Wiscasset police are currently investigating a string of burglaries to area businesses that apparently occurred during the overnight hours of July 30 – Aug. 1
The image of a suspect was captured on a security camera at Sea Basket Restaurant on Rt. 1. Police are seeking information regarding the identity of the subject and any other information related to the local burglaries.
Anyone with any information is invited to call the Wiscasset Police Dept. at 882-8202.
According to Wiscasset Police Lt. John Allen, police were notified of the break-ins around 5:45 a.m. Aug. 1 when an employee of Sea Basket Restaurant noticed the business had been burglarized.
Shortly after responding to the initial call, Officer Adam Temple was notified of another burglary at Chewonki Campground, located off Rt. 1 on Chewonki Neck Road.
A short time later, the West Side Campground called and also said they were broken into. After this call, Huber’s Market on Rt. 1, almost beside Sea Basket, reported an attempted break-in.
While Temple was investigating that burglary, he inquired from the restaurant next door, Ship’s Chow Hall. They also said they were broken into as well.
It was learned that several thousand dollars were stolen from Sea Basket. Loose change was taken from Chewonki Campground and West Side Campground. Ship’s Chow Hall was vandalized and sustained severe damage. There was also liquor and small change stolen from Mark Antony’s Restaurant.
During the break-in at Sea Basket, a security camera captured digital images of a suspect. “You can even see that he is looking at the camera,” said Lt. Allen. “We believe that he saw this and then vandalized the computer by running it in the sink with water.”
The suspect was apparently unaware that the photos were being sent to the restaurant owner at his residence in New Hampshire, Allen said.
Anyone with any information regarding these events or who may be able to identify the suspect is requested to contact the Wiscasset Police Dept. at 882-8202.
