Police say they created fake credit cards using stolen numbers and used them to purchase gift and credit cards.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Two out-of-state men arrested in Augusta on drug trafficking charges
Police stopped their car on Western Avenue and found roughly 100 grams of crack cocaine that has an estimated street value of $10,000 to $15,000.
Augusta man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charge
Joshua Harrison, 34, is to be sentenced later following an investigation that turned up hundreds of images of prepubescent children on his computer.
Somerset County court for Oct. 17-28, 2016
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Waterville man with prior manslaughter conviction pleads guilty to gun charge
Erik Hart was ordered to serve an initial nine months and one day behind bars.
Augusta police warn of false Facebook page
The spoofed police page looks almost identical to the real page but has several fake news stories, police said.
Maine State Police to review investigation records in 1993 death of Hebron shooter’s first wife
A murder-suicide last week in which Daniel Randall killed his daughter sparks a new look at a case involving Greta Randall’s fatal fall at a Cape Elizabeth park, which was ruled an accident.
Five years later, Ayla Reynolds’ family eyes court declaration of child’s death
The family of Ayla Reynolds says it is ‘taking appropriate steps to preserve the rights of Ayla’s estate to assert future civil claims’ by requesting a court declaration of the missing Waterville child’s death.
Somerset County court for Oct. 10-14, 2016
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.
Augusta man charged with aggravated assault for allegedly strangling girlfriend
The victim told police Matthew Ramsden also caused a May 2016 crash, not an animal.