The Baton Rouge police chief announces the discipline for two officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the killing of Alton Sterling in 2016.
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York County woman stabbed ex-boyfriend with cordless screwdriver, police say
Police arriving on the scene found the victim with ‘substantial’ lacerations to his hand.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
South Portland student accused of threatening to ‘shoot up the school’
The boy was carrying a knife but no guns when he was taken into a custody, in an incident that unnerves students and parents a day after the mass shooting in Florida.
Posted inLocal & State
After daycare staff reports feeling high, police seize cookies brought by parent
Bangor police continue to investigate and have sent the cookies to a lab for testing
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Portland police officer arraigned in Massachusetts court
Zahra Munye Abu makes a brief court appearance Thursday, as not-guilty pleas are entered on her behalf.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Transgender people need safe haven from violence
Transgender crime victims in Maine say that the police aren’t the resource that they should be.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Bangor police’s Facebook page is everything you didn’t know you needed
Lt. Tim Cotton’s musings on the happenings in a close-knit Maine city strike a chord.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine police leaders say Trump’s advice to rough up suspects is ‘wrong message’
Officials say it’s illegal, hurts community relations, weakens criminal cases and violates their core values of professionalism.
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State police resume search of Presumpscot River
A police spokesman will not say what search crews are looking for.
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Fryeburg officer remains in critical condition; canoeist still missing
Meanwhile, a second Fryeburg officer, Dale Stout, is released from the hospital.