Teacher who won $1M prize is accused of stealing $28 leash

 

October 12, 2017



EDGECOMB, Maine (AP) — A Maine teacher who pleaded guilty to shoplifting a $14.99 blouse after winning the $1 million Global Teacher Prize is accused of violating her conditions of release by stealing a $28 dog leash.

Wiscasset police tell the Bangor Daily News that Nancie Atwell received a summons for theft Friday.

Atwell had pleaded guilty to stealing a blouse in 2016 in a plea agreement that required her to stay out of trouble for two years.

The 66-year-old Atwell was also charged with theft in a 2014 case that came to light after the 2016 charge. The outcome of that case wasn't immediately...



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