BATH

Police arrested two men in connection with a theft from the Bath Public Works Department. One also was charged with burglary and operating under the influence.

Bath police responded to the department May 14, where aluminum panels used in projects requiring workers to work in trenches — valued at $10,000 — were reported stolen from behind a building.

On May 20, Bath police Officer Ted Raedel responded to the Hill House Convalescent Home on Whiskeag Road for a report of a suspicious person.

Raedel said he found Mark Cota operating a motor vehicle behind the home. After an investigation, he arrested Cota on a charge of operating under the influence.

The same day, Bath police received a call from a residence on Whiskeag Road reporting a burglary. Police responding to the home found a jewelry box had been gone through and a firearm that had been moved from one part of the home to another.

After investigation, police linked Cota to that incident and charged him with burglary.

Further investigation led police to charge Cota with the theft of the aluminum panels, police said.

As the investigation continued, detectives also charged Mark Johnson with theft, as well as a probation violation, in connection with the theft of the aluminum panels.

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