Three of the Maine State Police troopers remain hospitalized with serious-but-not-life-threatening injuries. The fourth has been released with a broken foot.
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Maine State Police end patrols in Washington County, leaving communities scrambling
Dozens of vacancies and a policy of troopers being reassigned to speciality units creates a rural policing void.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Man from China charged with assaulting officers unleashes courtroom outburst after psych evaluation ordered
Brent Elisens, who faces charges of assaulting three state troopers in a 2021 roadside incident, was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after he asked to represent himself in court.
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Albion man indicted on manslaughter charge related to China crash that killed passenger
Bruce K. Bourget II was indicted on a Class A felony count of manslaughter and a Class B felony count of criminal operating under the influence, as part of indictments released recently by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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Police say public is not at risk after man killed in Augusta
A neighbor said it’s hard not to worry after a 34-year-old man was found dead Friday night on Old Belgrade Road.
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Death of Augusta man found on side of road investigated as homicide
Tyler Robinson, 34, was found dead Friday night on Old Belgrade Road in Augusta.
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Readfield man who feuded with town for nearly a decade dies in single-car crash
Robert Bittar, 82, was killed days after withdrawing his latest lawsuit against the town.
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State police respond to lawyer’s criticisms in case against Seth Carey
Maine State Police defended their investigation into Rumford lawyer Seth Carey, who was charged with a host of sex crimes that were dropped by a Hancock County prosecutor.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Police: Augusta man charged after illegally using highway crossover, causing three-vehicle crash
Two people suffered minor injuries when Larry DiPietro, 75, slowed his vehicle to illegally enter a crossover on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield, police said.
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Maine law change will require details of misconduct in police disciplinary documents
Specific information about misconduct must be disclosed in the disciplinary records of police officers and other public employees under law changes signed by Gov. MIlls, but recommendations to require record retention were not included.