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Maine police departments say they’re ready as recreational pot becomes legal

With the voter=approved law now in effect, departments take cues from other states’ legalization of the drug.

by The Orange County Register January 24, 2017January 23, 2017

More government agencies are getting access to unscrubbed data, collected without warrants.

A neighbor says police told him to leave his residence because of a man with a handgun in a Front Place apartment.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 13, 2017January 12, 2017

A judge for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of police. But he’s wrong.

by The Editorial Board January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

Restorative justice is the right way to settle charges resulting from a Black Lives Matter protest last July.

by The Editorial Board January 6, 2017January 6, 2017

With the city set to adopt the technology soon, Chief Edward Googins should share the department's policy with the public.

by CARLA K. JOHNSON and CARYN ROUSSEAU Associated Press January 5, 2017January 5, 2017

The victim, who is white and mentally disabled, is a classmate of one of those accused, who are black.

Kayla Stewart, 21, reversed her earlier not guilty pleas Wednesday at Somerset County Superior Court in Skowhegan.

by Staff Report January 3, 2017January 4, 2017

Billie Gregoire, 48, is jailed after his arrest on New Year’s Day.

by Janell Ross The Washington Post January 3, 2017January 3, 2017

At hundreds of seminars around the country, people learn how to respond if confronted by law enforcement.