Augusta area police reports for Sept. 13, 2016.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Fairfield arrests net $6,000 worth of heroin, police say
Kristen Leigh Johansen, 30, of Anson, was arrested on drug charges after Officer Jordan Brooks allegedly found 31 grams of heroin in her car.
Maine’s highest court hears Sidney man’s appeal in child sex assault case
An attorney for Eric Bard, 26, told the justices Tuesday police violated Bard’s constitutional right to be protected from illegal searches and seizures.
Judge sets bail for 6 arrested following stabbing, drug raid
Defendants’ lawyers argue affidavits thin on substance, details of reasons for arrest.
Career outlaw Robert Tucker indicted by a Somerset County grand jury for second time this year
Well known to police, Tucker, of Anson, is charged with several burglaries and thefts from 2014 to last November when he crashed his car in a police chase.
Winslow police are the latest in the area to use body cameras
The department joins other area towns in outfitting patrol officers with cameras, and Police Chief Shawn O’Leary said the costs are worth it, both for officers and the public.
Augusta police seek help to identify man suspected of trying to break into home
The man was caught on the homeowner’s security camera, police said.
St. Albans man indicted on child assault, animal cruelty charges
Jason A. Tuttle, 39, alleged to have punched his dog in the head and knocked down a 3-year-old in August, is one of several indicted in Somerset County last week.
Two plead guilty in connection to 2015 Franklin County sexual molestation case
Anna LaRochelle, 26, of Anson, and Jamie Ouellette, 38, of Wilton, pleaded guilty last week to felony sex crimes stemming from allegations that they, along with Ouellette’s wife, molested a child under the age of 14 and forced the child to watch them have sex.
Fairfield man arrested for alleged possession of child porn
Robert W. Card, 32, was arrested on a warrant from Maine State Police over the weekend and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.