County program seeks to solve Houlton crime

HOULTON – The Aroostook Crime Stoppers would like to solve a crime that occurred at about 1:50 a.m. April 7, when an armed robbery took place at the County View Hotel on the Houlton Road in Presque Isle

An unknown person entered the hotel with a handgun and held up the clerk. The robber jumped over the clerk’s counter, pushing the clerk to the floor. The person took more than $1,000 in cash, then jumped back over the counter and ran out the front door.

The suspect was carrying a handgun with a plastic bottle over the muzzle of the gun and wore a ski mask, gray jeans, short-sleeve blue shirt and latex gloves.

Police performed a search of the area, using tracking dogs, but turned up no solid leads.

If anyone has information about this crime, or any other crime, call the Aroostook County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-638-8477.

People with information about this or any crime do not have to give a name. Anyone providing information this month that leads to a grand jury indictment on this crime is eligible for a $1,000 reward. Crime Stoppers also will pay for information about other felony crimes.