UPDATE: The suspect is in custody, Jay police said.
The Jay Police Department is searching for an “armed and dangerous” man in connection with a series of burglary complaints Saturday, according to a department press release.
Craig Tracy, 43, is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, 190 pounds and has a red goatee as well as red hair, the release said. He has multiple active warrants out for his arrest.
The Jay Police Department is asking anyone who sees Tracy to not approach him and to contact the department at 207-897-6766 or the Franklin County Dispatch Center’s nonemergency line at 207-778-6140 with any information.
The department is also looking for information on the location of a light blue Audi hatchback. According to the department, the vehicle may have damage to its passenger-side front and a portion of the bumper may be held together by duct tape. It may also have Maine Agriculture license plates.
Police responded Saturday to numerous complaints about burglaries and suspicious individuals along East Jay Road, the release said. Officers allegedly found Tracy in the act of stealing a vehicle, which he then used to ram a Jay police vehicle as he left the scene.
The vehicle was found shortly after with the help of surrounding agencies, police said.
Police were then called to reports that Tracy had stolen an ATV. Police located the ATV and pursued Tracy into the Central Maine Power corridor, where he escaped, the release said.
Police said that related to the incidents they arrested 39-year-old Danielle Adams after tracking her with a K9 unit. She was arrested on multiple warrants and charged with possession of scheduled drugs.
This is a developing story.
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