The 14-year-old girl is not believed to have been abducted
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Kennebec Journal Dec. 31 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 31, 2016.
Morning Sentinel Dec. 31 police log
Waterville area police reports for Jan. 1, 2017.
Kennebec County Sheriff-elect Ken Mason prepares to take charge
There will be swearing-in ceremonies for Mason on Sunday and Tuesday.
Fourth church targeted in series of burglaries, attempts in Waterville
The Unitarian Universalist Church is the latest to find a damaged door and evidence of forced entry days after a trio of city churches were also targeted.
Starks man arrested in Alfred on drug charges
Marshall Smith, 27, allegedly had 124 grams of the highly potent material called “shatter” during a police traffic stop.
Anson man charged with break-in, theft at Anson Town Office
Peter Mcanistan, 38, faces felony charges alleging he broke into the office Dec. 19 and stole $3,100 in cash, which was caught on a newly installed video surveillance system.
Madison laundromat broken into on Christmas Eve; change machine ripped from wall
Elm House Laundromat on Main Street remains closed as police investigate and appeal to the public for information.
Mass. man arrested in Augusta on drug trafficking charge
Police say Jaime Brea, 50, was bringing heroin from Massachusetts to sell in Augusta.
Jackson man arrested for allegedly raping child
Paul Andrews, 33, was arrested by Maine State Police on Tuesday on a class A charge of gross sexual assault.