portland police department
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
Singing officer tweaks ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’
Officer Jeremy Turner rewrites and sings the lyrics of "12 Days of Christmas" with a focus on law enforcement.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Maine Voices: Portland should ban face-scanning software – now
This technology exists not to protect us but to track us, making it incompatible with our nation's ideas about freedom and liberty.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Jim Fossel: Portland right to put the brakes on surveillance tech
Police cameras in the schools and use of facial recognition software represent erosions of privacy that should not be taken lightly.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
Our View: Maine, federal lawmakers should rein in facial surveillance
We need strong policies to keep the powerful technology from being misused.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2019
Our View: School cops’ camera data should stay in school
The unique role of a school resource officer requires unique policy on information recorded by police body cameras.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Portland police chief walks out of meeting as school board asks for more time on body camera issue
Board members voted unanimously to ask the police department to put a hold on having school resource officers use body cameras.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Michael Chitwood, Portland’s never-boring former chief, retiring after 55 years as a cop
Chitwood was the high-profile head of Portland's department for 17 years, until 2005, when he was appointed as top cop in a suburban Philadelphia community.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2019
Lessons to learn from a school resource officer
Law enforcement plays a growing role in Maine schools, prompting questions of accountability and the impact on kids.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
School board discusses resource officers’ roles, body cams
An agreement with Portland Police, set for a Nov. 12 vote, would allow the cameras to be used only in certain situations.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2019
Portland Police Logs: Oct. 30
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