Officials said Monday the indictment against Gerald Goodale was ready seven months ago, but the grand jury did not take it up until recently because of judicial delays caused by the pandemic.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Woman was reported missing in March from Casco home where skeletal remains were found
Police have not identified the person whose remains were found in a shed on the property and said the investigation is continuing.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Former Maine trooper pleads guilty to domestic violence assault
Justin ‘Jay’ Cooley’s ex-wife said Maine State Police supervisors were reluctant to pursue criminal charges despite her reports of abuse.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Body recovered at Benton Falls Dam; foul play not cited
Police were called Monday night to the dam on the Sebasticook River.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine State Police should stop hiding officer misconduct records
An overly strict interpretation of state law leads the agency to cut short investigations, obscure findings and destroy records that should be public.
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.