
A Christmas wreath hangs at the White House (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
ALFRED, Maine (AP) — Hundreds of holiday wreaths have been stolen from a Maine farm.
Gile’s Family Farm owner Frank Boucher said Monday that someone stole a trailer containing more than 200 wreaths from behind the Alfred business sometime between 6 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday.
READ MORE: Brookline teachers go on strike, schools closed MondayThe staff had wanted to unload the wreaths on Saturday, but didn’t see them when they arrived at work.
READ MORE: Bruins sign defenseman Jakub Zboril to two-year extensionBoucher estimates the total value of the stolen items at about $5,000.
Boucher says he thinks the thieves may have been after the decorations because there were more expensive trailers nearby.
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