The Androscoggin Sheriff’s Department is searching for two suspects after a cannabis shop in Turner was burglarized twice in one week by suspects driving stolen vehicles.
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At approximately 12:56 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, Androscoggin deputies responded to 2742 Auburn Road, the home of 45 Degrees North Cannabis, after a burglar alarm went off.
Two suspects allegedly forced entry to the building and fled in a white 2018 Toyota Highlander SUV before law enforcement arrived.
That vehicle was later reported stolen from a home on Sanders Road in Livermore.
Law enforcement provided security camera images of the burglary at the time.
Under a week later, on Tuesday, May 5, deputies responded to another burglary at 45 North Cannabis Company at approximately 3:15 a.m.
Once again, deputies did not arrive in time to catch suspects before they fled.
According to an investigation, two suspects forced entry to the building and stole an unspecified amount of cannabis products before fleeing in a black vehicle.
That vehicle, like the SUV used in the previous burglary, had also been reported stolen and was later recovered in Augusta by the Augusta Police Department.
Augusta police also recovered an SUV believed to be the vehicle used in the previous burglary.
Though deputies have not yet arrested suspects, investigators believe the two burglaries were related and have leads currently being pursued.
