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Police search for man who stole solar-powered stop sign in Limerick

Photo: York County Sheriff's Office


LIMERICK, Maine (WGAN) Police in York County are searching for a man who they say stole a $1,500 stop sign Friday morning.

Police say it happened at the intersection of Sokokis Trail and Burnham Road in Limerick. The man, wearing a tan Carhart jacket and driving a Chevy 1500 with a bed cover, got out of his truck and used a Sawzall to cut down a brand new solar-powered stop sign.

He put it in the back of his truck and fled down Burnham Road. The York County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information to give them a call.

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