Posts Tagged ‘arson’

Suspect sought in coffee shop arson

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

 A 49-year-old Augusta man has been charged with arson in connection with a June 2009 fire that destroyed a topless coffee shop in Vassalboro. Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, on Tuesday said a warrant has been issued for Raymond J. Bellavance, who has been missing from his home on Jefferson Street in Augusta for several days. Bellavance is described as 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with dark hair and heavily tattooed arms. McCausland identified Bellavance as the boyfriend of a coffee shop waitress.

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http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/Suspect-sought-in-coffee-shop-arson-.html

Topless coffee bar’s torching arouses investigators’ suspicion of arson

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Firefighters look over the ruins of the Grand View Topless Coffee Shop Wednesday, June 3, 2009 in Vassalboro, Maine VASSALBORO, Maine a ‘ A deliberately set fire destroyed a topless coffee shop early Wednesday, just hours after the owner talked with local …
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