Cigarettes, beer taken at Brewer store

Brewer police are investigating a weekend break-in at Cowan’s Service Station on South Main Street. According to Cpl. Paul Gauvin, at least two unidentified male suspects entered the station, which was closed at the time, through the front door about midnight Saturday. The thieves helped themselves to beer and cigarettes before fleeing the scene. Gauvin said the station’s alarm system alerted police to the incident. The case remained under investigation Sunday night. (Dawn Gagnon, BDN)

Brewer Patrol Officer Liz Kelley is investigating another weekend theft, this one involving the removal of catalytic converters from 10 vehicles at Brewer Auto Auction on Sparks Avenue. Kelley said the thefts are believed to have occurred between late Saturday night and Sunday morning, when they were discovered and reported by the business owner. A dollar value for the missing parts was not available Sunday.

This weekend’s theft of catalytic converters is among many reported to police in recent months. The parts contain a trio of metals, namely platinum, rhodium and palladium, that have a relatively high scrap value and can be sold on the scrap market for $5 to $100. (Dawn Gagnon, BDN)

In Brewer, Public Works employees were called out Sunday evening to deal with a broken water main near the intersection of Parkway South and Sunset Strip. Details were not available late Sunday. (Dawn Gagnon, BDN)