CONWAY — A man and woman who had allegedly driven a stolen SUV to Walmart, where they were arrested for shoplifting Monday then stole a truck from a Conway gas station Wednesday morning before taking police on a chase through Jackson that ended in a crash in Gorham, Conway Police Chief Chris Mattei said.
On Monday night, at about 10:33 p.m., Conway Police Sgt. Jaymes Lapoint was dispatched to the North Conway Walmart for a report that a man later identified as Michael Deveno, 52, of Franklin was attempting to steal merchandise from the store.
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