Actress Jill Quigg Arrested for Robbery in Boston

‘Gone Baby Gone‘ actress Jill Quigg, 35, was arrested Friday after police were called to a break-in at an apartment in south Boston, according to FOX News.

The actress and an alleged accomplice, Georgios Keskinidis, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of breaking and entering, larceny and wanton destruction of property.

They were released on personal recognizance.

Quigg played the character of Dottie in Ben Affleck’s acclaimed directorial debut. ‘Gone Baby Gone’ actress Amy Ryan revealed to Jay Leno that she achieved her spot-on “Southie” accent by listening to a recording of Quigg, who was raised in the area, on her iPod.

Ryan earned an Oscar nomination for her role in the film.

Police told FOX that when Quigg and Keskinidis, 28, were stopped near the apartment, they alleged that a black man was the real perpetrator and that they were actually acting as citizen “crime fighters” who chased the man and collected the stolen items — which included a flat screen television and a new computer printer — as he dropped them.

They also said they were temporarily housing the stolen electronics at Quigg’s apartment.

[Watch Quigg as Dottie at the 4:07 Mark]

Witnesses at the scene, however, told authorities that they’d seen both Quigg and Keskinidis leaving the residence.

The actress has struggled with substance abuse problems and other legal issues in the past. When ‘Gone Baby Gone’ was released, Quigg tried to keep her participation in it a secret from the other patients at Women’s Hope Transitional, a drug and alcohol treatment facility. “I didn’t tell any of the girls [at Women's Hope] about the movie because I didn’t want to make myself out to be this great big movie star,” she said. “But then one of the correctional officers asked me for my autograph.”

She was also hopeful that her acclaimed debut would not be her only feature film role. “I’d love to do more acting, absolutely,” she said. “But right now I’m working on staying sober.”

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Actress Jill Quigg Arrested for Robbery in Boston

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