Waterville area police reports for Aug. 12, 2016.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Waterville fire originated in garage, state fire marshal’s office says
The cause of the fire at 5 Belmont Ave. still hasn’t been determined, and investigators from the Office of the State Fire Marshal and Waterville fire department were at the scene Thursday conducting interviews.
Lincoln County deputy indicted on 22 counts related to sexual abuse of minors
Kenneth L. Hatch, a 17-year veteran of the department and the 2015 deputy of the year, is accused of abusing three girls and furnishing one of them marijuana.
Former Hall-Dale custodian says he served 10-day sentence three times
Sedgewick Armstrong, 64, of Augusta is suing the former Kennebec County sheriff and jail officers in a case now in federal court.
Skowhegan landlord faces possible jail time, fines over safety violations in burned building
Fire officials reported finding exposed live wires and a window that was nailed shut, among other code infractions.
Augusta woman to serve year in prison for heroin trafficking
Dominique Kirk, 28, failed to appear for her sentencing hearing in April 2015, so a judge tacked on more time.
West Gardiner woman jailed for 90 days for theft of state benefits
Hope Atwater, 59, is to begin her sentence Sept. 1 after her guilty plea to stealing MaineCare and other benefits.
Little known about Rangeley, Wilton shootings
Nearly two weeks after a man was killed in a home invasion in Rangeley and almost three months after another died in Wilton, there are no charges and little information is available about the Franklin County incidents.
Oakland sex assaults on children send man to prison for 18 years
An additional 12 years was suspended, and Stephen R. Smith, 37, was placed on probation for 18 years.
Kennebec Journal Aug. 7 police log
Augusta area police reports for Aug. 7, 2016.