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Maine Crime

Published
June 23, 2016

West Forks boxer wins acquittal in court

Brandon S. Berry had been charged with engaging a prostitute following a police sting in Augusta, but a judge on Thursday cleared him of wrongdoing.
Published
June 22, 2016

Juvenile on home arrest spurs two-hour Waterville search

After a search by Waterville police and a Maine State Police dog tracking team, the boy was taken into protective custody.
Published
June 22, 2016

Viles ‘in a league of her own’ after guilty verdict in $500K theft from town, prosecutor says

Former Anson tax collector Claudia Viles was convicted Wednesday on 13 charges — one felony and 12 misdemeanors — that she stole excise tax money, tampered with public records and didn't pay income taxes.
Published
June 21, 2016

Wilton woman jailed for heroin trafficking

Jaymie Leigh Logan, 31, of Wilton, was sentenced to an initial nine months in prison with the remainder of the four-year sentence suspended.
Published
June 21, 2016

Waterville dog attack results in six charges

An unleashed dog attacked a passer-by Monday, a year after biting the city's animal control officer.

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Published
June 21, 2016

Kennebec Journal June 21 police log

Augusta area police reports for June 21, 2016.
Published
June 21, 2016

Morning Sentinel June 21 police log

Waterville area police reports for June 21, 2016.
Published
June 21, 2016

Inmate caught after fleeing work detail in Piscataquis County, police say

Law enforcement, including Maine State Police, Somerset and Piscataquis sheriff's deputies, and the Maine Warden Service, pursued inmate Jonathan Edman on Tuesday in the Kingsbury Plantation area.
Published
June 21, 2016

Auditor testifies to $500,000 gap between Anson excise taxes collected, deposited

In the second day of former tax collector Claudia Viles' trial on charges she stole hundreds of thousands from the town, Richard Emerson said town officials didn't heed his warnings about lack of oversight and the risks of not making timely deposits.
Published
June 21, 2016

Augusta police investigate Tuesday morning robbery of convenience store

The robber did not show a weapon but stole an undetermined amount of cash from The Big Apple convenience store on Stone Street, police said.