The package would increase money for local police departments, including those with fewer than 125 officers, and provide aid for de-escalation training and mental health services.
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Posted inLocal Government
Wilton Police Chief Wilcox leaving post Nov. 1
Police Chief Heidi Wilcox is stepping down from the position Nov. 1. to center her “career goals” and focus on her home and family.
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Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts State Police dog shot, killed by suspect
The Belgian malinois, named Frankie, and his partner previously were honored with a medal of valor.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics
Maine police union backs Golden, LePage in this year’s election
Law enforcement support for the Lewiston Democrat’s reelection bid is a surprise that counters most Republican criticism of lawmaker.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Uncategorized
Boston police unions challenge less-than-lethal force rules
Officers file a lawsuit objecting to City Council-passed rules they say are based on politics rather than public safety.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Tips pour in about location of missing Sanford family
Sanford police are trying to locate Jill Sidebotham, Nicholas Hansen and their daughter, Lydia, who were expected to return from a camping trip last week.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court rules out suing police for Miranda violations
The issue in the case was whether the warning given to criminal suspects before they talk to authorities is a constitutional right or something less important and less defined.
Posted inNation & World
Michigan officer charged with murder in shooting of Patrick Lyoya
The 26-year-old Black man was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
South Portland firm’s vehicle-mounted pepper spray gun raises concerns
The company’s founder told a manufacturing industry group that the nonlethal weapon was inspired by Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Sheriff’s deputy killed last year among Maine officers honored at Augusta memorial
Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Gross was investigating a crash when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in Trenton on Sept. 23, 2021, and he is now among the names on the memorial.