City Administrator Kevin Sutherland notified police department employees of the decision in a memo, which says he plans to bring in a consultant ‘to provide an assessment.’
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Panel rejects bill that would require all police in Maine to wear body cameras
The Legislature’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously against the measure, which many police officials opposed.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Somerset Sheriff’s Office identifies man found dead in Palmyra motel on Wednesday
Richard Langlais, formerly of Cheshire, Connecticut, was found dead Wednesday in a room at Lovley’s Motel in Palmyra.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Witness says John Williams was in withdrawal when he confessed to killing deputy
Williams, who is charged with murder in the slaying of Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole last April, is seeking to suppress statements he made to police after he was arrested.
Posted inNation & World
Officials: 1 dead, 4 police wounded in Illinois shooting
A shooter has been apprehended after opening fire in an industrial park in in Aurora, Illinois.
Posted inLocal & State
Route 302 in Windham is reopened following crash
The accident has been cleared and there were no serious injuries reported.
Posted inLocal & State
Sanford police locate missing teen
The FBI and Maine State Police had joined the search for 16-year-old Ellie Thompson.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Man leads Old Orchard Beach police on chase through four towns
Edward Lapore was wanted on harassment and stalking charges, police say.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
On party-line vote, lawmakers endorse Sauschuck as Maine’s public safety chief
The hearing on former Portland Police Chief Michael Sauschuck’s nomination draws an overflow crowd, including dozens of police officers and gun-rights advocates.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Portland police safety study can’t tell the whole story
How safe do we feel? There may be as many answers as people.