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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
Maine State Police pursuing body cameras for all troopers
It's only a matter of time before Maine's largest law enforcement agency adopts body-worn cameras for its 291 sworn officers, its leader says, and it could seek bids as soon as next year.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2021
Federal judge sidesteps allegation of racial profiling in Maine traffic stop
A judge orders that a drug case can move forward despite allegations the suspect was targeted by a state trooper because he is Black.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Life-saving kindness, bravery honored during state police annual awards
One woman was honored for stopping to help save a critically injured man, and a state trooper was credited with helping a distraught man by taking the time to listen to him.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Armed standoff with Maine State Police in Farmington ends
Its tactical squad and the Maine Warden Service were called in to assist local police deal with the incident, which began Sunday morning.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
State police chief says internal review revealed no racial profiling by trooper
The review was conduced after Trooper John Darcy was accused by multiple defense attorneys of pulling suspects over because of race.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2021
Armed men’s Maine license plates raise more questions about militia’s links to state
New court documents reveal that the two vehicles carrying 11 heavily armed people who were arrested on a Massachusetts highway last weekend had unregistered Maine license plates.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2021
State police trooper accused of racial profiling has shown a ‘pattern’ of similar behavior, lawyer alleges
A prosecutor dismissed a criminal case last year after audio captured Trooper John Darcy referring to a Black suspect as 'looking like a thug.'
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
New York man pleads not guilty in murder of Joseph Tracy in Waterville
Jashaun Lipscombe, who is being held at Kennebec County Jail in Augusta, pleaded not guilty to murder Wednesday in Superior Court.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Bill to end state police data-gathering unit fails decisively in Senate
The House had passed the measure to end funding for the Maine Information and Analysis Center, which was created in the wake of 9/11, but the 29-6 vote in the Senate effectively kills the legislation.
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PublishedJune 1, 2021
Suspect in Waterville murder shot man over late car ride, new documents allege
A recently unsealed police affidavit follows a trail of evidence to Jashaun Lipscombe of New York City who, according to witnesses, shot Joseph Tracy in Waterville because Tracy was late in picking him up to give him a ride to Bangor.
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