An overly strict interpretation of state law leads the agency to cut short investigations, obscure findings and destroy records that should be public.
Maine State Police
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Feeling, more than ever, the weight of a police badge
Derek Chauvin’s murder conviction underscores the power of the police, from Minnesota to Maine.
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A trooper hit his wife. The Maine State Police sent him to rehab
A woman who was married to a state trooper says it took weeks for the agency to take seriously her reports of domestic violence.
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Details of hidden misconduct raise doubts about discipline within Maine State Police
An investigation into discipline cases concealed by the agency finds examples of inadequate punishments, some experts say.
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Read the Maine State Police discipline records
Maine State Police conducted 208 internal affairs investigations from 2015 through 2020 that resulted in findings for or against officers. The agency found the allegations to be true in 65 cases. It is not clear how many troopers faced discipline. Certain discipline records can be destroyed at the officer’s request and the agency said it […]
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Newspapers join forces in lawsuit, investigation
Competing Maine newspapers team up, and get financial and legal support, to find out what the Maine State Police is concealing about officer misconduct.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Inside the Maine State Police, officer misdeeds are kept secret
The Maine State Police conducted more than 200 internal affairs investigations in the past six years and found allegations to be true in 65 cases, but the misconduct is kept hidden in all but a small number.
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Spring storm brings mix of rain and snow, wind gusts, vehicle crashes
The hills of western and southern Maine received 1 to 3 inches of snow and wind gusts up to 40 mph, leading to power outages in some areas.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Maine State Police to step up traffic enforcement
A policy of not enforcing some minor traffic infractions, put in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, is ending.
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Maine inspection sticker requirement comes under legislative scrutiny again
The Legislature’s Transportation Committee is considering a slate of bills that could alter or do away with the state law requiring annual motor vehicle safety inspections.