The gift means the department can fully outfit its force with stun guns and cameras and its patrol cars with dash cams at no cost to the department or taxpayers.
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Falmouth chief wants body cams, stun guns for all officers
Police Chief John Kilbride said his department has seen a marked increase in “high conflict calls.”
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Officers had no chance to de-escalate, Falmouth police say of fatal shooting
A person called police Tuesday night to report that a man was running around an intersection with a knife, police radio transmissions indicate.
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Falmouth Police Department earns state accreditation
The Falmouth Police Department has been accredited by the Maine Chiefs of Police Association. The program includes an assessment to ensure the department’s training, procedures and building comply with standards for best practices. Falmouth is one of only seven communities in the state to earn the accreditation, which is valid for three years. The process […]
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Falmouth police to increase traffic enforcement
Falmouth police say they will be increasing traffic enforcement over the next few weeks. Local officers have pulled over far fewer vehicles for “less serious offenses,” such as expired registrations or inspection stickers, since the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, in order to cut down face-to-face interactions, according to a prepared release. Now, police […]
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Falmouth police officer retires after logging four decades of service
Steve Hamilton worked his last shift on Jan. 6 to end the most consecutive years of service in department history.
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Scammer attempts to involve Falmouth PD in targeting local woman
Claiming to be the grandson of a Falmouth resident, a man tries to use law enforcement to validate his fake identity.
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Concerns raised in Falmouth over race disparity, council working on solutions
About 20 residents and town officials discussed the disproportionate arrests of black people in Falmouth at a community workshop.
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Falmouth to look at issues surrounding race, prejudice at upcoming retreat
Ten Falmouth officers were among hundreds who responded to demonstrations in Portland, held to protest the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed by Minneapolis Police on May 25.
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Falmouth Police tap Operation Phoenix to help residents rise above addiction
The community-based program aims to provide a helping hand with no judgment.