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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
Midcoast police agencies feeling weight of widespread labor shortage
Brunswick, Topsham and Freeport are just three of dozens of communities around the state searching for police officers, thanks to a shortage that local department heads attribute to a hot labor market, generational shifts in the workforce and a negative public perception of law enforcement following George Floyd's murder in 2020.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Man wielding a hatchet arrested in Brunswick
The incident took place at a Walmart parking lot.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2019
SUV crashes into busy Brunswick oil-change business
The driver loses control leaving a gas station pump, hops a median and slams into the Prompto on Thomas Road.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2019
One dead, one injured following shooting at Brunswick homeless shelter
Police say an intruder was killed during a home invasion during a struggle for a gun.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Police: Reported threat at Harpswell Coastal Academy unfounded
Head of School Scott Barksdale said in a letter to parents that police were “incredibly concerned” over the social media storm surrounding the threat.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Police say threat against Harpswell Coastal Academy unfounded
But police were 'incredibly concerned' over the social media storm that erupted last week, Head of School Scott Barksdale said in a letter to parents.
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