The city is offering the benefit to officers with at least five years’ experience.
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Bill Nemitz: Police body cameras are useful tools, but they can distort the truth
The closer the person being confronted gets in the frame, the less reliable the footage becomes.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Protesters disrupt ceremony honoring Portland police chief
Activists chanting ‘black lives matter’ disrupt the ceremony shortly after city councilors voice support for Chief Michael Sauschuck and his approach to equipping officers with body cameras.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Maine police departments say they’re ready as recreational pot becomes legal
With the voter=approved law now in effect, departments take cues from other states’ legalization of the drug.
Posted inNation & World, News
Charges coming in Chicago beating aired on Facebook, police say
A police spokesman says investigators believe the victim was targeted because he has 'special needs,' not because he is white.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Lebanon man hid in closet before arrest, police say
Billie Gregoire, 48, is jailed after his arrest on New Year’s Day.
Posted inCops & Courts, Nation & World
African-Americans gather for workshops on police relations
At hundreds of seminars around the country, people learn how to respond if confronted by law enforcement.
Posted inLocal & State, News, That Moment
For a police chief shaped by the job, a sweet goodbye
Saco Police Chief Brad Paul signs off after 40 years with the department.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Scary new scam threatens death if recipient doesn’t pay up
A Falmouth resident reports the text message to police, who say it’s a variation on a standard theme but they haven’t seen one that ominous before.
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Parsonsfield man arrested twice Monday in dispute over woman
Police say Tyler Laberge intentionally hit another man’s vehicle and then violated the conditions of his release on bail.