During a search of a home on Hotel Road, police find drugs with a street value of 12,000 and an AR-15 assault rifle.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Wales man charged with stealing electricity from CMP
Central Maine Power Co. says Nicholas Gagne stole power valued at more than $3,000 and created a fire hazard while risking electrocution.
Woman, former town councilor found dead in Old Orchard Beach home
Police are investigating the deaths of Dana Furtado, 44, and Amber Morrow, 21, but say nothing indicates the deaths were suspicious.
Kennebec Journal Jan. 24 police log
Augusta area police reports for Jan. 24, 2017.
Palmyra man charged with possessing child pornography
Issac Bissell is free on bail after being charged with two counts of possession of sexually explicit material depicting children under 12, both class C felonies.
Waterville police issue underage drinking summonses to dozen Colby students
Police responded to a Carroll Street home about 1 a.m. and discovered that some students had thrown a party involving underage drinking.
Morning Sentinel Jan. 24 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 24, 2017.
Teenager charged with setting fire to Cornville barn
A 14-year-old girl is charged with arson after a blaze at a barn that’s part of a residential school program run by the Maine nonprofit Spurwink.
Two men charged with heroin trafficking in Southwest Harbor
The arrests were made following an investigation into the sale of heroin on Mount Desert Island, the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency says.
Rumford man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine
Wendell White allowed two criminal gangs to use the Bangor apartment he shared with his 3-year-old son to sell crack, authorities say.