Former Maine Man Sought for Market Basket Robbery

It took them a month but detectives inside the Portsmouth Police Department believe that know who is responsible for robbing the Market Basket in Portsmouth last month after the alleged suspect was arrested in Nevada last week.

According to a press statement, detectives have issued an arrest warrant for Gerald Bickford, 35, currently being held in Nevada on a bank robbery charge.

Bickford was arrested in Las Vegas, NV, on March 5, after robbing a bank in Boulder City, NV, and reportedly leading police on a high-speed pursuit in a maroon Dodge Charger, similar to the one identified in the Market Basket robbery on Feb. 2. The Charger had a Maine license plate, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.

“Bickford is currently incarcerated in Nevada,” according to Capt. Mike Schwartz of the Portsmouth Police Department. “Nevada authorities are aware of Bickford’s pending criminal charges in New Hampshire and extradition will be resolved at a later time.”

Police are asking for anyone who might have information about Bickford or the Market Basket incident to contact Detective Josh McCain at 603-610-7513.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Portsmouth Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.