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Crime in Maine Down 8.7 Percent

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Crime in Maine decreased 8.7 percent during 2016, according to the Maine Department of Public Safety. It is the fifth consecutive year that crime has decreased in Maine for a total decline during the past five years of 38.6 percent. Crime dropped 7.1 percent in 2015, 13 percent in 2014, 8.3 percent in 2013, and 1.5 percent in 2012.

Lincoln County Courts

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Douglas C. Anderson, 21, Port Clyde, attaching false plates, Jan. 30, 2015, $150.

Nobleboro Man Escapes Armed Robbery Attempt

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A 33-year-old Nobleboro man escaped a robbery attempt at knifepoint at his home Sunday, Oct. 8. Police have charged a 26-year-old Somerset County man in connection with the incident.

Lincoln County Courts

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Kaleigh A. Beaucage, 20, Jefferson, minor consuming liquor, July 15, $200.

Lincoln County Courts

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Nicholas Adkins, 27, Warren, OUI (alcohol), July 10, $500, Two Bridges Regional Jail three days, license suspended 150 days.

Lincoln County Courts

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Joshua D. Benner, 28, Newcastle, violating condition of release, Sept. 12, Two Bridges Regional Jail 72 hours.

Lincoln County Courts

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Junior Amadja, 32, Lewiston, operate vehicle without license, Dec. 23, 2016, dismissed (other).

Lincoln County Indictments

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Lincoln County indictments, Sept. 13:

Joshua D. Benner, 28, Damariscotta, class B theft by deception, class C operating after revocation, class C possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.

Lincoln County Courts

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Ariana L. Doherty, 31, Augusta, operating after habitual offender revocation, Nov. 28, 2016, $500, Two Bridges Regional Jail 30 days; domestic violence assault, May 29, Two Bridges Regional Jail 364 days, all but seven days suspended, probation one year; criminal mischief, May 29, Two Bridges Regional Jail seven days; violating condition of release, Aug. 31, Two Bridges Regional Jail seven days.

Report of Robbery in Waldoboro Unfounded, Police Say

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A report of an armed robbery and attempted kidnapping in Waldoboro on Friday, Sept. 1 was unfounded, according to a press release from the Waldoboro Police Department. The department is treating the report as a “possible drug-related incident.” The Waldoboro Police Department, along with the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and an agent with the Maine Drug […]


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