 12:30 – 19:00 on 05/23. A

box of medications was taken from inside.

An apartment at 146 Oxford St. was burglarized on 05/26 between 12:00 – 16:00.
Property was taken from inside.

Thefts
A 26” orange and silver Mongoose mountain bike with full suspension was stolen from
174 Main St. sometime between 05/21 – 05/25.

A green Freestyle stunt bike was stolen from 110.5 Spring St. prior to 19:30 on 05/24.

A mountain bike was stolen from a bike rack at 160 North Bardwell St. sometime
between 05/24 – 05/25.

A laptop was stolen from the Ladd Library at 48 Campus Ave. prior to 18:00 on 05/24.

A wallet was stolen from someone’s jacket at the Mays Center at 95 Russell St.
between 22:00 – 23:30 on 05/21.

A Roadmaster Extreme Machine bicycle was stolen from John Bertram Hall at 78
Campus Ave. prior to 17:30 on 05/21.

A Spiderman bike was stolen from 1014 Sabattus St. between 09:30 – 12:30 on
05/26.

A cell phone was stolen from a child’s back pack while at McMahon School at 151 N.
Temple St. prior to 17:00 on 05/24.

An orange Next 24 inch mountain bike was stolen from the bike rack at Farwell School
at 86 Farwell St. on 05/21 at 19:40. The suspect was a young black male.

Courterfeiting
A counterfeit $20 – Serial IB53036270B – was received at Dave’s Place at 64 Sabattus
St. on 05/25 at 23:00. The suspect was a black 20 year old male wearing a white
shirt and black pants.

A counterfeit $20 – Serial CH36723886A – was received at Dunkin Donuts at 590 Main
St. within the past several days.