New Anti-Trafficking Coordination Teams also will be established in five other cities.
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Falmouth woman, 82, dies after being struck by a car crossing Portland street
Lee Whittier, who had three sons and seven grandchildren, was exceedingly thoughtful and was fond of Christmas, her family says.
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Pedestrian hit in front of Portland police station
The 82-year-old Falmouth woman was seriously injured.
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Rescue workers extricate driver from truck perched on ledge over gorge in Rangeley
The man remains in his vehicle for three hours after veering off Route 4 and partway down the steep, rocky bank of the Sandy River.
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100 years later, Portland honors its first police officer killed in the line of duty
The memory of Officer Charles McIntosh, who was shot and stabbed by criminals, will be kept alive by a decal on the city’s police vehicles.
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Police investigate suspected meth lab in Buxton
Some evidence is moved to the town’s public works department to be evaluated, police say.
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Survivor of deadly crash in Casco says, ‘Thank God’ driver charged
Crystal Petersen, whose 4-year-old son died on Aug. 11, says Michael Minson, who’s charged with manslaughter, ‘needs to be in jail for a long time.’
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Crash on Maine Turnpike slowing northbound traffic near Biddeford
The crash blocked the center and left lanes of the turnpike northbound but both are now open.
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Man whose body was found in Deering Oaks apparently overdosed
Confirmation of the cause of death depends on toxicology tests by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
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Westbrook will announce strategy to fight heroin use
More than 30 groups will come together for a comprehensive approach to tackle prevention, enforcement and intervention, the police chief says.