Maine Holiday Burglars Arrested

December 19, 2007 -- State Police have arrested two men in connection with a series of home burglaries in central Maine, including two in which wrapped Christmas toys and presents were stolen. Working with a number of police and sheriff’s departments, State Police detectives arrested Tuesday Karl Kittridge, 43, of Chelsea and Troy Hallett, 39, of Hallowell and charged them with burglary. Hallett is charged with five counts and Kittridge is charged with three. Kittridge has been released on bail and Hallett was due to make his first appearance in court today.

Detectives say they are responsible for home burglaries in Monmouth, Waldoboro, Litchfield, Chelsea and Windsor and are suspects in several others. The burglaries in Monmouth and Waldoboro involved the thefts of wrapped Christmas presents. All of the break-ins took place during the day when the occupants of the homes were away.

State Police worked closely with the Monmouth Police Department in the investigation, which has now expanded to several other counties and communities.

State Police Sgt. Anna Love said among the items recovered were electronic equipment, TV’s, jewelry, computers, digital cameras, money and several Christmas gifts still in their wrapping paper. Many of the stolen items were recovered from the homes of the two men arrested.

One of the burglaries was featured in a story last Friday in the Kennebec Journal in which the families Christmas presents, and items from a stolen safe were recovered within 24 hours from when the burglary was reported.

Source: Maine State Police

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