Maine State Prison is better equipped than psychiatric hospitals to help certain defendants who have been ruled incompetent to stand trial, the Department of Corrections and DHHS say.
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New Hampshire diner fight leads to charges against former police officer from Maine
Aaron Goodwin, a former Portsmouth police officer, insists that the incident was not racially motivated.
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Portland police arrest man after 20-minute chase through city, onto I-295
Benjamin Martineau, 34, of Portland, faces several charges, including criminal restraint, domestic violence assault and terrorizing.
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Scarborough man charged with assaulting employee at Target in South Portland
A Scarborough man was charged with assaulting a Target manager Friday, South Portland police say. The 43-year-old man was apparently upset about the way management spoke to his child, who works at the store, said South Portland Police Sgt. Adam Howard. He is charged with assaulting the employee. Howard said he also spat on a […]
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Commission: Police should have seized Lewiston shooter’s guns months before tragedy
The interim report, which also faults the Army, calls a Sagadahoc County deputy’s failure to take Robert Card into custody in mid-September ‘an abdication of law enforcement’s responsibility.’
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Downtown Augusta business owners say the area needs more police patrols
City councilors agreed and said the city must crack down on illegal activities before the downtown that many have worked hard the last several years to revitalize will gain a reputation as being unsafe.
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Attorney general finds police shooting in Rangeley Plantation was justified
A state police tactical team member shot Shay McKenna in September after he got out of his van with an AR-15-style rifle and body armor.
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Portland man arrested after fleeing crash scene in South Portland
South Portland police say Taylor Graffam was impaired when he crashed into several vehicles, light poles and a bus stop on Main Street.
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Skowhegan man who crashed through Augusta State Airport gate sentenced
Corey Adams was sentenced to pay more than $18,000 in restitution for damage to airport gate, police cruiser window he damaged at the time of his arrest December 2022 arrest.
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Westbrook police investigate shooting on Cumberland Street
Police say no one was injured in the shooting reported Wednesday night near the downtown area.