SOUTH PORTLAND — A man and a woman were charged Tuesday with breaking into a car amid a rash of similar complaints, police said.
Jason Fudge, 38, of South Portland was charged with theft, theft from a motor vehicle and violating bail conditions. Lauren Burns, 20, of Portland was charged with theft and theft from a motor vehicle.
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Police said the arrests came after a victim of a car break-in saw someone getting onto a bus while carrying a uniquely marked backpack. The backpack, the victim said, had been stolen from him.
Police stopped the bus on Broadway near Evans Street and arrested Fudge and Burns. Police said their investigation is continuing and additional charges are expected.
South Portland Police said the number of car break-ins this year is 51, not much higher than the 48 that had been reported last year to date. But they said that 26 of the break-ins reported this year have occurred since April 1 and 11 were filed on Tuesday alone.
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