CRIME SUBJECT SUBJECT SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION CITATION CITATION … · SUBJECT SUBJECT_SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION CITATION CITATION DATE ... trial of Louis H. G. Wagner, record of jurymen

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SUBJECT SUBJECT_SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION CITATION CITATION DATECrime Arson Arsonist cause of blast at the filling station at 48 Elm Street. Damage heavy. Owner

Clyde A. Gerry's father narrowly escaped death. (Picture)BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 9/16/1959

Crime Arson Ernest Boisvert, 33, was charged by Biddeford police with intentionally setting fire to a home at 84 Summer Street. The man was held in $5,000 bail and his case was

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-5 4/16/1962

Crime Assault Beryl Hooper, 21, of Drews Mills Rd, was arrested for shooting Louis Richards in the leg.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 8/9/1946

Crime Assault Biddeford ex-convict is object of police search. Leo Paul Drouin, 26, of Green Street charged with assault with intent to kill on Henry J. Mogan, 48, at the Hasco Mfg. Co. in Westbrook.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 10/27/1958

Crime Assault Ronald Gagnon, Jr. of 19 Hooper Street was attacked by a group of 5 or 6 boys Sunday April 14 on Jefferson Street while on his way to choir practice. Police are investigating.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 4/15/1963

Crime Assault Mrs. Dorothy O. Douglas, who was charged with assault with a shotgun against two boys, Leo Moreau and Stephen W. Crowley, had her case continued to March 10.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 3/2/1964

Crime Assault Mrs. Dorothy O. Douglas, 36, was held over to Superior Court in May on a charge of assault in the shooting of two boys at Biddeford Pool.

BJ, Page 10 col. 4-6

3/23/1964

Crime Assault Everett Bowden, a Biddeford police officer, was hospitalized after being attacked by thieves who were trying to get into the Nutshell Restaurant on Franklin. The identity of the thieves is not known at this time.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 4/21/1967

Crime Assault A charge of felonious assault was brought against George Camire after shooting his wife Christine. She was released from the hospital after a piece of bullet or rock

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 5/20/1967

Crime Assault Pastor: Reverend William P. Merrill, pastor of Free Will Baptist Church, stabbed in street (Adams Street). Full report.

Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 6







Crime Assault Stabbing: of City Marshall Tarbox Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 3

Crime Assault Stabbing: of City Marshall Tarbox Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 3

Crime Bath Last hanging: in Maine was in Bath, November 20, 1885. Brief account. Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3, col. 3

12/27/1918

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Crime Courts History – Maine (Saco): First court in Maine in Saco – 1636. Biddeford Scrapbook #1,

Crime Courts Members of first traverse jury, January term, York County Superior Court, in 1904. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 2/21/1953

Crime Courts Members of the grand jury which deliberated at the January term of the York County superior court, 1882. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 12/4/1954

Crime Courts The term of York County Superior court convening on the first day of May at Alfred marks the end of the three-terms-annually era maintained in the county since 1640.

Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 1, col. 8

4/25/1956

Crime Election Fraud Election Frauds: Trial of Biddeford men for election frauds. Page 1-3, col. 3&8

Crime Election Fraud Election Frauds: Trial of Biddeford men for election frauds.

Crime Embezzlement York County Savings Bank: Embezzlement by Richard H. Ingersoll, York County Savings Bank.

Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 8

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9/16/1916

Crime Embezzlement Saco and Biddeford Savings: Frank C. McNeely absconds with funds of Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution. Took bonds and cash totaling two hundred seventy-nine thousand, five hundred dollars.

Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 3, col. 2-4

Crime Embezzlement Saco and Biddeford Savings: Frank C. McNeely absconds with funds of Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution. Took bonds and cash totaling two hundred seventy-nine thousand, five hundred dollars.

Bidd. Daily Journal

Crime Embezzlement Saco and Biddeford Savings: Frank C. McNeely absconds with funds of Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution. Took bonds and cash totaling two hundred seventy-

Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3

Crime Embezzlement Frank C. McNeely: defaulter of Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution; report of Bank Examiner’s survey of books.

Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3,

Crime Embezzlement Frank C. McNeely: defaulter of Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution; report of Bank Examiner’s survey of books.


Crime Juvenile Biddeford Youth Club seeking unity among juvenile groups. The Lightning Club discusses juvenile delinquency.

BJ, Page 1, col. 3-5 3/7/1957

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Crime Juvenile Judge Simon Spill calls conference of police, clergymen to attack problem of juveniles in an effort to work out a new approach to cases.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 2/17/1959

Crime Juvenile Juvenile problems discussed at meeting of clergymen from all faiths in this area and Municipal Court Judge Simon Spill. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 3/2/1959

Crime Juvenile Members of group participating in a panel discussion on juvenile problems. Program took place at the Second Congregational Church in Biddeford.


4/10/1959

Crime Juvenile Petitioners request relief from teenage rowdyism. Residents of a section of Biddeford feel that police should take sterner action with youths who "hang around".

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 8/24/1967

Crime Kidnapping Ad: regarding fourteen-year-old boy, said to have been stolen by man in wagon near Covered Bridge. Lived on Old Orchard Road, Saco.


Crime Kidnapping Ad: regarding fourteen-year-old boy, said to have been stolen by man in wagon near Covered Bridge. Lived on Old Orchard Road, Saco.


Crime Murder Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco; Coroners jury blamed George R. Crellin but case was never proved. New suspect.

Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8, col. 5

12/7/1900

Crime Murder Alfred J. Hurd: murdered his father, James M. Hurd, at the Hurd home, 7 Oak Street, Biddeford, on December 7, 1895. Convicted at January term of court, 1896. Died in State Prison, 1906. Mother still lived at Oak Street house.


10/26/1906

Crime Murder Alfred J. Hurd: murdered his father, James M. Hurd, at the Hurd home, 7 Oak Street, Biddeford, on December 7, 1895. Convicted at January term of court, 1896.


10/26/1906

Crime Murder Obituary: of Alfred Savage who was serving life sentence for murder of Rose Vincent in 1878. Complete story of trial.


5/15/1908

Crime Murder Obituary: of Alfred Savage who was serving life sentence for murder of Rose Vincent in 1878. Complete story of trial.


5/15/1908

Crime Murder Story and review: of murder, trial of Louis H. G. Wagner, record of jurymen after trial – also record of Wagner in prison, before hanging in 1875.


3/11/1910

Crime Murder Story and review: of murder, trial of Louis H. G. Wagner, record of jurymen after trial - also record of Wagner in prison, before hanging in 1875.


3/11/1910

Crime Murder Smutty Nose Murder: 1873. Scoop of George Goodwin of Biddeford and history of case and jury.


3/21/1913

Crime Murder Smutty Nose Murder: 1873. Scoop of George Goodwin of Biddeford and history of case and jury.


3/21/1913

Crime Murder Murder Trial: of John C. Slorah for killing of Delia Duquette ends in mistrial. Slorah had worked at Hotel Thatcher. Photographs of Slorah and Duquette.


1/18/1918

Crime Murder Murder Trial: of John C. Slorah for killing of Delia Duquette ends in mistrial. Slorah had worked at Hotel Thatcher. Photographs of Slorah and Duquette.


1/18/1918

Crime Murder Reverend Henry H. Hall: of Wells arrested for murder of wife Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1,

8/30/1918

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Crime Murder Murder Trial: of John C. Slorah for killing of Delia Duquette. Found guilty. See story, August 29, 1917.


9/27/1918

Crime Murder Murder Trial: of John C. Slorah for killing of Delia Duquette. Found guilty. See story, August 29, 1917.

Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1, col. 1-4

9/27/1918

Crime Murder Arrested in Saco: January 24th killed in Alfred Jail by fellow prisoner in quarrel. Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1, col. 1-4; Page 6,

3/7/1919

Crime Murder Alexandre Cloutier serving a life sentence for the murder of Florence Grenier of Biddeford; has asked for a pardon from Gov. Sumner Sewall. Former County Attorney Robert Seidel appeared against the petition.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 4/2/1941

Crime Murder Morris E. Thompson kills wife, Blanche Alice Thompson and her niece Betty Lou Fillon, then kills himself. The time of the murders and suicide can not be fixed.

BJ, Page 1, col. 7 5/15/1942

Crime Murder Two Portlanders are held in the death of Orrin Hooper. The men booked are Donald W. Bell and Russell Elliot.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 7/3/1947

Crime Murder Miss Ida Rosenbaum: about fifty, (sister of Manuel Rosenbaum) found dead in home.

BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/11/1949

Crime Murder Miss Ida Rosenbaum: about fifty, (sister of Manuel Rosenbaum) found dead in home.

BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/11/1949

Crime Murder Killer sought in death of Miss Ida Rosenbaum, 50, whose body was found lying in a pool of blood at her Wentworth Street home. Body discovered by her brother,

BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/11/1949

Crime Murder Miss Ida Rosenbaum: Louis Nadeau, thirty, confesses murder of Ida Rosenbaum BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/18/1949

Crime Murder Miss Ida Rosenbaum: Louis Nadeau, thirty, confesses murder of Ida Rosenbaum BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/18/1949

Crime Murder Louis Nadeau, 30, World War II Army veteran accused of killing Ida Rosenbaum. BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/18/1949

Crime Murder Fabien Blanchette, 41, shot by Mrs. Pauline Chouinard, 30, died this morning as a result of wound. Mrs. Chouinard, booked on charge of assault with intent to murder,

BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/24/1949

Crime Murder Miss Ida Rosenbaum: Louis Nadeau sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Ida Rosenbaum.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 1/27/1950

Crime Murder Miss Ida Rosenbaum: Louis Nadeau sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of Ida Rosenbaum.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 1/27/1950

Crime Murder Louis Nadeau, confessed slayer of Ida Rosenbaum, sentenced to life term today. BJ, Page 1, col. 5 1/27/1950

Crime Murder Boutet manslaughter trial gets underway. Raymond S. Boutet, former Saco policeman, pleads innocent in Wednesday's session of Superior court.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 10/27/1955

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Crime Murder Robert L. Lemieux, 86 Pool Street, charged with murder of his wife Lorraine, 24. Case against him off for 10 days while he is given medical care. In poor physical condition.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 10/7/1957

Crime Murder Robert L. Lemieux, 27 year old Pool Street resident, entered a plea of not guilty when he appeared in local court to answer to a charge of murdering his wife.

BJ, Page 1, col. 7-8 10/17/1957

Crime Murder Decision is awaited in Lemieux slaying hearing. BJ, Page 1, col. 4-5 11/27/1957

Crime Murder Robert L. Lemieux, 27, of Biddeford was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison for the killing of his wife, Lorraine, on October 6.

BJ, Page 2, col. 3 11/29/1957

Crime Murder Justice Pomeroy mulls plea of Biddeford man Louis Nadeau, who was found guilty of the murder of Ida Rosenbaum.

BJ, Page 8, col. 6 2/28/1961

Crime Murder Richard Walton, 24, was charged with the fatal shooting of his wife, Laura (Murphy) Walton, 21, at their home at 14 Kossuth Street, August 16.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 8/17/1963

Crime Murder Richard A. Walton waived hearing and pleaded innocent. He was badly shaken and broke into sobs at the hearing. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 7-8 8/19/1963

Crime Murder Richard R. Walton changed his plea to manslaughter and pleaded guilty. He was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison. The trial ended abruptly. He was charged with killing his wife.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 10/18/1963

Crime Murder An apparent murder-suicide in a double shooting of a Biddeford man, Ernest Pinette, and Mrs. Laurette Masse took place at 20 Alfred Street where Pinette made his home.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 3/8/1965

Crime Murder Armand Brochu, 42, is being held without bail pending arraignment on a charge of murder in the poisoning death of his wife Monique on Thanksgiving Day. After autopsy it was discovered that Mrs. Brochu died of wood alcohol poisoning.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 12/6/1966

Crime Murder Nancy Brochu, 12 year old daughter of Armand Brochu, accused of murder in the Thanksgiving Day death of his wife, took the stand as the state's principal witness in a probable cause hearing yesterday afternoon.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 12/14/1966

Crime Murder Judge George D. Varney made a finding of probable cause to a charge of murder against Armand A. Brochu of 20 Forest St., Biddeford. He will be held in the York County Jail in Alfred without bail for the January term of York County Superior

BJ, Page 1, col. 2-4 12/17/1966

Crime Murder State begins presenting evidence in the trial of Armand Brochu, 43, of Biddeford. The jury was taken to view the Brochu home at 20 Forest Street. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 2/2/1968

Crime Murder A jury of 6 men and 6 women returned a verdict of innocent in the murder trial of Armand A. Brochu, accused of murder in the death of his wife. They ruled that the death was accidental.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 2/7/1968

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Crime Murder The body of Joseph G. Baillargeon, 79, of 28 Hill Street was found lying off the Newtown Rd February 7. His death was due to a bullet wound; investigations are

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 2/8/1968

Crime Murder In a reversal of an earlier decision, the Maine Supreme Court has ordered that convicted murderer, Louis Nadeau, be released or given a new trial.

BJ Page 2 col. 6-7 11/7/1968

Crime Murder Louis Nadeau, recently released from the Maine State Prison, after serving nineteen years on a murder charge, has asked the State for payment of eighty-three thousand dollars "for the wrong imposed upon him."

BJ Page 1 col. 4 3/5/1969

Crime Murder Elton P. Hill, thirty-seven, was stabbed in the chest in an apartment at 51 White's Wharf in the third floor apartment of Connie I. LeBoeuf. She was arrested and

BJ Page 1 col. 4-5 3/22/1969

Crime Murder Murder charge was brought against Constance LeBoeuf in the stabbing death of Elton Hill.

BJ Page 2 col. 2 3/24/1969

Crime Murder A Biddeford woman, Constance Ida LeBoeuf, was served with an indictment for murder by the Grand Jury in the stabbing death of Elton F. Hill on March 21

BJ Page 3 col. 4 5/9/1969

Crime Murder A former Biddeford woman, Linda (Drouin) Kasabian, is being held as a fugitive from justice in Concord, NH. She will be returned to CA where she is wanted in

BJ Page 1 col. 4-5 12/3/1969

Crime Murder A charge of murder against Betty J. Grant, twenty-seven, in the death of her Aunt, Beatrice Menard of 69 Oak Street, was continued until March 2. (Picture)

BJ Page 1 col. 5-8 2/19/1970

Crime Murder Betty Grant murder trial continues at Alfred Court House (Picture) BJ Page 1 col. 5-8, July 30, 1970; p. 1 col. 1-8 July 31, 1970; p. 1 col. 1-4 August 1, 1970; p. 1 col. 6-8 August 3, 1970; Betty Grant given life sentence.

BJ Page 1 col. 1-4 8/6/1970

Crime Murder Lawrence J. Remillard, formerly of Biddeford, was charged in the death of his roommate, J. Andre Morrissette, fifty-one, also formerly of Biddeford. Both had resided in East Hartford, CN.

BJ Page 2 col. 1-2 3/14/1972

Crime Murder The death of Diane Dow Belanger, twenty-four, of 108 Washington Street, was ruled as a homicide by State Police. Her body was found in her apartment. She had

BJ Page 1 col. 1-4 7/17/1972

Crime Murder Betty Grant found guilty, February 19, 1970, of the murder of her Aunt, has asked for commutation of a life sentence to enter a nursing program.

BJ Page 1 col. 5-6 9/5/1972

Crime Murder Lawrence DeWitt, twenty-three, of Biddeford, had been arrested at Belle Fourche, SD, in connection with the 1972 stabbing death of Diane Belanger whose body was found in her apartment. (Picture)

BJ Page 1 col. 4-5 6/6/1973

Crime Murder Lawrence DeWitt, twenty-five, of 17 St. Mary Street, accused of the murder of Diane Belanger, 108 Washington Street in 1972, was found innocent and was released.

BJ Page 1 col. 5-7 1/31/1974

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Crime Murder Charles Cohen, seventy-two, died from multiple stab wounds at his home, 12 Porter Street. Police have labeled the death "Possible homicide" and area investigating.

BJ Page 1 col. 5-7 8/14/1974

Crime Murder Richard Tracy of Sanford arrested in the slaying of Charles Cohen. (Biddeford Scrapbook #1-A)

BJ Page 1 col. 5-7 8/16/1974

Crime Murder Probable cause found in slaying of Charles Cohen. BSJ 8/30/1974Crime Murder Grant, Betty: New trial sought for Biddeford woman in four-year-old murder. BSJ, p. 1 col. 1 11/8/1974Crime Murder Betty Grant is denied another Trial. BSJ, p. 1 col. 2-5 12/11/1975

Crime Murder Murder trial of Louis H. G. Wagner: Original report in records Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 2, col. 4-6

Crime Murder Murder trial of Louis H. G. Wagner: Original report in records Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 2, col. 4-6

Crime Murder Murder trial of Louis H. G. Wagner: Original report in records Journal, Page 2, col. 2-4

Crime Murder Murder trial of Louis H. G. Wagner: Original report in records Journal, Page 2, col. 2-4

Crime Murder Account of Wood Island murder: June 2, 1896. Howard Hobbs killed Frederick W. Milliken and later committed suicide.


Crime Murder Account of Wood Island murder: June 2, 1896. Howard Hobbs killed Frederick W. Milliken and later committed suicide.


Crime Murder Grant, Betty: New trial sought for Biddeford woman in four-year-old murder.

Crime Murder - Arundel Fernand Cote, 32, and wife Dorothy, 29, were discovered dead in the driveway of their home on Old Limerick Rd, Arundel, by State Trooper David Waters. She was

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 10/5/1959

Crime Murder - Old Orchard Beach

Crime: Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Old Orchard charged with abortion murder in Old Orchard sanitarium.


4/8/1904


Crime: Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Old Orchard charged with abortion murder in Old Orchard sanitarium.


4/15/1904


Crime: Trial of Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Old Orchard charged with abortion murder in Old Orchard sanitarium.

Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1&8

7/8/1904


Crime: Trial of Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Old Orchard charged with abortion murder in Old Orchard sanitarium.

Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 6&7

7/15/1904


Crime: Final sentencing of Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Old Orchard charged with abortion murder in Old Orchard sanitarium.


1/27/1905

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Crime Murder - Saco Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco; Coroners jury blamed George R. Crellin but case was never proved. New suspect.


12/7/1900

Crime Murder - Saco Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco. Summary of case.


5/1/1908

Crime Murder - Saco Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco. Summary of case.


5/1/1908

Crime Murder - Saco Arrested in Saco: January 24th - killed in Alfred Jail by fellow prisoner in quarrel. Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1,

3/7/1919

Crime Murder - Saco Murder of Mary Bean by James H. Smith, quack physician. Journal Tribune, Page D1

1/15/2005

Crime Murder - Saco Saco Murder: Murder of Mary Bean by James H. Smith, quack physician. Journal Tribune, Page D1

1/15/2005

Crime Murder - Saco Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco; Coroners jury blamed George R. Crellin but case was never proved. See WBJ, Page 9, col. 3-6 December 23, 1898. Also new suspect WBJ, Page 8, col. 5 December 7


Crime Murder - Saco Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco; Coroners jury blamed George R. Crellin but case was never proved. See WBJ, Page 9, col. 3-6 December 23, 1898. Also new suspect WBJ, Page 8, col. 5 December 7


Crime Murder - Saco Murder of Mary Bean by James H. Smith, quack physician. Union, Page 2, col. 5

Crime Murder - Saco Murder of Mary Bean by James H. Smith, quack physician. Union, Page 2, col. 5

Crime Murder - Saco Murder of Mary Bean by James H. Smith, quack physician. UnionCrime Murder - Saco Saco Murder: Murder of Mary Bean by James H. Smith, quack physician. Union

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: of Wells arrested for murder of wife Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1,

8/23/1918


8/23/1918


8/30/1918

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Trial in Saco Bidd. Weekly Journal, Pages 1-3

1/31/1919


1/31/1919

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2/7/1919


2/7/1919

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Trial in Saco Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7,

2/14/1919

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Trial in Saco Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7,

2/14/1919

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook – Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.


3/7/1919

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook - Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.


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9/19/1919

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook- Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.


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9/26/1919

Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook -Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.


9/26/1919

Crime Prostitution Dew Drop Inn notorious house of fame, about two miles from city on Elm Street, is raided by gang of men.


Crime Robbery "Albanians nabbed for stealing from mills. Quantities of ginghams and sheeting found in Water Street tenement--one of men confesses." Laconia and York employees: Vangal Anastas, Costa Anastas, Pandeli Spiro, Jim Dako, Peter Speio.

Bidd. Weekly Record, Page 2, col. 6-7

5/1/1913Crime Robbery Patrolman: Regan surprises burglar in McArthur. Fires shot BJ 7/20/1931

Crime Robbery Purse snatchers injure 71-year old woman, Mrs. Olive Petit, quite seriously on Green Street.

BJ, Page 6, col. 4 10/12/1943

Crime Robbery Newberry's store was broken into late Saturday night or Sunday morning and the burglars tried to crack the safe but got only $25 form the cash register.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-5 2/5/1945

Crime Robbery Officer shoots man in break at liquor store. Alfred Cote, 35, of 7 Pike Street was shot last night when he refused to halt when ordered to do so by the policeman Julien Dumont.

BJ, Page 1, col. 8 6/9/1945

Crime Robbery Thieves get tire loot at Cleaves garage last night. BJ, Page 1, col. 2 8/2/1945

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Crime Robbery Bold holdup at Elm Street store nets thief $10 when he held up the girl clerk with a gun.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 11/29/1945

Crime Robbery Machine gunners rob the social club, 17 Alfred Street, after 1:30 this morning, taking $5000.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 5/26/1946

Crime Robbery McArthur Library was visited by burglars during the week end, but they were unable to open the safe so nothing was lost.

BJ, Page 6, col. 5 5/27/1946

Crime Robbery Vrasidas Koronakos, 53, owner of a tea room at 51 Main Street, suffered the possible loss of his right eye this morning when attacked by a man and two women and robbed of $167.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 10/5/1946

Crime Robbery Bandits seize loot in robbery of social club on Washington Street. BJ, Page 1, col. 4 12/16/1946Crime Robbery Thieves enter ten offices in Masonic Block late Saturday night. BJ, Page 1, col. 4 1/20/1947

Crime Robbery Biddeford Motor Sales and the F.X. Cote furniture store broken into on Tuesday night.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 8/18/1947

Crime Robbery Thieves get loot valued at $15,000 in store break at A.H. Benoit Clothing store last night.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 10/1/1947

Crime Robbery Safe breakers rob two local plants of $3500 at the Atlantic Distributors and Macomber plant Friday night.

BJ, Page 1, col. 7 3/6/1948

Crime Robbery Leo Paul Drouin, Raymond Maurice, Rene Lacourse, and two juveniles were bound over this morning on charge of breaking and larceny in connection with the loss of

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 3/13/1948

Crime Robbery Yeggs foiled in Theatre break. Thieves caused $500 damage but gained nothing in break at the Central Theatre.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 8/23/1948

Crime Robbery Thieves broke into the Paul Lamothe Company Furniture Store last night and took $600 in cash.

BJ, Page 1, col. 2 9/1/1948

Crime Robbery Rosaire Lebel of 341 Pool Street complained to the Saco police Tuesday evening of the theft of a punt-type boat from the Factory wharf area and the breaking and

BJ, Page 2, col. 2 9/15/1948

Crime Robbery Gowen's Filling station, 80 Alfred Street, broken into over the weekend and robbed of $285 in cash and checks.

BJ, Page 8, col. 6 12/1/1948

Crime Robbery Four boys from this city sentenced to State School for Boys following a number of breaks in this city and vicinity.

BJ, Page 1, col. 2 1/19/1949

Crime Robbery Thieves using keys entered two homes on Graham Street, stealing a total of $190, from homes of R. Leclair and Ralph Dearborn.

BJ, Page 2, col. 6 2/15/1949

Crime Robbery Biddeford Baking Company, Foss Street, was entered and a drawer rifled, but nothing stolen. Break was discoverred at 2:50 AM.

BJ, Page 2, col. 4 2/16/1949

Crime Robbery Thief enters the Evans Grocery store, Union Street, and steals $8 in cash and eight cartons of cigarettes February 18.

BJ, Page 2, col. 1 2/19/1949

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Crime Robbery Thieves take safe at Western Union office in Biddeford, getting $2400 in cash and negotiable checks July 30th.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 7/30/1949

Crime Robbery Stolen safe belonging to the Western Union was recovered in bushes off Pool Rd. Three Bacon Street youths ordered held on $2000 bail for October term of York

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 8/1/1949

Crime Robbery Theft of $70 from the Wilfrid Vir barber shop, 110 Main Street, was reported to the police today.

BJ, Page 2, col. 8 8/23/1949

Crime Robbery Theft of $70 from Dearborn News Store reported this afternoon. BJ, Page 2, col. 5 1/30/1950

Crime Robbery Biddeford Maine State Liquor Store manager, Almo Custeau, held up and robbed of nearly $5000 after closing time Saturday night about 6 o'clock. Thieves arrested 22

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 5/1/1950

Crime Robbery Maurice Hickey, watchman of the City Building, catches burglar in act of robbing safe, August 20, 1922.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 5/6/1950

Crime Robbery Noe Poirier beaten and robbed May 5, 1949, by two men who robbed him of $135. BJ, Page 1, col. 2 5/6/1950

Crime Robbery Police investigating break at the Beach Motor Company here during the night; $400 in cash taken, unknown amount in checks, and a new automobile stolen.

BJ, Page 1 co. 5 9/5/1951

Crime Robbery Two men, Wilfred J. LaJoie, 32, of 89 South St, and Edward Leclerc, 37 of Columbia Hotel were held for holding up at gun point Paul Sevigny in his store on Bradbury St; $239 taken by robbers recovered. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 7-8 10/12/1951

Crime Robbery News note: of robbery of McArthur Library in 1922. Thirty years ago column. Bidd. Daily Journal 8/15/1952

Crime Robbery Two men were arrested at gun point early this morning in the Beach Motors garage by patrolmen Hubert and Laroche. Both men confessed to numerous breaks during

BJ, Page 1 1/8/1953

Crime Robbery Eliot Fineberg, 29, injured in a stick up in the pawnshop of his brother, Frank Fineberg Thursday evening at Main & Alfred Streets.

BJ, Page 1, col. 3 4/23/1954

Crime Robbery Two Portland young men pleaded guilty to stick up in Frank Fineberg pawnshop at Main & Alfred Streets.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 4/24/1954

Crime Robbery Safe containing $1000 stolen from grain firm. Biddeford-Saco Grain Company, Main Street, broken into and a safe containing about $1000 in cash and checks was stolen.

BJ, Page 1, col. 8 7/13/1955

Crime Robbery Intruder fails to open Power Company safe. Nothing missing in break. Safebreakers showed lack of skill in attempted break at Central Maine Power Company.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 2/24/1956

CRIME

Crime Robbery Safe robbed of $970 last night at local auto shop. Taken from the Biddeford Motor Sales Company, Elm Street, last night (July 9) in a robbery which local police say has many indications of being an "inside job".

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 7/10/1956

Crime Robbery Three Massachusetts young men arrested for theft of automobiles at two garages. The Biddeford Motor Sales, 68 Elm Street and Beach Motors, 445 Elm Street

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-5 11/1/1956

Crime Robbery TV-radio sets stolen here, from the Cadorette Appliance and TV shop, 347-A Elm Street, Monday evening May 27. Loss set at more than $700.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 5/28/1957

Crime Robbery Biddeford police start probing rash of thefts. There have been five reported. First of which came from Morin drug store 266 Main Street reporting between $190 and

BJ, Page 2, col. 5 8/7/1957

Crime Robbery Loot stolen in thefts here recovered by police. The investigation was conducted in a Scarborough area. No arrests made yet.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-2 8/12/1957

Crime Robbery Suspected thieves taken in custody. To be grilled concerning breaks in this city. Eleven more breaks reported locally.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 8/13/1957

Crime Robbery An 18 year old Flag Pond road boy form Saco, Clarence E. Goldthwaite, and a companion, Robert L. Wasson, 229 Valley Street, Portland were taken into custody

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-2 8/14/1957

Crime Robbery Thieves got over $800 in Main Street store break. The Farrar-Brown Company at 273 Main Street reported the break this morning.

BJ, Page 1, col. 7-8 11/13/1957

Crime Robbery Theft of 11 television sets reported early Sunday morning, November 24, at George's Electric 291-297 Main Street.

BJ, Page 2, col. 3 11/25/1957

Crime Robbery Safe at Fishman store cracked by burglars during night time raid. Loss not estimated.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 4/18/1958

Crime Robbery Biddeford police were notified early today of breaks at the Biddeford-Saco Grain Company store, 431 Main Street, and the White Star Laundry, 29 Prospect Street,

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-6 5/7/1958

Crime Robbery Thieves get $300 from safe at Fecteau's grocery store, corner of Hill and Pool streets, last night. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-2 6/26/1958

Crime Robbery Thieves get $1000 at Sampson store, 484 Elm Street, July 16. This was a second break within two months at this store.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 7/17/1958

Crime Robbery Thief gets $250 from local man. James Lombard 48 Elm Street, owner of filling station robbed about 11:30 AM by out of town salesman.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 7/25/1958

Crime Robbery Three night breaks successful in city. Thieves broke into the Biddeford Beauty Shoppe, Reilly's Bakery and Reuben's Agency. All three located on Main Street.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 8/5/1958

Crime Robbery Two local youths plead guilty to recent breaks. They will appear at the September session of Superior Court. (Picture)

BJ, Page 2, col. 6 8/11/1958

CRIME

Crime Robbery Break nets thieves $40 at Elm Laundry, 327 Elm Street. Stolen delivery truck found abandoned at the corner of Foss and Pool Streets.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-2 9/8/1958

Crime Robbery Two Biddeford youths, Leroy Kalex and his companion Harold R. Toussaint, 18, were both sentenced to serve in the State Prison at Thomaston, as a result of thefts committed.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 9/16/1958

Crime Robbery Five breaks here. Loot total $398. Police just miss nabbing thieves. Thieves entered J.G. Deering, Diamond-Gardiner Company, Central Maine Power, H.A. Mapes Co.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 9/29/1958

Crime Robbery Youths held after chase. Car, stolen in Malden, which crashed in the window of the Maine State Liquor Store on Alfred Street. Three youths captured later.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 1/31/1959

Crime Robbery Loss heavy in break at Huot Filling station, located at 25 Main Street. The stolen money represented a week's fule and range oil receipts.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-6 4/17/1959

Crime Robbery Thieves get cash in night Central Theater robbery. Safe ruined by thugs. Manager R.A. Bergeron looks over ruined safe. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 4/25/1959

Crime Robbery Biddeford teenagers facing court break charges. Police hodl four in connection with the break at the Central Theater. Most of the money recovered.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 4/28/1959

Crime Robbery Result of Municipal Court trial of teens who broke into Central Theater. BJ, Page 1, col. 4-5 4/29/1959

Crime Robbery Thieves steal new auto. Four escapees from the Men's Reformatory, South Windham, one from Biddeford & one a former resident, believed to have broken into

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-2 5/13/1959

Crime Robbery Three Biddeford youths arrested in connection with several cottage breaks at Loon Pond, Bay View and Biddeford Pool.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-6 5/15/1959

Crime Robbery Two breaks reported, Sampson's hit again. The Elm St supermarket was broken into for the third time this year. Entrance into this break was made through a plate

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 5/29/1959

Crime Robbery Value of stolen items in Biddeford at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Eon, 547 Alfred Road is $1,100. Thieves brought in and jailed.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 6/18/1959

Crime Robbery Teenage girls involved in spree of shoplifting. Fifteen girls ranging in age from 11 to 15, appeared in juvenile court July 14.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 7/15/1959

Crime Robbery Night breaks net thieves $350 in Biddeford-Saco. Armour & Co. and the G.A. Carter Insurance Co. victims of break.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 8/7/1959

Crime Robbery Police following good lead which might clear up the break at Fournier's sport store on Alfred Street.

BJ, Page 2, col. 5 11/9/1959

CRIME

Crime Robbery Two Biddeford men, Wilfred L. Cote, 25, of 33 George Street and Renald Denis, 21, of 116 Alfred Street, held on store break charges after breaking into the Parenteau

BJ, Page 1, col. 7-8 12/15/1959

Crime Robbery Roger L. Crepeau and Richard E. Ruck held on bail for hearing in Biddeford municipal court on charges of possession of stolen goods.

BJ, Page 2, col. 7 1/18/1960

Crime Robbery Carey Jewelry Store on Main Street broken into during the night and loot valued at $500 taken.

BJ, Page 1, col. 7-8 3/8/1960

Crime Robbery Rendal Danis, 21, of 116 Alfred Street held for Carey Jewelry Store theft. (Picture) BJ, Page 1, col. 2-3 3/10/1960

Crime Robbery Sampson's Market robbed for seventh time. Loss not estimated. BJ, Page 2, col. 7-8 4/5/1960

Crime Robbery Leo Paul Drouin, 31, ex-convict from Biddeford has escaped from the Maryland House of Correction at Jessup, Maryland. He was arrested for breaking into two

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 6/23/1960

Crime Robbery A Biddeford woman, Miss Irene Bisaillon, of 33 Round Hill, was knocked down by two youths and her handbag stolen.

BJ, Page 2, col. 4-5 8/13/1960

Crime Robbery Minor breaks reported at Doyon's Pharmacy and Mill City Chevrolet company on Alfred Street. Police are investigating.

BJ, Page 2, col. 7-8 8/22/1960

Crime Robbery Tools reported stolen from Mill City Garage. The loss estimated at $150. BJ, Page 2, col. 2 8/27/1960

Crime Robbery Police probe of rumored holdup hitting snag. Biddeford police are continuing investigation into unofficial reports of a hold-up on a gambling party on lower Main

BJ, Page 2, col. 8 9/19/1960

Crime Robbery Youths to face court after series of breaks. Eight held and a number of breaks within the past two months were cleared up of the youths.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 11/4/1960

Crime Robbery Youth charged with crime provides bail. A 17 year odl East Boston youth, Edward DeLeo, was charged with being an accessory after the fact. Several robberies were involved.

BJ, Page 2, col. 2 11/5/1960

Crime Robbery Four Biddeford youths, implicated in a series of breaks cleared up by police in a recent roundup were held under bail for the January term of Superior Court.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-6 11/14/1960

Crime Robbery Brutal robber hunted after an attack on Mrs. George Linnie, 292 Alfred Street. Gaining admittance by representing a delivery service, he forced Mrs. Linnie to open a safe and took $570 before fleeing. Police investigating.

BJ, Page 1, col. 2 12/8/1960

Crime Robbery Three local youths apprehended for Biddeford breaks. Union Street Market, Beaudoin's Variety Store, and the Atlantic Distributors were robbed of merchandise.

BJ, Page 2, col. 4-5 2/16/1961

Crime Robbery Thieves crack safe at City Square Auto Parts some time during the night. Philip Scammon, proprietor, said this morning he could not set a specific amount taken. Also two breaks on upper Elm Street.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-2 3/14/1961

CRIME

Crime Robbery Three breaks in Biddeford netted $540. BJ, Page 2, col. 6 3/15/1961Crime Robbery Biddeford police capture three men after breaks into two stores this morning. BJ, Page 1, col. 8 3/28/1961Crime Robbery Theft from apartment of Miss Catherine Andrews, 32 Dartmouth Street. BJ, Page 1, col. 4 4/4/1961

Crime Robbery A youth assaulted and robbed Mrs. Hannah Grondi, 72, of 18 West Myrtle Street, Biddeford.

BJ, Page 2, col. 5 6/28/1961

Crime Robbery Jeffrey J. Therriault, 32, of Derby CT was arrested and charged with stolen goods. He had in his possession 505 cartons of cigarettes stolen from a P.S. Dubrey

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-6 9/12/1961

Crime Robbery A break into the Warren's Furniture company netted thieves several expensive watches, transistors and pen sets.

BJ, Page 2, col. 5-6 11/27/1961

Crime Robbery Biddeford grocer hides in store and prevents theft. Roland J. Baillargeon, owner of Roland's Variety store near the Biddeford-Dayton line, fire four shots at the thieves.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 12/13/1961

Crime Robbery Loot from store break recovered. Hunters found the goods in a wooded area in Kennebunkport.Thieves not apprehended.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 12/14/1961

Crime Robbery Thief gets $200 in a break at the Sevigny Cities Service station at the corner of South and Elm Streets.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 12/15/1961

Crime Robbery Donald R. Perkins, 34, admitted to several breaks in Biddeford, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport. He admitted to breaking in the McArthur Public Library and stealing money in an open safe.

BJ, Page 6, col. 1 2/19/1962

Crime Robbery Biddeford police hold 4 young men on charges involving alleged theft of several hundred dollars of merchandise from freight cars and a local firm. Norman Boucher,

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 4/17/1962

Crime Robbery Biddeford-Saco men face court. Six men were charged this morning with the possession of stolen goods allegedly stolen from an auto parts store.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-6 5/18/1962

Crime Robbery Norman Boucher, Richard Tarr, Melvin W. Cook, Claude Boucher all pleaded guilty to theft into Boston & Maine railroad cars and were placed on probation for two years after suspension of sentence to the Men's Reformatory.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 5/22/1962

Crime Robbery Reynald A. Couture, 223 Elm Street, and George Fournier, 5 Atlantic Avenue will appear in Biddeford Municipal court this afternoon on charges of larceny and breaking and entering at night at a local motel.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 6/21/1962

Crime Robbery Larry Remillard and Wilfrid Houle of Biddeford, Gilbert Lavigne of Saco, and Peter Gagne of Biddeford Pool were booked on charges of breaking & entering and

BJ, Page 2, col. 2-3 6/23/1962

Crime Robbery Five Biddeford-Saco service stations hit by thieves, and it is believed that they were made by the same party. Investigation is underway.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 8/14/1962

CRIME

Crime Robbery A break and vandalism at St. Joseph Grammar school is being investigated by Biddeford police. Nothing stolen, but considerable damage reported to locks, windows, filing cabinets.

BJ, Page 2, col. 7 9/24/1962

Crime Robbery Thieves stage breaking spree. Several places were robbed, including Twin City Beverage Co., Elmore Feed Stores, Crepeau Rambler Sales, H.A. Mapes and the

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-6 10/11/1962

Crime Robbery Shop 'n Save market, Five Points, was robbed Saturday April 13 of $700. The thieves entered the building by chopping a hole in the roof.

BJ, Page 2, col. 4-5 4/15/1963

Crime Robbery Thieves entered the office of Atty. William Stone, Masonic Building, and stole $300 in cash and checks from an unlocked safe. The John Hancock and Boston Mutual

BJ, Page 1, col. 2-3 5/16/1963

Crime Robbery Skylight thieves hit two Biddeford concerns, United Auto Parts and the Diamond National retail store. Money left in cash drawers was stolen.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 6/10/1963

Crime Robbery Biddeford police are investigating the robbery of a local clothes cleaning shop late yesterday afternoon. Three youths were involved and the theft netted them $35.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 8/9/1963

Crime Robbery Two separate breaks in Biddeford netted thieves $300. St. John Hall, Jefferson St, reported money missing after a Saturday night break. Lucien Petrin reported a theft of $190 at his home, 231 Hill Street.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 4/6/1964

Crime Robbery Thieves netted $600 in a break at Samson Supply Co., 23 Lincoln Street Biddeford last night. Entrance was made by tearing away a screen on the side office window.

BJ, Page 1, col. 3 4/22/1964

Crime Robbery Thieves broke in McKenney & Heard on Main Street and the S&H Stamp Store in the Biddeford Shopping Center. They netted $700.

BJ, Page 1, col. 3 12/14/1964

Crime Robbery While some merchants in Biddeford disclaim large losses from shoplifting, others are dismayed by quantities. Shoplifting is particularly heavy at Christmas and most stores on Main Street have reported loses from light to heavy.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 12/31/1965

Crime Robbery Lee Roy E. Buzzell, 23, of 225 Elm Street, was held in U.S. District Court on an attempt to rob the York County Savings Bank in this city. Special Agent James A. Handley, FBI, Boston, was the arresting officer.

BJ, Page 2, col. 4-5 2/8/1966

Crime Robbery Taken in custody after being involved in the theft of four automobiles was Real Turcotte, 17, of 406 Main Street and a junvenile whose name was not given.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 10/19/1966

Crime Robbery Big sum is taken in a break at the Diamond National Corp., 68 Elm Street. Another attempt was made at Atlantic Distributors, 373 Main Street, but thieves could not

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 7/20/1967

Crime Robbery Thieves broke in to Youland's Dept. Store, Reilly's Bakery, Romanow Furniture Store and United Auto Parts. They netted about $140,000.

BJ, Page 2, col. 4 7/28/1967

Crime Robbery Three more breaks are reported in Biddeford during the night. Haley's Metal Shop, Anger's Grocery Store and Deering Lumber Company.

BJ, Page 1, col. 3-8 12/9/1967

CRIME

Crime Robbery Thieves cracked a safe at the Lucien Bourque Inc., Biddeford, and a Wells service station last night. Exact amount of money is not known at this time.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 1/5/1968

Crime Robbery Safecrackers hit Columbia Market and got away with between $5,000 and $7,000. The break was make through the back door, heavy tools were used to break open the safe located near the front of the store. A plate glass window was shattered.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 1/9/1968

Crime Robbery Mahaney's Plumbing Warehouse at the corner of High and Water Streets was ransacked by thieves. A number of articles were stolen, but attempts to open a large safe were unsuccessful.

BJ, Page 2, col. 5 1/23/1968

Crime Robbery Tests on a gun obtained in Rutland, VT where three persons are being questioned in connection with a robbery at the York County Biscuit Co. It may tie in the death of Joseph G. Baillargeon.

BJ, Page 2, col. 5-6 2/12/1968

Crime Robbery Two negro women attempted theft of $1300 in diamonds from Jack & Larry's Jewelry Store. The tray of diamonds was found in a neighboring drug store and returned. The women fled; a search is going on.

BJ, Page 2, col. 5 2/21/1968

Crime Robbery Safe thieves robbed a safe at the Raymond Rheaume residence, 287 Alfred Street. Entrance was made through a cellar window and about $800 was taken and an

BJ, Page 1, col. 7 2/29/1968

Crime Robbery The L.C. Maling and Sneider's Discount Market were broken into and over $3000 was taken.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 4/5/1968

Crime Robbery Horse Thieves Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 3-4

Crime Robbery Horse Thieves Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 3-4

Crime Robbery Horse Thieves: reported under local happenings Union, Page 2, col. 5

Crime Robbery Horse Thieves reported under local happenings Union, Page 2, col. 5

Crime Robbery Amusing adventures of a horse thief, in deceiving people in North Berwick. Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3, col. 2

Crime Robbery - North Berwick

First National Bank: The North Berwick branch of the First National Bank of Biddeford was robbed of $11,000 shortly before 9 a.m. today. No clue to the robbers.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 10/24/1966


First National Bank: The North Berwick branch of the First National Bank of Biddeford was robbed of $11,000 shortly before 9 a.m. today. No clue to the

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 10/24/1966


Miscellaneous: Amusing adventures of a horse thief, in deceiving people in North Berwick.


CRIME

Crime Robbery - Saco Chief Edgar Sevigny of the Biddeford police, solved 2 Saco breaks when arresting Richard Spalding, 17, of 117 Temple St on charge of carrying concealed weapons. Spalding confessed to breaks at Jim's Market & Paul Moreau store.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 8/10/1959

Crime Robbery - South Berwick

First National Bank: The South Berwick branch of the First National Bank of Biddeford was robbed by bandits. Wayne E. Beckus, 26, of Masontown, PA is being held. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 7/10/1964


First National Bank: The South Berwick branch of the First National Bank of Biddeford was robbed by bandits. Wayne E. Beckus, 26, of Masontown, PA is being

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 7/10/1964


First National Bank: Bank holdup loss at the South Berwick branch will not be big, official says. (Picture)

BJ, Page 2, col. 4-6 7/11/1964


First National Bank: Bank holdup loss at the South Berwick branch will not be big, official says. (Picture)

BJ, Page 2, col. 4-6 7/11/1964


First National Bank: Robbers case held over. (Pictures) BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 7/13/1964


First National Bank: Robbers case held over. (Pictures) BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 7/13/1964

Crime Saco State of Maine vs. Frank E. Bradbury. Saco man burns his sister’s body in furnace of 372 Main Street residence after she dies from a fall. Arrested and case goes to the Maine Supreme Court.

BJ, Page 2 6/11/1938


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BJ, Page 8 6/17/1938

Crime Saco State of Maine vs. Frank E. Bradbury. Saco man burns his sister’s body in furnace of 372 Main Street residence after she dies from a fall. Arrested and case goes to

BJ, Page 8 6/23/1938

Crime Saco Jury chosen for murder trial of Saco youth, Fortunat Michaud, who is charged with clubbing to death 11 year old Doris Trudeau.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-5 10/24/1955

Crime Saco State of Maine vs. Frank E. Bradbury. Saco man burns his sister’s body in furnace of 372 Main Street residence after she dies from a fall. Arrested and case goes to the Maine Supreme Court. The decision can be found in “Maine Reports, 136, 1938-

Maine Reports, 136, 1938-1940

Crime Vandalism Vandals cause $500 damage to buildings of Saco-Lowell. Rock thrown by youngsters broke the glass in windows of the community-owned buildings of the

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 7/9/1959

CRIME

Crime Vandalism Vandals damaged cruiser owned by John Mahaney, 392 Main Street, Saco which was moored at Biddeford Pool. Other boats also reported damaged.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 8/31/1959

Crime Vandalism Vandalism amounting to an estimated $1200 in broken windows at the United Baptist Church, Jefferson Street, is being investigated by the Biddeford police.

BJ, Page 12, col. 6 7/8/1966

Crime Vandalism Vandalism committed at a building at 185 Prospect Street owned by the St. Louis Alumni. A reward of $50 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of anyone guilty. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-7 11/3/1966

Crime Vandalism Biddeford Police have reported a number of smashed windows and opened fire hydrants in a wave of vandalism that swept the two cities early this morning. Investigations are being made.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 1/21/1967

Crime New England Investment Company: of New Hampshire in bankruptcy. Biddeford French-American investors involved. Aimed at French-Canadian workers. Urbain Ledoux, Mr. Zero, influential in exposing concern. Headquarters in Manchester,


4/8/1910

Crime New England Investment Company: of New Hampshire in bankruptcy. Biddeford French-American investors involved. Urbain Ledoux, Mr. Zero, influential in


4/11/1910

Crime New England Investment Company: of New Hampshire in bankruptcy. Biddeford French-American investors involved. Urbain Ledoux reports

Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 7, col. 1

4/15/1910

Crime Doyon Pharmacy raided Bidd. Weekly Record, Page 5,

4/24/1913

Crime Theodore Chamberlaine, a shipfitter at a South Portland navy yard, was arrested as the man who has been annoying women.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6 9/4/1942

Crime Jean Morisette seeks pardon from prison, blames associates for his crime. BJ, Page 1, col. 5 1/8/1948Crime Officials admit pressure for cleanup is now on. BJ, Page 6, col. 2 7/3/1948

Crime Three men arrested in connection with lottery. Press discovered here. James Sullivan, Joseph Farrell, Biddeford and Ernest Demers, Sanford, arrested.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1 11/22/1950

Crime Five Biddeford-Saco men arrested on gambling counts as result of gambling probe by County. Others to be picked up later.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 10/23/1951

Crime Gamblers sentenced today in Superior court held in Alfred. BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/25/1951Crime More Biddeford men sentenced in Superior court at Alfred. BJ, Page 1, col. 8 10/26/1951

Crime George Linnie sentenced today in Superior court; received a $2000 fine and 1-2 years in prison.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 11/1/1951

Crime Banks here report five bogus bills. They include three twenty dollar bills and two ten dollar bills.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5 7/20/1958

CRIME

Crime Young escapees nabbed. Two Manchester youths escaped from the N.H. Industrial School but were arrested by local police in a back alley on Main Street.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4 10/28/1959

Crime Eugene Caouette, 59, of 9 Clifford Street, fined $650 on two charges of liquor violations.

BJ, Page 1, col. 3 1/12/1960

Crime Biddeford man, Clarence Goldthwaite, 23, picked up by police and charged with passing a bad check in a Kennebunk men's store.

BJ, Page 2, col. 2 8/6/1960

Crime Five Biddeford youths are placed on probation for two years. BJ, Page 2, col. 6 3/20/1961

Crime Police gambling raid at the Hellenic Club Rooms and arrested 11 men and gambling devices.

BJ, Page 1, col. 6-8 9/9/1961

Crime Biddeford police crack down on errant youths. Charges range from car theft to illegal possesion of beer. These youths are mostly from out of town.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-3 3/25/1963

Crime Police continue crackdown on young offenders. BJ, Page 2, col. 7 3/28/1963

Crime Testimony in the murder trial of Richard R. Walton of Biddeford started this morning at York County Superior Court.

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8, Page 2

10/16/1963

Crime State police make raids in Biddeford. Several businesses were closed on gambling raids. Local police were unaware of the raids until they were underway. Among the stores closed were Curtis News and the Cue Stick Lounge on Alfred St.

BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 10/18/1967

Crime State police make raids in Biddeford. Several businesses were closed on gambling raids. Among the stores closed were Curtis News and the Cue Stick Lounge on Alfred St. (Picture)

BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 10/19/1967

Crime The Saturday Evening Post of November 7 published an article stating that the mafia had tried to pay off the State Police to permit a gambling operation in Biddeford.


11/4/1967

Crime Probably cause on charges of illegal bookmaking was found against two Biddeford men and a Kennebunk man in 10th District court in Saco. They were arrested on

BJ, Page 2, col. 5 11/9/1967

Crime A court ruling on the case of Francis T. Lemieux is to be reviewed. He will be released from the Maine State Prison until the hearing.

BJ Page 3 col. 5 1/3/1968

Crime Lester W. Armstrong, 52, of 27 Adams Street, today changed his plea from innocent to guilty to a charge of illegal bookmaking in York County.

BJ, Page 1, col. 4-8 7/16/1968

Crime Lester Armstrong and Donald Gauvin were both sentenced this morning on illegal bookmaking charges.

BJ Page 1 col. 7-8 7/25/1968

Crime Lucien Therrien also sentenced. Account of trial and sentence given. BJ Page 1 col. 6-8 7/26/1968

Crime Two men from Portland, Joseph Podziak, and Edward Austin, were captured after a massive chase which ended in Goodwins Mills. They were charged with robbery

BJ Page 1 col. 1-8 1/20/1969

CRIME

Crime Break-in is reported at Value House and a large quantity of money diamonds and merchandise were taken. (Picture)

BJ Page 1 col. 5 5/12/1969

Crime Break-in is reported at Value House and a large quantity of money diamonds and merchandise were taken. (Picture)

BJ Page 1 col. 3-5 5/13/1969

Crime The Value House at Five Points was broken into for the second time and a safe cracked open. An undetermined amount of money, jewels and luggage was taken.

BJ Page 1 col. 4-5 6/2/1969

Crime A large road machine owned by the City of Biddeford was damaged by vandals over the weekend while parked in the City pit on the Cole Road.

BJ Page 1 col. 5 8/14/1969

Crime Vandalism has been reported again at Woodlawn Cemetery. The Biddeford police are investigating. (Picture)

BJ Page 1 col. 3-6 8/29/1969

Crime Biddeford youth, twenty-year-old, Michael S. Libby, was shot by policeman, Joseph Beal, while fleeing the police station after being arrested for burglary. He underwent emergency surgery at the Webber Hospital. (Picture)

BJ Page 1 col. 1-8 12/19/1969

Crime Wounded youth in satisfactory condition. BJ Page 1 col. 4-5 12/20/1969

Crime Thieves broke in the Langevin Clothing Store at 200 Main Street, during the night and stole a quantity of clothing. Entrance was made by breaking the large glass in

BJ Page 1 col. 1-3 7/2/1970

Crime An article on shoplifting which is on the increase by young people in the two cities. BJ Page 1 col. 5-8 5/19/1971

Crime One man died of gunshot wound in an apartment at 95 Alfred Street, after the dead man, Clarence Rawding was demonstrating the game of Russian Roulette to his companions.

BJ Page 1 col. 8 1/13/1972

Crime College youths blamed in break-in at the T. Sisters Store on the corner of Pool and Alfred Streets. Arrested were Donald Biancanano, Dennis Echman and Nicholas Brady. They will appear in Tenth District Court in Saco, Monday. (Picture)

BJ Page 1 col. 7-8 5/5/1972

Crime Three Biddeford men have been arrested in connection with two breaks occurring May 16. One at Joe Zook's Market, Hill Street, and the other at the Levesque Farm,

BJ Page 1 col. 1-3 5/17/1972

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CRIME SUBJECT SUBJECT SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION CITATION CITATION … · SUBJECT SUBJECT_SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION CITATION CITATION DATE ... trial of Louis H. G. Wagner, record of jurymen