Law Enforcement News: Public's Help Needed Regarding Burglaries

Rockland, Maine - Knox County Law Enforcement, including Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Rockland, Thomaston, Rockport and Camden Police Departments are requesting the public’s help regarding burglaries at local businesses.  In the last 10 days, three Knox County businesses have been burglarized in the middle of the night where safes have been broken into and thousands of dollars stolen.  Law enforcement is asking business owners to make nightly deposits to help insure safe keeping of their cash.  With a holiday weekend approaching, it is typical that there may be more cash on hand than normal and the thief’s are aware to take advantage of that.

If businesses are concerned for carrying cash out of the building at night, you are encouraged to contact your local law enforcement agency for an escort to your night depository.

The general public is also encouraged to call 9-1-1 for any suspicious activity, particularly in vicinity of businesses, for law enforcement to check on.  Do not assume that an alarm you hear is automatically called in.

Search For ARMED AND DANGEROUS Man

Belfast, Maine - State Police are asking for the public's help this morning in locating a man considered armed and dangerous following the shooting of two people overnight in Belfast. One woman is dead and a man was critically wounded in a shooting inside a home at 162 Waldo Ave, which is also Route 137. Police are seeking 44 year old Todd Gilday of Belfast who is driving a 2007 gray Nissan Altima with Maine lobster plate FOREX. The wounded man was rushed to a hospital and is undergoing emergency surgery.

Gilday is 5 foot 9 inches tall and weighs 280 pounds. Anyone seeing him or his car, should call 911 immediately. Belfast Police and the Waldo County Sheriff's Office responded to the shooting scene about 11 pm.

Memorial Vases Stolen

Portland, Maine - The Portland Police Department is investigating the theft of sixty bronze memorial vases from the Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery, 2002 Congress Street. Between Wednesday, November 7th and Monday, November 12th, 2012, person(s) unknown removed the memorial vases from graves at the cemetery. Each memorial vase weighs approximately ten pounds and is unique in shape. The approximate value of the memorial vases is $12,000 dollars.

The Portland Police Department is requesting assistance from the public in identifying the thieves and recovering the memorial vases.

Anyone with information regarding the theft of these memorial vases is urged to call the Portland Police Department at 874-8533.

To provide information anonymously, community members may contact us by text, internet, or phone.

Mobile phone users can text the keyword “GOTCHA” plus their message to 274637 (CRIMES).
Submit tips by going to the Portland Police Department website: www.portland-police.com and clicking "Submit an Anonymous Crime Tip.”

Anonymous phone tips can be left on the Department’s Crime Tip line:
207-874-8584.