According to Detective Bill Tapley of the Lisbon Police Department, officers arrested Justin Edwards, 23, of Poland, and James Vachon, 22, of 50 Fairmount St. in Lewiston following a chase involving officers from Lisbon, Lewiston and Auburn.
Edwards and Vachon were arrested at Vachon’s residence, Tapley said.
Both were charged with eluding police. Edwards was also charged with burglary and theft from a break-in in Sabattus on Tuesday afternoon. Vachon had arrest warrants charging burglary, violation of bail and probation revocation, Tapley said.
The detective said Edwards and Vachon fled from Lisbon officers following a traffic violation. They abandoned their vehicle in Lewiston and dogs tracked them into the woods where a pair of shoes was found by the Androscoggin River.
According to Tapley, Edwards and Vachon swam across the river where a “good Samaritan” gave the pair a ride back to Lewiston.
After questioning people on the Auburn side of the river, officers found the driver who helped Edwards and Vachon. He led police to where he took the pair.
Officers found Edwards and Vachon, as well as clothing still soaked from their swim. Their car had property believed to have been taken in the Sabattus burglary, Tapley said.
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- Lewiston police canine officer Lt. Kevin Cramp follows his police dog Chico as they pick up the scent of two males who bailed out of their vehicle on Common Drive in Lewiston on Tuesday afternoon after a chase by Lisbon Police. The chase started in Lisbon after the suspects “blew through a light” after spotting a Lisbon police, vehicle according to Lisbon Police Det. Bill Tapley. The two male occupants of the vehicle jumped out of the moving vehicle on a slight hill and ran into the woods while the vehicle rolled down the hill. Cramp’s dog Chico followed the scent through the woods to where a pair of sneakers were found by the Androscoggin River, leading the police to believe they may have swam across to the Auburn side. The vehicle contained a number of laptop computers and televisions, leading to a burglary investigation opening up.
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- Lewiston police canine officer Lt. Kevin Cramp follows his police dog, Chico, in picking up the scent of two men who bailed out of their vehicle on Common Drive in Lewiston on Tuesday afternoon after a chase by Lisbon police.
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- Lewiston and Lisbon police secure the scene where two people fled from a car after a traffic stop in Lisbon. The chase ended on Commons Drive off Cotton Road in Lewiston on Tuesday afternoon.
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