Maine Criminal Justice Academy suspends training after 2 test positive for COVID-19

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Published
November 16, 2020

Maine Criminal Justice Academy suspends training after 2 test positive for COVID-19

The same class that had their training suspended in March, but made headway in April and had only two in-person training regimens to go.
Published
November 13, 2020

Three Yarmouth firefighters, police officer injured in stairwell collapse

The first responders were transporting a patient when an exterior stairwell collapsed early Friday morning.
Published
October 1, 2020

Judge halts work of Trump commission on law enforcement, finds it violated law

A federal judge concludes the commission violated federal law by failing to empanel members who represent views outside of law enforcement and failing to provide public access to its meetings.
Published
September 21, 2020

Former Wisconsin police chief to review Jacob Blake shooting

Noble Wray will serve as an independent consultant for prosecutors weighing possible charges against the officer who shot Blake.
Published
September 15, 2020

South Portland creates 2 panels to address racism concerns, policing

The Human Rights Commission is intended to be a permanent panel working against hatred, bigotry and discrimination in South Portland.
Published
September 14, 2020

L.A. deputies tackled and arrested a former Press Herald reporter. Her videos contradict their claims.

Video Huang shared on Sunday showing her repeatedly identifying herself as a journalist, with a press badge around her neck.
Published
August 26, 2020

Waterville transient, 23, found dead after hours-long standoff on Highwood Street

Waterville police Chief Joseph Massey said at a media briefing on Wednesday afternoon that just before 4 a.m. the body of James Croxford, 23, was found dead with a firearm nearby in the basement of a vacant building.
Published
August 25, 2020

Waterville police say gunfire situation ‘resolved’ overnight

Police on Tuesday night were using a loudspeaker to communicate with a person who was barricaded inside a vacant house near 150 College Ave.
Published
August 23, 2020

Tensions heightened over fatal police shooting of Black man in Louisiana

Officers shot Trayford Pellerin as he tried to enter a convenience store with a knife.
Published
August 11, 2020

Parents of Elijah McClain sue Colorado police over his death

The lawsuit alleges McClain was unlawfully stopped and three of the officers simultaneously placed their body weight on the 23-year-old after a chokehold.