Police: Attempted break-in leads to arrest, confession to other burglaries
Jeromy Merchant, 31, of Livermore Falls
CARTHAGE - A Livermore Falls man was arrested following an alleged attempt to break into a residence on Center Hill Road in Weld Tuesday morning, with police saying the man admitted to committing other burglaries over the past few weeks.
Jeromy Merchant, 31, with a last known address on Munsey Avenue in Livermore Falls was arrested in Carthage on a probation violation Tuesday, following a search by Franklin County Sheriff's Department and other local departments.
Just after 11 a.m., dispatchers received a call from a resident on the Center Hill Road in Weld regarding an attempt to break into their home. The suspect fled, reportedly in a blue vehicle, and several FCSD deputies responded to the area. Wilton and Dixfield Police Department personnel, as well as other agencies, were informed about the incident and began monitoring roads exiting the area.
According to FCSD Lt. Niles Yeaton, Dixfield officers traveling down Rt. 142 from Dixfield to Carthage observed a man matching the description of the suspect and detained him. FCSD personnel then interviewed the man, Merchant, that afternoon.
"The suspect was interviewed by deputies and made admissions to committing numerous burglaries during the past four weeks," Yeaton said in a statement released Wednesday morning. "Some reported stolen items were located in the vehicle, identified and seized by deputies."
Merchant was arrested on a probation violation and was taken to Franklin County Detention Center for processing.
"We thank the area law enforcement agencies for their quick response in the apprehension of this suspect," Yeaton said.
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Unreal! Why is it so hard for these people to have some PRIDE and get a JOB ! Why do they have to steal from all the hard working people who EARNED what they have.??? Yes, jobs are tough to find right now, but STILL... stealing is just wrong.
Recorded confessions, stolen items recovered, multiple eyewitnesses.
...Now, what are the chances that the PD and DA can get together and actually put this jackwagon behind bars for a while, instead of giving him a weekend off and $100 bail?
Fantastic police work! Good job to Franklin SO and Dixfield PD. Thank you Deputy Nick Zecher and Detective Tom White.
Thanks to all the officers involved for a good job well done.They caught him quickly
I agree with DRAGONFLY. I am so sick and tired of the crime that has been going on in this area in the last few years or so. I have installed a do it yourself home security system and purchased a gun to protect myself and my family. We need tougher penalties for repeat offenders and first time offenders. These criminals/convicts need to stop being such stupid idiots who are the scum of society and start living their lives on the straight and narrow like the majority of hard working people in the area. They need to stop living off the state and federal systems for their entire lives. They also need to stop stealing from good people who work hard to earn what they have and these scumbag criminals come and steal peoples possessions so they can either feed their alcohol and drug addictions.
Lock him up for a long time
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It's scary this was in my home town right up the road. Hope this comes to a stop..
MAYBE HE'S LOOKING FOR 3 HOTS AND A COT....HE GOT IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone is so quick to judge...i personally know this person and he isn't addicted to drugs or alcohol...and I hope that his kids don't see people judging their father this way...if there was help for people with mental health problems people would be in better situations, so instead of throwing judgement out on sick people...start helping to get more programs for sick individuals....and respect the fact that some people that screw up have kids that just might read these negative comments...sick world we live in.
Sounds like Franklin CountyJail is filling up now if we just pray really hard the power will go out and the criminals won't have air conditioning. Maybe they will fry, It is the only chance that justice will be served, the courts ar way to lienient.
He, obviously, doesn't care what his kids think of him, why should anyone else?
A special thank you to the Auburn Police Department in helping recover some of the stolen items!!! We're still working on recovering some of them, unfortunately some very precious items were already melted down.
And to momof2... so you're saying this guy broke into people's homes because he has a mental health problem and it had nothing to do with drug issues?
Yes nichole I am saying that...this is my kids father and he has no drug problem...he is mentally ill...and Ed he does care about his kids....he has 2 with me that he is a great father too...