The Rockland Police Department arrested a Whitfield man on Thursday after he allegedly broke into a Rockland apartment, stole a safe, and filled it with skunk essence.
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On Monday, Rockland Police received a report of a burglary at an apartment.
The town’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) found that a suspect had allegedly broken into the apartment when its owner was on vacation and had stolen a safe.
The suspect also reportedly doused the apartment in liquid skunk essence.
After searching through security footage from nearby businesses, officers were able to locate the stolen items in a nearby dumpster and recover them.
As part of the investigation, on Thursday, the Rockland CID and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at a Whitefield residence.
Later that same day, officers arrested Robert King Jr., 60, of Whitefield on an arrest warrant for felony burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, and theft.
