“We don’t have anybody, yet. We are getting closer,” Farmington patrol Officer Jesse Clement said. “We are still working on it.”
2021
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Despite growing chorus, DOJ is limited in police investigations
To bring federal civil rights charges, federal prosecutors must prove that an officer’s actions willfully broke the law and were not simply the result of a mistake, negligence or bad judgment.
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Crowds react with joy, wariness to verdict in George Floyd’s death
Crowds nationwide have reacted with jubilation but also with deep awareness of the progress left to be made after a jury convicted former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin of murder in the killing of George Floyd
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Celtics notebook: Jaylen Brown gets injured shoulder checked out
Boston’s Jaylen Brown hurt his shoulder during Monday night’s loss to the Bulls, but the extent of the injury is not yet known
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In Minneapolis, a city remains fortified in wake of guilty verdict in George Floyd trial
More than 3,000 National Guard soldiers, along with police officers, sheriffs deputies and other law enforcement personnel have flooded Minneapolis in recent days.
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1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting at N.Y. grocery store
Gabriel DeWitt Wilson, 31, is a cart wrangler at a Stop & Shop on Long Island.
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Rebels vow to take capital after Chadian president killed
Speculation mounts that there could be more to the story of Idriss Deby Itno’s death than what has been reported.
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Local roundup: Gardiner softball slips past Erskine
Madison, Skowhegan softball teams also pull out victories.
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Outcome of jury verdict in Chauvin trial unsurprising to local attorneys, officials
As stunning as the verdict was for many, it was not an outright surprise for local attorneys who have been following the case closely.
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In Maine, George Floyd verdict elicits relief, a feeling of justice served
‘We cannot forget that George Floyd’s murder was not an isolated incident,’ says Maine Assistant House Majority Leader Rachel Talbot Ross.