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‘It looked like a bomb went off.’ Portland man accused of ransacking businesses to steal heaps of metal By Maxine Bernstein, oregonlive.com
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The 56-year-old owner and manager certainly was industrious and his operation appeared lucrative.
White raked in $178,000 in 18 months, court records show.
He collected aluminum, copper and brass all over Portland. He then sold the piles of metal scrap to bigger recycling companies.
But for White, the name of his enterprise hinted at what he apparently thoughtwas the best way to get the metal: by stealing, police and prosecutors allege.
Police found that White ran his company from little more than a dirt patch beside a Northeast Portland road, where they said he parked his mobile home, a pickup, several trailers and a tangle of twisted stolen metal, spools of wire and burn bins used to strip insulated wire.
It looked like a bomb went off Portland man accused of ransacking businesses to steal heaps of metal
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Bangor, Maine News Update: December 10, 2020
The Maine CDC reports 405 new cases of COVID-19 statewide and 91 people who have recovered. 7 more people, diagnosed with the virus, have passed away in Androscoggin, Cumberland, Hancock, and York counties.
Bangor Police are once again asking for the public s help locating a homeless man who s been missing since last year. 55-year-old Richard Cole has blonde hair and blue eyes, is about 5 8 tall and 150 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Aaron Brooker.
Mainers who are still unemployed as a result of the pandemic will receive a one-time $600 payment through the state s new pandemic relief program. The payment will be distributed by the end of the December to the individual s account or debit card on file with the unemployment program.