John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Facing pushback, Maine legislators table police recruitment bill
The Department of Public Safety opposed the measure over concerns about the demands it would place on state police.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2024
Lewiston, Lisbon police to testify before shooting commission Thursday
It will be the fourth time the body has convened since its formation last fall, and the third day of public testimony.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2024
The root causes of police shootings in Maine are familiar. ‘Only the names change.’
Maine’s deadly force review panel reiterated its longstanding call for improved mental health resources and recommended strengthening the state’s protective custody and yellow flag laws.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
Privacy, public safety at odds when Maine teens are accused of violent crimes
Maine’s juvenile justice system defaults to privacy, but a South Portland case has frustrated prosecutors, who say the community has a right to know the threats.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Victims’ families share anger, heartbreak with panel investigating Lewiston mass shooting
In an emotional hearing Thursday, family members of victims killed on Oct. 25 recall their loved ones and the trauma they still live with.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2024
Why didn’t Sagadahoc deputies charge Lewiston gunman with terrorizing?
That question was a key moment in a hearing last week before the governor’s commission investigating the mass shooting. Police say that even though Robert Card had threatened to commit a mass shooting, it wasn’t enough to bring him into custody.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2024
Prosecutors and advocates push Legislature for rape kit reform
Forensic evaluations are an important piece of investigating sexual assaults. But there are several reasons – some valid, others problematic – why rape kits might not immediately be tested, experts say.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2024
Portland man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 riot in U.S. Capitol
Michael Gerard Fournier admitted through an attorney in December 2021 to being at the U.S. Capitol riot, but wasn’t charged until 3 years later.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2024
Former Maine Senate candidate pleads guilty to assaulting police during Jan. 6 riot
Matthew Brackley, 40, could face up to 8 years in prison after he admitted to entering the Capitol building and forcing his way past police on Jan. 6, 2021.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2024
Police reports detail hunt for Naples Fourth of July shooter
Dozens of pages of court records recount the search for Alexzander Goodwin, 19, who is accused of shooting a Westbrook teenager on the Naples Causeway last summer.
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