JEFFERSON, Maine — A woman was injured during a burglary Friday afternoon, but her dog chased away the attacker.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a burglary and aggravated assault at a home on the Hinks Road in Jefferson. Upon arrival, they found a 20-year-old woman suffering from a cut to her abdomen.
The woman said she was home alone with her dog when she heard a noise coming from the attached garage. Upon entering the garage, she found a man rummaging through property stored there. She says that when she confronted the man, he swung an object at her, cutting her abdomen and causing her to fall and strike her head. The woman’s dog then entered the garage and chased the man away. The man fled through the woods to a car waiting on Hinks Road.
The house is listed for sale. The garage doors were open and there were no cars in the driveway at the time of the incident.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 6 feet tall. He was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt and possibly wearing Nike shoes during the time of the incident. The only description on the vehicle is that it is a gray or silver, possibly four-door sedan.
Numerous units from the sheriff’s office and Maine State Police responded to the area and spread out looking for the suspect or suspects. A neighborhood canvas was conducted by Sheriff’s Office Detectives.
The woman was brought to Miles Hospital in Damariscotta via ambulance for treatment injuries not considered life-threatening.
Anyone with any information about the incident is asked to contact the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 882-7332.