AUGUSTA, Maine — Grand juries in Cumberland County and Androscoggin County indicted two 18-year-olds and two minors in July for arson, burglary, and theft after a months-long, joint investigation between the state fire marshal, Yarmouth Police Department, and several other agencies, according to a news release from the marshal.

From November 2024 to March 2025, the fire marshal and Yarmouth police looked into a series of suspicious fires in Poland and Yarmouth with support from the Maine Forest Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

James Akers, 18, from Portland and Jacob Kaiser, 18, of Biddeford along with two minors were arrested and charged for incidents of arson, burglary, and theft at multiple locations, including the former Elan School property in

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