LEWISTON, ME — Three Massachusetts residents face multiple charges after a stolen dump truck rammed a police cruiser and crashed into a school playground fence Friday night.
Lewiston Police Officers received a FLOCK alert just before 8 p.m. May 22, 2026, indicating that a stolen Ford dual-wheeled dump truck out of Marlborough, Massachusetts, was operating in the downtown area.
Officers located the stolen vehicle in the area of Bartlett Street and Walnut Street.
As officers attempted to stop the vehicle, it pulled into the rear parking lot of 84 Walnut Street.
The suspect vehicle intentionally rammed into a cruiser, totaling the vehicle.
Officers continued pursuing the vehicle down Howe Street and to the rear of Longley School, where the vehicle crashed into the playground fence.
Patrol officers apprehended the occupants as they attempted to flee from the disabled vehicle.
The driver was identified as Antonio Moralespijoan, 23, of Marlborough, Massachusetts, and was charged with reckless conduct, aggravated criminal mischief, refusing to submit to arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, theft by receiving stolen property and theft by unauthorized use of property.
A passenger, Angelika Almeida, 20, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was charged with theft by unauthorized use of property and possession of stolen property.
A third passenger, Steven Grossi, 37, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was charged with theft by unauthorized use of property, possession of stolen property and refusing to submit to arrest.
The vehicle had been reported stolen out of Marlborough, Massachusetts, at approximately 7:25 a.m. Friday morning.
An officer pursuing the suspects following the crash sustained a large laceration to the back of his head after coming into contact with the mangled fence.
The officer was transported to St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center by a fellow officer, where he received seven staples to close the laceration.
The officer operating the cruiser that was rammed was uninjured.
