Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck informed officers this week that the Maine State Police will effectively absorb Capitol Police in the coming years.
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Maine Capitol Police being absorbed into state police
The transition will happen over several years and comes after the former Capitol Police chief was accused of a drunken assault and resigned.
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Maine police union accuses Mills administration of bad-faith bargaining
The filing from the Fraternal Order of Police comes after the largest union for state employees made similar claims in a labor complaint last month.
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Capitol police chief, accused of assaulting Hallowell officer, resigns
Matthew Clancy, who is facing a criminal charge of assault, resigned Oct. 8.
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Man who bragged he ‘fed’ an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him – head first and face down – into the crowd on the Capitol’s Lower West Terrace.
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Capitol Police Officer revives 2 men after apparent drug overdose
Gary Boulet, with the Bureau of Capitol Police in Augusta, was alerted to two unresponsive men in a car near an Augusta hospital.
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State lawmakers want Capitol Police chief placed on administrative leave
More than 70 legislators urge Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck to investigate Chief Russell Gauvin’s social media posts questioning U.S. election results and mask wearing for COVID-19 prevention.
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‘Troubled’ by Maine Capitol Police chief’s social media posts, Mills calls for review
Russell Gauvin apologized Friday after online publication of a report that he shared posts that criticized Black Lives Matter, mocked mask wearing and questioned election results.