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==Border Patrol detains 7 people outside a Maine Home Depot=

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WMTW Updated: 8:55 AM EST Feb 21, 2023

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ROCKLAND, Maine —

Seven people were detained by the U.S. Border Patrol after an investigation into possible theft at the Rockland Home Depot.

Rockland Police say they were called to the store at 9 a.m. Saturday for a group of people who appeared to be concealing items.

Police say they had received past information about a group of people who had stolen tens of thousands of dollars worth of items throughout the state, often using white vans.'

Officers found seven people inside the van who produced foreign identification.

Police say all involved were taken by Border Patrol agents to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation.

Criminal charges are pending.

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On 02/18/23 at approximately 9:00AM Rockland Police were called to the Home Depot on Camden Street regarding a group of individuals in the store that appeared to be concealing items, possibly to steal.

The Asset Protection Office of Home Depot was watching them via remote cameras and management from Home Depot wanted the people trespassed from the store.

Rockland Police have received information in the past regarding a particular group or groups of individuals, often using white vans, that have allegedly stolen tens of thousands of dollars, or more, of materials and equipment throughout the state, particularly from Home Depot.

Asset Protection could see two white vans that the group had gotten out of before entering the store. Sgt. Redden and Officer Finnegan arrived and located one van still on the property. The Officers located seven (7) individuals in the van and attempted to identify them all. All the individuals could only produce identification of a foreign country and spoke very little English. Rockland Police contacted U.S. Border Patrol for investigative purposes and a Border Patrol agent arrived on scene to assist.

Based on the limited information the Rockland Police Officers had on scene and complexity of the investigation, all the persons involved were trespassed with the criminal investigation on-going. Rockland Police and members of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office assisted Border Patrol in detaining and transporting all the individuals to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office for further investigation. Criminal charges are pending.

Issued: February 23, 2023Preliminary Report RRD23MR005

This information is preliminary and subject to change.Norfolk Southern Railway Train Derailmentwith Subsequent Hazardous Material Release and FiresEast Palestine, OhioFebruary 3, 2023 On February 3, 2023, about 8:54 p.m. local time, eastbound Norfolk Southern Railway ( NS) general merchandise freight train 32N derailed 38 railcars on main track 1 of the NS Fort Wayne Line of the Keystone Division in East Palestine, Ohio.1 (See figure.) The derailed equipment included 11 tank cars carrying hazardous materials thatsubsequently ignited, fueling fires that damaged an additional 12 non-derailed railcars. First responders implemented a 1-mile evacuation zone surrounding the derailment sitethat affected up to 2,000 residents. There were no reported fatalities or injuries. At the time of the accident, visibility conditions were dark and clear; the weather was 10°F with no precipitation.

https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/Documents/RRD23MR005%20East%20Palestine%20OH%20Prelim.pdf

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NTSB Media Availability: Norfolk Southern Freight Train Derailment, East Palestine, Ohio

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February 23, 2023: NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy and Office of Railroad, Pipeline, and Hazardous Materials Director, Robert Hall briefs media on the status of NTSB’s investigation into the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern freight train derailment near East Palestine, Ohio.