CRIME SUBJECT SUBJECT_SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION CITATION CITATION DATE Crime 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 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 Pastor: Reverend William P. Merrill, pastor of Free Will Baptist Church, stabbed in street (Adams Street). Full report. Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 4 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. 4 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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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 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 Pastor: Reverend William P. Merrill, pastor of Free Will Baptist Church, stabbed in street (Adams Street). Full report.
Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 4
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. 4
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
CRIME
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
9/17/1910
Crime Embezzlement York County Savings Bank: Embezzlement by Richard H. Ingersoll, York County Savings Bank.
Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 8
9/17/1910
Crime Embezzlement York County Savings Bank: Embezzlement by Richard H. Ingersoll, York County Savings Bank.
Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 8
9/17/1910
Crime Embezzlement York County Savings Bank: Embezzlement by Richard H. Ingersoll, York County Savings Bank.
Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 8
9/16/1916
Crime Embezzlement York County Savings Bank: Embezzlement by Richard H. Ingersoll, York County Savings Bank.
Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 8
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3,
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.
BJ, Page 10 col. 3-5
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.
Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 4
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.
Union & Journal, Page 2, col. 4
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8, col. 2
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8,
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8,
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8,
3/11/1910
Crime Murder Smutty Nose Murder: 1873. Scoop of George Goodwin of Biddeford and history of case and jury.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7
3/21/1913
Crime Murder Smutty Nose Murder: 1873. Scoop of George Goodwin of Biddeford and history of case and jury.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8,
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8,
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1,
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
CRIME
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
CRIME
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3,
Crime Murder Account of Wood Island murder: June 2, 1896. Howard Hobbs killed Frederick W. Milliken and later committed suicide.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3, col. 4-5
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8, col. 2-7
4/8/1904
Crime Murder - Old Orchard Beach
Crime: Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Old Orchard charged with abortion murder in Old Orchard sanitarium.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1,
4/15/1904
Crime Murder - Old Orchard Beach
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 Murder - Old Orchard Beach
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 Murder - Old Orchard Beach
Crime: Final sentencing of Dr. Charles A. Eastman of Old Orchard charged with abortion murder in Old Orchard sanitarium.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8, col. 1
1/27/1905
CRIME
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 8,
12/7/1900
Crime Murder - Saco Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco. Summary of case.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7,
5/1/1908
Crime Murder - Saco Ivory Boothby: murder September 14, 1898. Murder occurred in North Saco. Summary of case.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7, col. 3
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
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 9, col. 3-6
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
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 9, col. 3-6
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
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: of Wells arrested for murder of wife Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1,
8/23/1918
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: of Wells arrested for murder of wife Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 1,
8/30/1918
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Trial in Saco Bidd. Weekly Journal, Pages 1-3
1/31/1919
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Trial in Saco Bidd. Weekly Journal, Pages 1-3
1/31/1919
CRIME
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Trial in Saco Bidd. Weekly Journal, Pages 1-3
2/7/1919
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Trial in Saco Bidd. Weekly Journal, Pages 1-3
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3,
3/7/1919
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook - Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3,
3/7/1919
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook – Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7,
9/19/1919
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook- Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7,
9/19/1919
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook – Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7,
9/26/1919
Crime Murder - Wells Reverend Henry H. Hall: Signs for voyage as cook -Hall (forty) married girl (twenty-two) in case.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 7,
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.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3, col. 1
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.
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
CRIME
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
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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
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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.
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
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
BJ, Page 1, col. 5-8 10/24/1966
Crime Robbery - North Berwick
Miscellaneous: Amusing adventures of a horse thief, in deceiving people in North Berwick.
Bidd. Weekly Journal, Page 3, col. 2
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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
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
BJ, Page 1, col. 1-4 7/10/1964
Crime Robbery - South Berwick
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
Crime Robbery - South Berwick
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
Crime Robbery - South Berwick
First National Bank: Robbers case held over. (Pictures) BJ, Page 1, col. 1-8 7/13/1964
Crime Robbery - South Berwick
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
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 1 & 2 6/13/1938
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 the Maine Supreme Court.
BJ, Page 3 6/14/1938
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 the Maine Supreme Court.
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
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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,
Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 8, col. 2-3
4/8/1910
Crime New England Investment Company: of New Hampshire in bankruptcy. Biddeford French-American investors involved. Urbain Ledoux, Mr. Zero, influential in
Bidd. Daily Journal, Page 7, col. 1-3
4/11/1910
Crime New England Investment Company: of New Hampshire in bankruptcy. Biddeford French-American investors involved. Urbain Ledoux reports
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.
BJ, Page 10 col. 1-2
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)
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,