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Police arrest man accused of damaging Saco police cruisers

Police arrest man accused of damaging Saco police cruisers

Photo: Saco Police


SACO, Maine (WGAN) A Saco man accused of smashing the windshields of police cruisers was taken into custody on Wednesday.

Saco police say the suspect, 57-year-old Vincent St. Ours of Saco, is accused of using a hammer to break the windshields of four cruisers that were parked in a restricted area outside the police department around 7:15 a.m. Wednesday.

St. Ours was charged with four counts of aggravated criminal mischief and one count of criminal trespass.

He was being held at York County Jail before his first court appearance, which was scheduled for Friday.

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