York County Sheriff’s Office
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
York County to give harm reduction bags to people leaving jail
The bags containing information about resources, fentanyl test strips and naloxone are designed to help people who have substance use disorder transition back into the community.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2021
Acton man falsely accused in 2016 incident is awarded $90,000 in damages
A federal judge rules that John Charron was a victim of 'classic malicious prosecution.'
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PublishedAugust 1, 2021
Man struck, killed by car in Waterboro was well known, respected
Grieving family members recall the life and accomplishments of Mark Schepis, 45, who had worked for more than 20 years at a company in Portsmouth, N.H.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2021
Man, boy struck and killed by car in East Waterboro
Mark Schepis and Luke Stephenson were waiting outside the Cozi Corner Cafe when a vehicle veered off the road and hit them, the York County Sheriff's Office says.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2021
Former York County detective loses police license for illegal arrest, other misconduct
Wilfred ‘Bill’ Vachon was stripped of his police certificate this month for an incident in 2011 in which he handcuffed, questioned and pressured a business owner over an alleged theft.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2021
Failure to follow safety protocols led to COVID-19 outbreak at York County Jail, report confirms
Masking, social distancing and other precautions were largely ignored at the jail, the site of one of the state's largest outbreaks, according to a report by an outside investigator.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2020
COVID-19 cited as factor in death of York County inmate as jail outbreak is declared over
The finding by the state Medical Examiner's Office differs from comments by Maine's top public health official, who said Jason Daigle's death was not related to the virus.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
York County Sheriff searching for armed suspect who fled traffic stop
Police say a 22-year-old Shapleigh man fled a traffic stop Monday resulting in a chase, and that the man is armed and does not want to go back to jail.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2020
At York County Jail, masks were not allowed ahead of outbreak
Internal documents and interviews with inmates and one guard reveal how county officials flouted public health precautions.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2020
Our View: COVID-19 prevention measures are there for a reason
Carelessness and failed leadership turned a few cases of the coronavirus into Maine’s biggest outbreak.