Since 2015, U.S. police have shot and killed 5,400 people.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
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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Posted inNation & World, Politics
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
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.
Posted inLocal & State, News
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
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.
Posted inCoastal Journal
Freeport hires new police officer, more needed to fill roster
FREEPORT — The Freeport Police Department has a new officer. Jason O’Toole, 23, recently joined the force after completing his training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. O’Toole is from Middleboro, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston about 160 miles from Freeport. He attended Unity College in Maine and graduated with a degree in […]
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
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.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
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.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster
Search for missing Richmond woman continues in Falmouth
FALMOUTH — Falmouth police are working in collaboration with other law enforcement agencies in the search for 37-year-old Anneliese Heinig of Richmond, who was last seen in Falmouth Tuesday and reported missing on Thanksgiving. The Maine State Police, the Maine Marine Patrol, the Maine Warden Service, and police departments from Richmond and Portland, along with […]