
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.
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Boucher says he thinks the thieves may have been after the decorations because there were more expensive trailers nearby.
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