The program is an attempt to improve public safety and community relations.

Mykel Rollins, 28, allegedly answered the door with a knife, but police defused the situation without injury, one of many instances of officers avoiding justifiable use of deadly force, according to Chief Don Bolduc.

Police say Diana Davis, 29, of Rochester, held a man while her brother beat him up, but her attorney says the state has provided little evidence to show her involvement.

Officers on bicycles can see things, make contacts, that those in cruisers might not, police Chief Joseph Massey says.

Aubrey Armstrong, charged Friday with being a fugitive from justice, is a suspect in a Washington Street killing in November.

State prosecutors say agents saw drugs handed out through a window, much like a drive-thru, during drug sales from an apartment on Hill Street.

George Garcia, of Vassalboro, was arrested on five charges in connection with an alleged attack Sunday on Drummond Avenue in Waterville.

Tommy Clark, 25, of Industry, was driving drunk when he struck Gaboury as she was walking on U.S. Route 2 in Farmington early New Year’s morning.