Law enforcement officials say profiling is unacceptable but object to the costs of a measure to mandate training and require police to collect data and investigate complaints.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Former Litchfield Fair treasurer in court on theft charge
Fair officials say more than $120,000 in fair funds went missing.
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Fairfield man faces June court date on child porn charges
Jeffrey C. White was arrested by state police in April with allegedly possessing sexually explicit images of children.
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Man charged with breaking into York home, crawling into bed with girl, 11
Police say Claudio Pinto entered the house early Monday and was arrested a short time later at a local hotel.
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Armed robber holds up Limerick variety store
A person with a gun entered Limerick Village Variety around 9:30 a.m. Monday, according to Sheriff William King.
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Man appeals 15-year sentence for infant’s death in Brunswick in 1979
Burton Hagar says his statements over the years about the death of his 4-month-old son, Nathan, are unreliable.
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Two men accused of throwing park benches on public beach in York
Police say they were able to solve the crime with help from private citizens, as well as a tip.
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Bangor police charge man with attempted murder
They say the suspect, from Orrington, fired several shots that wounded another man, who is expected to survive.
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Firearm stolen from motor vehicle in Mechanic Falls
Police are warning the public that a burglar stole a pistol and ammunition from a parked vehicle Saturday night.
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Somerset County courts for Dec. 3-7, 2018
Closed cases from Skowhegan District Court and Somerset County Superior Court.