Augusta area police reports for Aug. 23, 2019.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Washington Township man charged with selling meth after receiving powder in the mail
Robin Cobb reportedly told police he was using the powder to clean headlights.
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Portland man is behind most of the recent burglaries downtown, police say
Tim Toun was arrested Wednesday after an attempted break-in at the Maine Historical Society and now faces charges in 8 other burglaries since July 28.
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Former Bangor school official arrested in child porn case
The man is charged after a national group notifies police about the uploading to the internet of a sexually explicit image of 2 boys.
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Police arrest felon who threatened to bring gun to Thomaston Walmart
N.Y. authorities alerted Rockport police that Jeremy Rogers had shared a video of himself with an AR-15 rifle, saying he was going to Walmart.
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Pair wanted in Wisconsin arrested in Wells traffic stop
Two New Hampshire residents were stopped for a seat belt violation on Thursday.
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Six face charges of stealing over $100,000 from Wilton service station
When customers at Gould’s Service Station bought propane gas with cash, some employees or former employees would keep the cash, swipe fraudulent rewards cards to get points, which they redeemed for cash, according Wilton police officer Ethan Kyes.
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Farmingdale jewelry store was broken-in to 11 days before August burglary
State Trooper Ian Dunn said the store was broken into on July 21, but could not hypothesize a connection to the August break-in.
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Augusta police warn of scam that ‘spoofs’ the department’s number
City police said a person is impersonating an officer and calling people demanding they buy pre-paid debit cards or else they will be arrested.
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Biddeford man denies charges in Lewiston chase
Allan D. Walsh was arrested in May after fleeing police from Lewiston to Monmouth.