Waterville area police reports for Wednesday, March 22, 2018.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Dayton man, accused of strangling girlfriend, and his mother arrested
Sandra King is charged with hindering the apprehension of her son as he fled police.
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Portland police chief explains body-camera roll-out to small audience
A pilot program involving eight officers will begin in April, and more cameras could be used by the end of the year.
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Temple man gets 18 months for assaulting father
The altercation between father and son led to a police standoff when the son would not leave the father’s house.
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Gardiner woman arraigned on federal drug conspiracy charge
Heather Downs, 31, denied the charge at her arraignment Wednesday in Bangor.
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Honduran man who claimed racial profiling is convicted of illegal entry
Mario Ernesto Garcia-Zavala, 22, was arrested in Portland on Sept. 9, 2017, after a trooper stopped the van in which he was a passenger.
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Portland police release description, photo of gas station armed robber
They ask for anyone with information about Tuesday night’s robbery on Forest Avenue to contact police.
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Police say landowner’s complaint about tent led to arrest of burglary suspect
Joshua L. Vandine is accused of stealing enough antiques, tools and other items over two years to fill two U-Haul trailers.
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High-profile restaurant owners, charged with writing bad checks for $19,000, have left Maine
Thomas and Shannon Bard, who owned Zapoteca in Portland and face a civil judgments in the tens of thousands, could face jail time and fines of $5,000 to $20,000.
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Man accused of sending himself nude photos from Maine car buyer’s phone
The photos were stolen when a sales rep for a marketing firm helped a customer link her phone to her new car.