By David Harry
Staff Writer

A Saco resident is now in the Cumberland County Jail in Portland after varied encounters with man’s best friend Saturday morning.
Scarborough police said Richard R. Martin Jr. of North Street is charged with burglary, burglary of a vehicle, five counts of attempted burglary of a motor vehicle and violating bail conditions after he and his pit bull allegedly broke into a home on Ross Road just after midnight Saturday.
Martin appeared in Cumberland County Superior Court Monday before Justice Thomas Warren, and officials at the Cumberland County Jail said Martin is currently being held on cash bail totaling more than $1,700.
According to jail officials, $210 of the bail is for an outstanding warrant in York County on Martin’s failure to appear in court to answer a charge of harassment by telephone.
After leaving the home on Ross Road, Martin, 29, was tracked to the Pine Point area by a canine team from the Old Orchard Beach Police Department, Scarborough Police Dispatcher Jaime Higgins said.
Police responding to the burglary call found a car outside the residence had been broken into and five other cars along Ross Road showed signs of attempted entry.
Martin’s dog was picked up at the Scarborough Police Station by a family member early Saturday morning, according to Sgt. Rick Rouse.

Staff writer David Harry can be reached at 282-4337, ext. 219