The Belgian malinois, named Frankie, and his partner previously were honored with a medal of valor.
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Posted inElection 2022, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Maine police union backs Golden, LePage in this year’s election
Law enforcement support for the Lewiston Democrat’s reelection bid is a surprise that counters most Republican criticism of lawmaker.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, Uncategorized
Boston police unions challenge less-than-lethal force rules
Officers file a lawsuit objecting to City Council-passed rules they say are based on politics rather than public safety.
Posted inMaine, News
Tips pour in about location of missing Sanford family
Sanford police are trying to locate Jill Sidebotham, Nicholas Hansen and their daughter, Lydia, who were expected to return from a camping trip last week.
Posted inNation & World
Supreme Court rules out suing police for Miranda violations
The issue in the case was whether the warning given to criminal suspects before they talk to authorities is a constitutional right or something less important and less defined.
Posted inNation & World
Michigan officer charged with murder in shooting of Patrick Lyoya
The 26-year-old Black man was on the ground when he was shot in the back of the head.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Judge’s ruling should change handling of police misconduct records
It is clearly in the public’s interest to know the details when police officers are disciplined.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
South Portland firm’s vehicle-mounted pepper spray gun raises concerns
The company’s founder told a manufacturing industry group that the nonlethal weapon was inspired by Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Sheriff’s deputy killed last year among Maine officers honored at Augusta memorial
Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Gross was investigating a crash when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in Trenton on Sept. 23, 2021, and he is now among the names on the memorial.
Posted inMaine
Officers justified in deadly force in Falmouth, Old Town confrontations, attorney general finds
In both cases, the officers who discharged their weapons were acting in self defense or the defense of others, the state’s attorney general concludes.