The legislation would allow the Department of Corrections to keep certain residents who are over 18 at Long Creek Youth Development Center so they could continue to receive behavioral health services.
Cops & Courts
Police, crime and courts news from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inAmerican Journal, Cops & Courts
Gorham High School students return Tuesday after police trace threat to Kentucky
The high school was evacuated Monday and students were sent home after the school received a threatening voicemail.
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Posted inBusiness, Cops & Courts, Maine, News
Scammers are posing as CMP workers. Here’s how to protect yourself.
A Central Maine Power spokesperson said the aggressive tactics of scammers include going door-to-door to try to get money from customers.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Religion and Values
Fort Kent woman sues Jehovah’s Witnesses, alleging child sex abuse
Shannon Simendinger, 45, previously testified against one religious leader in a criminal trial 2 years ago. He was found guilty of sexual assault.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Doctors testify about infant’s injuries in Buckfield father’s murder trial in Auburn
Trevor Averill is accused in the July 2020 death of 2-month-old daughter Harper Averill.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Survivor’s story: Reliving a trauma-filled childhood in rural Maine
A decades-old Cumberland County sexual abuse case is revived when the suspect reappears — but justice has proven to be elusive.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
ACLU says lack of public defense lawyers in Maine erodes trust in courts
The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine was in court Wednesday to argue for the widespread release of low-income Mainers who face criminal charges but have not been appointed lawyers.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Gray man accused of threatening to bring gun to Gorham day care
Local schools were put on lockdown and residents sheltered in place as the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office negotiated with the man to surrender.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Woman settles lawsuit against Cumberland jail over privacy during childbirth
Jaden Brown of Lewiston agreed to a $350,000 deal after she sued the county sheriff and several jail officers in 2020, some of whom she said watched her deliver her child.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
What you need to know about the lawsuit over Maine’s public defense system
A superior court justice will hear arguments this week about what the state can do to meet its constitutional obligation to provide attorneys for people who can’t afford their own.