Jack Peck Jr. has accepted the position of assistant director at the Vassalboro training center.
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Former Wisconsin police chief to review Jacob Blake shooting
Noble Wray will serve as an independent consultant for prosecutors weighing possible charges against the officer who shot Blake.
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Waterville transient, 23, found dead after hours-long standoff on Highwood Street
Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey said at a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon that just before 4 a.m. the body of James Croxford, 23, was found dead with a firearm nearby in the basement of a vacant building.
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Waterville police say gunfire situation ‘resolved’ overnight
Police on Tuesday night were using a loudspeaker to communicate with a person who was barricaded inside a vacant house near 150 College Ave.
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Tensions heightened over fatal police shooting of Black man in Louisiana
Officers shot Trayford Pellerin as he tried to enter a convenience store with a knife.
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Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death
The lawsuit alleges McClain was unlawfully stopped and three of the officers simultaneously placed their body weight on the 23-year-old after a chokehold.
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Hundreds ransack downtown Chicago businesses after shooting
When police shot a man after he opened fire on officers Sunday afternoon, the incident apparently prompted a social media post hours later urging looters to converge on the business district, police say.
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ProPublica posts NYPD records, bypassing judge’s blockade
The database contains 12,056 complaints against 3,996 police officers.
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Violence, protests, arrival of agents put Chicago on edge
A surge in gun violence recently included a gang gun battle outside a funeral.
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Federal presence in Oregon gives protests new momentum
Far from tamping down the unrest, the presence of federal agents on the streets of Portland, Oregon, has given new momentum and a renewed, laser-sharp focus to protests that had begun to devolve into smaller, chaotic crowds.