The group urges city officials to help create a year-round homeless shelter and hire a worker to coordinate housing services.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Portland police investigate stabbing in Bayside
Police say a 45-year-old man was stabbed multiple times Sunday morning.
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Hartford man shot, killed by police during assault call
The Oxford County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies shot a Hartford man Saturday night after his stepfather reported a domestic assault.
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South Berwick man told police he accidentally shot and killed girlfriend
A police affidavit against Jeremiah Godfrey states that he told investigators the gun went off when Sherri Sweet tried to grab it from his hands.
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Portland code enforcement officer banned from city-owned residential buildings after assault charge
Matthew Sarapas, 50, is scheduled to be arraigned on April 24 on charges of unlawful sexual touching and assault.
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Debate complicates Maine legislation for text, app notification for crime victims
Maine law enforcement officials and victim rights advocates support electronic notifications for victims, but a bill in the Legislature was met with mixed opinions.
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State police investigating South Portland death
City officers found a man dead inside a Mussey Street home during a wellness check Wednesday afternoon.
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South Berwick man accused of killing his girlfriend
Maine State Police have charged Jeremiah Godfrey, 43, with murder in the shooting death of Sherri Sweet, 37.
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Mechanic Falls man charged with arson after Pleasant Street blaze
Daniel Field, 30, lived in the home owned by his father, officials said.
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Police investigating death and shooting in South Berwick
Details about the incidents are scant, and it was not immediately clear whether the shooting and death are connected.