Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Retired Cumberland County Sheriff ‘Wes’ Ridlon dies
Wesley Wallace Ridlon was named Parade Magazine's Policeman of the Year in 1972 and became Cumberland County's 48th sheriff in 1990.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Four injured in head-on crash in Standish on Friday night
The crash, which occurred on Route 35, also known as Bonny Eagle Road, is still under investigation.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2022
Sebago man injured in head-on crash with dump truck in Naples
Deputies say Preston Kennie's pickup truck crossed the centerline and collided with a dump truck Monday morning on Sebago Road.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2022
Portland police chief, sheriff at odds over jail intake limits
After a man allegedly threatened his officers, interim Police Chief F. Heath Gorham criticized Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce for continuing to limit jail intake.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Pandemic shortages limit OUI arrests, but numbers still climb
The number of OUI arrests has jumped dramatically in some southern Maine communities, a trend public safety officials say traces back to the pandemic.
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PublishedApril 16, 2022
New Gloucester man accused of impersonating police officer
He allegedly caused a disturbance Saturday morning at an athletic field before fleeing on a motorcycle.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Federal pandemic aid targets health concerns at county jail and in the community
Cumberland County officials plan to use nearly $17 million in ARPA funding on projects and programs at the jail, courthouse and civic arena, and in the wider community.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Windham man rescued after driving ATV into Sebago Lake
Allen Hooper, 71, was operating an ATV on the frozen lake when he hit a patch of open water and fell in.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Police arrest Bridgton man on assault and robbery charges
Jon Mitchell, 21, of Bridgton was arrested with the help of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
COVID outbreak persists at Cumberland County Jail
Sheriff Kevin Joyce also addressed a liability waiver that staff had circulated to some inmates in response to the outbreak.