The Board of Education’s 7-2 votes to end its contract for school-based police in response to community concerns.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
With officers moving on, Hallowell police look to fill full-time positions
The Police Department’s roster includes five full-time and seven part-time officers, and former Chief Eric Nason has been serving as a reserve officer since May.
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Posted inLocal & State
Maine municipalities review police funding, tackle systemic racism after protests
Calls to defund police draw various responses from city and town officials across the state.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Hack included documents from secretive Maine police unit
The internal documents, including reports about Black Lives Matters events and ‘criminal acts’ related to the CMP corridor project, have added to concerns about the activities of the so-called fusion center.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Secretive police unit gathers information on Maine citizens, commissioner tells lawmakers
Public Safety Commissioner Michael Sauschuck says the so-called fusion center gathers intelligence on citizens involved in legal activities, including protest organizers, but ‘we’re not spying on people.’
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Prospect for police overhaul dims, but House Democrats push ahead on vote
Congress is now at a familiar impasse despite polling that shows Americans overwhelmingly want changes.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine law enforcement leaders answer lawmakers’ questions on police tactics, race
The commissioner of public safety and the attorney general are facing questions about use of force, surveillance of citizens and data that shows Black people are more likely than others to be arrested in Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine police must ban chokeholds as part of statewide policy reform
Law enforcement agencies must ban chokeholds and require officers to stop other officers from using excessive force, under new standards from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Board of Trustees.
Posted inNation & World
A side-by-side look at police reform bills in Congress
As congressional lawmakers work toward one of the most ambitious policing overhauls in decades, there is increasing division between Republicans and Democrats about how to accomplish a common goal.
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Maine lawmakers will question top police officials about race disparities, surveillance tools
The joint standing committee on Criminal Justice and Public safety will meet Wednesday for the first time since the Legislature shut down for the pandemic.