State police won’t release pursuit policy in wake of turnpike chase that led to injuries, 2 deaths

Maine State Police

Published
January 13, 2021

State police won’t release pursuit policy in wake of turnpike chase that led to injuries, 2 deaths

Maine State Police cite a sweeping and flexible public records exemption in withholding the policy on how and when troopers are permitted to chase suspects.
Published
January 5, 2021

Two-year-old boy shot in Waterville remains hospitalized

State and local police are releasing little information about their investigation into the Saturday shooting of a 2-year-old boy in the head, apparently by a sibling, in their Western Avenue home.
Published
January 4, 2021

Officials provide no update on 2-year-old shooting victim’s condition

The boy shot in the head Saturday morning in Waterville was listed in critical condition Sunday afternoon, but a hospital spokeswoman said Monday she had no information on a patient by that name.
Published
January 3, 2021

Waterville boy, 2, in critical condition after shooting

Maine State Police say their investigation revealed the boy's sibling found a gun in a closet Saturday morning, loaded it and fired one round.
Published
January 2, 2021

Homicides in Maine decreased slightly in 2020

Maine State Police reported 20 cases of murder or manslaughter last year, slightly lower than in recent years, except 2018.
Published
January 1, 2021

One-quarter of Maine’s 2020 homicide cases in Lewiston and Auburn

State officials say four murder cases were reported in the Twin Cities in 2020.
Published
December 30, 2020

Judge grants confidentiality order in lawsuit over Maine State Police intelligence unit

The order means some information will be confidential during the discovery process, but it could still be made public during the trial.
Published
December 20, 2020

Shooting injures one person in Down East Maine

Maine State Police say the incident occurred Saturday afternoon in Robbinston, but they are releasing few details.
Published
December 16, 2020

Mother of Ayla Reynolds still seeking answers 9 years after child’s disappearance from Waterville home

Trista Reynolds, the mother of the 20-month-old toddler who was reported missing by her father, says that the anniversary of her disappearance gets harder every year.
Published
December 15, 2020

Federal judge holds first hearing in lawsuit against secretive police unit

The Maine Attorney General's Office asked the judge to dismiss most claims in a whistleblower lawsuit that says a state trooper was retaliated against for objecting to police surveillance practices.