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Published
February 16, 2023

Sherman Street shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Tristin Chamberlain, 21, was charged in December with murder in the death of Tyler Flexon, 26.
Published
July 5, 2022

In chaotic July 4th scene, a Portland man is shot and a crowd aims fireworks at police who respond

Portland police said officers were forced to fire pepper balls on people targeting officers with fireworks after they responded to a scene where a 35-year-old man had been shot and was then assaulted.
Published
July 2, 2022

Replica gun triggers police response in downtown Portland

A pellet rifle styled to look like an assault weapon was confiscated from a 10-year-old Saturday after witnesses reported a group firing the gun on Congress Street.
Published
June 10, 2022

Portland police charge 3 in Woodford Street killing

The arrests on Wednesday and Friday come about 6 weeks after Derald 'Darry' Coffin was shot to death on Woodford Street following an attempted robbery.
Published
February 25, 2022

Lawsuit moves ahead as judge denies immunity for Portland officer in fatal shooting

Sgt. Nicholas Goodman argued that his use of force was reasonable because he believed that Chance David Baker posed an immediate threat to officers and the public.
Published
February 23, 2022

Stolen truck crashed into Eastern Prom monument, police say

The crash damaged the fence around the Cleeves and Tucker Memorial, the first public monument sited in Portland.
Published
October 9, 2021

Portland police shoot burglary suspect in Bayside

The department is withholding the names of the wounded person and the officer who fired.
Published
September 24, 2021

Portland police chief leaving after 2 years for job in the private sector

Frank Clark said in an email to the city staff Friday that he has accepted a job as security director for a company he did not name.
Published
August 12, 2021

Maine Voices: Protest of brutal policies meets with uniform kindness

One of the 54 participants in a 1985 sit-in at a Maine congressman’s downtown Portland office is surprised at how they were treated.
Published
July 29, 2021

Portland police investigate shots fired at home, the latest in a string of shootings

Residents reported hearing multiple shots around 1:30 a.m. around Fox and Greenleaf streets, and rounds apparently struck a home, the department said.