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The University of Maine Police Department, in cooperation with the Orono Police Department, arrested a Bangor man on Tuesday afternoon for a recent theft that occurred at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
UMPD Detective Bill Flagg and OPD Detective Andrew Whitehouse arrested Mark E. Lewis, 43, at his home at 1:10 p.m. March 22 on misdemeanor charges of theft and misuse of identification. According to Flagg, UMPD is investigating Lewis in connection to a string of thefts at the Rec Center.
“We haven’t charged him for those other thefts, but we’re looking at him for other thefts including money, wallets and an iPod,” Flagg said. “Those are the type of thefts we’ve been experiencing at the Rec Center.”
Thefts of belongings left in the Rec Center locker rooms or in cubbies near the basketball courts have occurred frequently this semester.
Flagg and Whitehouse obtained a warrant from the Bangor District Court for Lewis’ arrest after a credit card that was in a wallet stolen from the Rec Center’s locker room was used at an Orono convenience store, according to a University of Maine press release. Security camera footage showed Lewis using the card.
Earlier that day, Lewis was a referee for a youth basketball tournament at the Rec Center. Flagg said Lewis has refereed at the Rec Center multiple times in the past, which may be a way to connect him to previous thefts.
