ALFRED, Maine - After an investigation that began in November, a York County Superior Court grand jury has indicted eight people on charges ranging from burglary to firearm violations.
The eight residents of Buxton, Limington and Limerick are alleged to have robbed a number of houses - one of which, by chance, belonged to a gun collector - and sold the stolen guns for drugs and money.
State Trooper Jeremy Forbes says the investigation began when three members of the group were arrested on burglary charges.
"From there, through statements, through surveillance, through listening to telephone calls, we were able to track down where the guns went to, who was in possession of them, and ultimately charge those people," Forbes says.
Forbes says the investigation - by State Police, the York County Sheriff's Department, and the Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms - is ongoing because between five and 15 of the stolen guns are still missing. They've recovered 20 guns, but believe some were transported to Massachusetts to be sold for drugs.
