A Bremen teenager who allegedly burglarized three Church Street homes last fall faces several new charges after allegedly trying to break into cars in the same neighborhood Saturday, Feb. 14.
Kent M. Little, 19, now faces a total of 10 criminal charges: three counts each of class B burglary and class E theft by unauthorized taking in connection with the fall burglaries, plus one count of class E attempted burglary of a motor vehicle and three counts of class E violation of condition of release. He also received a civil summons for possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Damariscotta Police Department first encountered Little again when he allegedly failed a drug test Feb. 11, Officer Erick Halpin said. The bail conditions from Little’s December arrest subject him to random searches and tests.
Halpin conducted the test and issued Little a summons for violation of condition of release.
Three days later, Halpin received a report of a man in a yellow hoodie trying to gain access to vehicles on Elm Street at about 2:30 p.m., Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14.
Halpin responded to the intersection of Church and Elm and found Little in a yellow hoodie walking along Church Street. Little’s bail conditions bar him from Chapman and Church streets.
Halpin searched Little and found drug paraphernalia, he said. He arrested Little on two more counts of violation of condition of release and transported him to Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset.
Later, Halpin obtained statements from two people who said they watched Little attempt to break into the vehicles. Halpin then issued Little another summons for attempted burglary of a motor vehicle.
As of 8 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, Little remains in jail. He is being held without bail.
Little has allegedly confessed to Nov. 4, Nov. 5, and Dec. 9, 2014 daylight burglaries of Church Street homes, according to police. He allegedly stole about $400 in change from the houses.
Little would go to residences in the neighborhood, knock on the front door, and offer to shovel snow for a fee, Sgt. Jason Warlick said at the time. When nobody was home, he would allegedly go inside and steal change.
Class B crimes are felonies punishable by up to 10 years in prison; class E crimes are misdemeanors punishable by up to six months in jail.
