Skowhegan detective one of 25 selected nationwide to attend Secret Service training

Detective Sgt. Kelly Hooper, who has worked in law enforcement for 30 years, will attend a weeklong course at which she will receive training in forensic analysis and investigative methods.

Freeport hires new police officer, more needed to fill roster

More details emerge from Waterville-Canaan shootout that wounded officer, suspect

Richard Murray-Burns, 29, of Harmony allegedly initiated a car chase and shooting after Waterville police pulled him over Sunday after a report of shoplifting at Walmart.

Emotions ‘running really high’ 8 years later as mother of Ayla Reynolds pushes court case

Ayla Bell Reynolds was reported missing by her father, Justin DiPietro, from their Waterville home on Dec. 17, 2011, and her mother, Trista Reynolds, continues to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against DiPietro.

Search for missing Richmond woman continues in Falmouth

Yarmouth police rescue suicidal man from bridge

Police say they talked down a man threatening to throw himself from an I-295 overpass Saturday.

Leonard Pitts: When we see black people, why do we see what isn’t there?

The tragic shooting of a woman in Fort Worth is another example of a much bigger problem.

Our View: School resource officers are not just cops

As researchers have recommended, Maine should standardize the way it trains and supervises the ever-expanding duties of school-based police officers.

Scarborough police identify driver in crash that killed bicyclist

Marc Greenberg, 53, of Scarborough was driving the pickup truck that collided with cyclist Kathleen Kirsch on Sept. 13.

Our View: Bomb robot aside, Dixmont police shooting a lot like others

The case of Michael Grendell – who was seriously injured and saw his house destroyed during a mental health crisis – shows why a new state review panel is necessary.