WATERVILLE — The search for 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds is now a criminal investigation and the Maine State Police are taking the lead, Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey said Friday.
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Police log offers insight into Ayla custody issues
LEWISTON — A dispatch log from the Lewiston Police Department sheds new light on who had custody of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds in the months before her disappearance.
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‘America’s Most Wanted’ to air another segment
For a second week in a row, the TV show “America’s Most Wanted” will air a segment on the Ayla Reynolds case.
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TV show again to feature case
For a second week in a row, the TV show “America’s Most Wanted” will air a segment on the Ayla Reynolds case.
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$30,000 reward offered in search for Ayla Reynolds
WATERVILLE — A $30,000 reward has been offered for any information that leads investigators to 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds.
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$30,000 reward offered in toddler case
WATERVILLE — A $30,000 reward has been offered for any information that leads investigators to 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds.
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Waterville police chief asks for privacy
WATERVILLE — By nightfall Sunday, untracked snow had accumulated around 29 Violette St., the home where 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds was last seen. Candles flickered among stuffed animals and toys at a shrine on the front yard.
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People eat, sing, visit at Central Maine Family Christmas Dinner
WATERVILLE — Cooking a Christmas dinner for 1,000 people is no big deal.
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Chief wants to continue search ‘outside the microscope’
WATERVILLE — By nightfall Sunday, untracked snow had accumulated around 29 Violette St., the home where 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds was last seen. Candles flickered among stuffed animals and toys at a shrine on the front yard.
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Snow limits search for Ayla Reynolds
WATERVILLE — A fresh blanket of snow Friday curtailed a “large-scale search” for missing 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds, according to a news release from the Waterville Police Department.