The program is designed to increase the police presence in areas of the city that have more crime.
Craig Crosby
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Federal officer says she’s falsely accused of aiming gun at car in Maine
Demitria Buhalis said another car’s occupants actually threatened her and she’s being targeted because she’s a police officer.
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Vermont law officer charged in road-rage incident in Maine
Police say the woman, who works at a VA hospital, pointed a handgun at another vehicle on I-95 in Sidney.
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AK-47 used in robbery of Augusta man, police say
The 19-year-old victim says he was robbed of personal items and the prescription drugs Suboxone and Adderall, but was allowed to keep $200 in cash.
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Former Portland psychologist sentenced to 9 months in prison for MaineCare fraud
David Alan Bradley, now of Florida, was also ordered to repay $20,000 in restitution.
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Gardiner man dealt a setback in bid to remove excess skin
An insurance company has denied coverage of surgery to remove pounds of extra skin from Thomas Towle after he lost 500 pounds.
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Auburn man faces sexual assault charge after disappearing for 10 years
Benjamin Brazier, who became ‘a ghost’ after making bail in 2005 on an assault charge relating to a Gardiner incident, is found by Penobscot County sheriff deputies.
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In Litchfield, marauding dogs threaten hens, deer
Henry Tuttle says dogs have attacked his laying hens at least three times in recent years, and game wardens note that dogs running deer are a perennial problem.
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Man on crutches charged with beating panhandler in Gardiner
Police say Cletus Jernigan beat Daniel DeGreenia over the head because he thought the panhandler was scamming the public.
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Maine’s deep snowpack keeps flood potential high
The cold nights have helped make melting gradual, but a quick warm-up with rain could change the picture, officials say.