Augusta area police reports for Jan. 31, 2019.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Morning Sentinel Jan. 31 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 31, 2019.
Skowhegan-area woman arrested in Oklahoma on sex charges
Amy L. Bussard awaits extradition back to Maine on charges of unlawful sexual contact with two underage girls.
Portland police want to know: How safe do you feel?
An online survey posted by the Portland Police Department probes residents’ attitudes toward public safety in their neighborhoods and officers’ job performance.
Morning Sentinel Jan. 30 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 30, 2019.
Suspect in Maine burglary ring seeks to keep cellphone records out of trial
Prosecutors are asking the state’s high court to overturn a lower court ruling that the records were not properly obtained.
Ex-teacher at religious school in Freeport gets 8 years for sex crimes against student
Derek Boyce, 37, goes to prison for having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl who was his student at Pine Tree Academy, a Seventh-day Adventist school.
Kennebec Journal Jan. 30 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 30, 2019.
Maine man who killed burglar sentenced to prison on drug, gun charges
Jordan Richard, 25, of New Vineyard gets more than 13 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl, among other drugs, and discharging a firearm.
Sanford man awaiting trial in kidnapping is accused of selling prison contraband
Dylan Austin is being held at the York County Jail on kidnapping, terrorizing and assault charges stemming from a 2018 incident in which another Sanford man was stabbed and beaten with a pipe.