Three teens summoned in string of car-part thefts

A Bangor police detective issued summonses recently to three teenagers in connection with a series of thefts from car dealerships that dates back to October.

Shawn J. Laplante of Glenburn, Nicholas Vigue of Brewer and Nicholas Robertson of Clifton, all 18-year-old students at Eastern Maine Community College, were charged with thefts of tires, rims and other car parts from dealerships along Hogan Road essentially across the street from the college.

Bangor police Detective Chris Stevens has been working on the case for several months and recently connected all of the pieces and issued the summonses last week and this week. The thefts totaled more than $12,000.

The detective’s police report details how Laplante was tracked after he put stolen tires and rims on his truck that were traced back to Quirk Auto Park. Laplante initially said he bought the parts from an unknown male but then confessed and implicated Vigue and Robertson, who admitted to their involvement.

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Bangor police called to investigate a domestic dispute arrested a man late Wednesday on an outstanding warrant after they found him hiding underneath some covers at a Garland Street apartment.

A neighbor notified police that an argument was taking place upstairs and when police got there, a young woman answered the door. Police asked if anyone else was there and discovered a male hiding under blankets in the bedroom, according to a police report.

The man identified himself as Matthew Gray but said he didn’t have any identification. When police checked his name, they discovered outstanding warrants in connection with five alleged thefts.

The man then changed his mind and said he was, in fact, Matthew Williams, 19. He produced a Maine license that confirmed his identity.

Unfortunately, Williams also had an outstanding warrant for failure to pay fines and was arrested.

– Compiled by BDN reporter Eric Russell