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Published
March 20, 2023

Boothbay Harbor man charged with attempted murder after lengthy standoff

Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.
Published
February 21, 2023

Fatal police shootings are still going up, and nobody knows why

The majority of people police shot and killed were armed. And, as in prior years, about one quarter of people killed were in the throes of a mental or emotional crisis.
Published
February 7, 2023

Memphis officer took, shared photos of bloodied Tyre Nichols

Documents released Tuesday are part of a request by the Memphis Police Department that the five officers who have been charged with murder be decertified and prohibited from working in law enforcement again.
Published
February 1, 2023

Elwood Watson: Tyre Nichols’ death shows how racism even impacts black officers
Published
January 29, 2023

Tyre Nichols case revives calls for change in police culture

Nichols' fatal encounter with police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have failed to prevent more flashpoints in an intractable epidemic of brutality.
Published
December 15, 2022

Louisiana officers charged in Black motorist’s deadly arrest

The federal grand jury investigation, which expanded last year to examine whether state police brass obstructed justice to protect the troopers, remains open.
Published
December 13, 2022

Bath police ramping up drunk driving checks
Published
December 12, 2022

Former Greenville police chief, Augusta police officer, pleads guilty to arson, burglary

Jeffrey Pomerleau pleaded guilty to five charges, two of them felonies, but will have all but one misdemeanor dismissed if he completes a Veterans Court treatment program.
Published
December 5, 2022

Approval of armed police robots in San Francisco renews debate

Maine is among the places where police have used robots over the past decade to communicate with barricaded suspects and to enter potentially dangerous spaces.
Published
October 31, 2022

Classes to resume today at Maranacook Community Middle and High Schools after threat suspect identified

Classes were canceled for Monday after a threatening text message prompted officials to close the high school and middle school campus on Halloween.