Trio arrested in connection with rash of break-ins in Orrington, Veazie

Posted April 19, 2014, at 2:54 p.m.

William Cushman

PHOTO COURTESY OF PENOBSCOT COUNTY JAIL
William Cushman

Randall James Cressey

PHOTO COURTESY OF PENOBSCOT COUNTY JAIL
Randall James Cressey

BANGOR, Maine — Three people have been arrested in connection with home invasions last weekend in Orrington and Veazie, according to the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office.

William Cushman, 22, of Brewer, Randall Cressey, 23, and Courtney Braley, 18, both of Bangor were arrested Friday in connection with five burglaries in Veazie and four in Orrington on April 11.

Information about the number of charges filed against each suspect was not released.

Cushman and Cressey remained Saturday at the Penobscot County Jail.

A joint investigation by the sheriff’s office and Veazie police led officers to the arrests, according to a news release issued by the sheriff’s office.

Some of the stolen items were recovered, including a missing firearm from a Veazie residence, Chief Deputy Troy Morton of the sheriff’s office said in the release.

The case remains under investigation, he said.