
A Lewiston, Maine, man is in custody after his ex-girlfriend told a Walmart employee he had kidnapped her. She then said he forced her to steal from the store. Police arrived, found the woman’s ex near the Walmart location, and arrested him.
According to Auburn police, a store employee approached an officer on duty at a Walmart Supercenter in Auburn — 35 miles north of Portland — around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 29, 2025. They reported that a woman inside the store claimed she was being threatened.