Staff reports 2:10 p.m.
Monday, September 25, 2017 2:09 pm
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PORTLAND, Maine - A Berwick man arrested last year in a burglary spree that plagued the Berwicks and Lebanon was sentenced today to seven years in federal prison to illegally possessing firearms.
Adam Brake, 29, pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of firearms in June.
According to court records, in May 2016, Brake committed eight burglaries in the Berwick area, including Lebanon. He traded some of the stolen items for heroin in Lawrence, Mass., and hid other items in a wooded area in Berwick.
At the time of the arrest police said Brake and his partner, Sabrina Goodrich, stole jewelry, electronics, computers, televisions, currency and more than 23 firearms.
Brake and Goodrich often left their 4-year-old son and 8-month-old daughter in the vehicle while they committed the crimes, police said.
Law enforcement agents recovered items stolen during six of the burglaries, including nine firearms. Brake was prohibited from possessing firearms because of a prior felony drug conviction.
The case was investigated by the North Berwick; South Berwick; Berwick; Wells and Eliot Police Departments; and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.