AUGUSTA -- For Clinton R. Damboise, coming up with the money to feed a drug habit was as easy as a quick drive to Sidney, where he would pluck snowmobiles from the yard of Power Equipment Plus.

The 31-year-old, sometime Chelsea resident, developed a knack for slipping in and out of the business that was so successful he managed to repeat his forays on multiple occasions over a six-year period.

On Monday, his luck ran out when he was confronted with the results of an investigation that included footwork by no less than four police agencies and charged him with stealing more than $100,000 in trucks, snowmobiles, snowmobile trailers and power tools.

"We obtained a full confession following four separate interviews," said Kennebec County Sheriff-elect Randall A. Liberty.

Liberty credited Kennebec County Sheriff's Detective Michael Durham with spearheading the extensive burglary investigation that included more than four vehicle thefts from B&S Paving of Manchester, two snowmobile thefts from private owners in Mt. Vernon and Readfield and the multiple snowmobile thefts from Power Equipment Plus.

Liberty said Damboise would steal trucks, snowmobiles, and trailers and then drive to Connecticut where he would either sell them for cash or exchange them for drugs. Three of the stolen trucks were recovered in Connecticut and a fourth is expected to be recovered soon.