Waterville area police reports for Dec. 16, 2016.
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Kennebec Journal Dec. 16 police log
Augusta area police reports for Dec. 16, 2016.
Car-splitting crash injures 2 in Augusta
The accident closed Townsend Road near the Marketplace at Augusta for about three hours Thursday night.
Clinton police continue investigation of dairy farm mischief
The vandals are believed to be juveniles, and police are conducting interviews as they investigate the release of hundreds of cows from a local farm’s holding pen, a case that’s drawn nationwide interest, including from the FBI.
Two Cuban nationals arrested in Waterville plead guilty in credit card scam
Police say they created fake credit cards using stolen numbers and used them to purchase gift and credit cards.
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.