Police
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Protesters hope for a reckoning for American policing, but experts say not so fast
The politics of police reform that have squashed previous efforts still loom: powerful unions, legal immunity for police and intractable implicit biases.
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PublishedJune 8, 2020
Democrats unveil police reform overhaul, kneel at Capitol
The Justice in Policing Act would limit legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force incidents and ban police choke holds, among other changes, according to an early draft.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2020
Central Maine law enforcement noticing uptick in hung-up 911 calls
Multiple law enforcement agencies are seeing an increased number of 911 hang-ups this year and are advising people who mistakenly alert emergency responders to stay on the line.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2020
Maine Legislature considers bill to expunge some convictions from public records
The measure would largely apply to nonviolent and low-level felonies and would exclude any crimes against a child or person over age 65.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Skowhegan detective one of 25 selected nationwide to attend Secret Service training
Detective Sgt. Kelly Hooper, who has worked in law enforcement for 30 years, will attend a weeklong course at which she will receive training in forensic analysis and investigative methods.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2019
Freeport hires new police officer, more needed to fill roster
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
More details emerge from Waterville-Canaan shootout that wounded officer, suspect
Richard Murray-Burns, 29, of Harmony allegedly initiated a car chase and shooting after Waterville police pulled him over Sunday after a report of shoplifting at Walmart.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Emotions ‘running really high’ 8 years later as mother of Ayla Reynolds pushes court case
Ayla Bell Reynolds was reported missing by her father, Justin DiPietro, from their Waterville home on Dec. 17, 2011, and her mother, Trista Reynolds, continues to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against DiPietro.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2019
Search for missing Richmond woman continues in Falmouth
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PublishedNovember 9, 2019
Yarmouth police rescue suicidal man from bridge
Police say they talked down a man threatening to throw himself from an I-295 overpass Saturday.
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