Suspect arrested for alleged robbery of Belfast Circle K

Fri, 03/24/2023 - 10:00pm

    BUCKSPORT — A suspect in the March 23 robbery of the Belfast Circle K convenience store, located on Northport Ave., has been arrested.

    Kristen Herbest, 23, of Bucksport, was arrested after being identified as a suspect in the robbery, which took place in the early morning hours, according to a March 24, media release from Belfast Police Chief Robert Cormier. 

    Herbest is allegedly the person seen in surveillance footage that was released to the public yesterday; police executed a search warrant on State Route 46 in Bucksport today. 

    Officers executed the warrant today, following a “culmination of tips and information gathered,” Cormier wrote. 

    Herbest has been charged with robbery and is scheduled to be arraigned in Waldo County Unified Court May 12. 

    Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to contact Belfast PD at 338-2040.