The slain deputy was a beloved family man and a compassionate police officer respected both by colleagues and those on the wrong side of the law.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Persistence, publicity and DNA pay off in Golden State Killer case
A former police officer’s arrest in a series of murders and rapes points up the need for better handling of evidence.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Police departments across Maine express anger, sadness over officer’s killing
A posting by the Scarborough department notes that 46 officers have been killed in the line of duty in U.S. so far this year, urging the public to be supportive and officers to be vigilant.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
Accused armed robber might be tied to additional holdups that have rattled southern Maine
Travis Card is charged with one crime in Westbrook, and prosecutors indicate in court on Tuesday they suspect he may be involved in other recent unsolved robberies.
Posted inLocal & State
York police investigating weekend crash that knocked out power
Police say the driver of a car that struck two utility poles Saturday left the scene and was later found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Posted inLocal & State
Woman found locked in car trunk took her own life
Jenna French, 30, took a fatal dose of opiate pills and then crawled into the trunk, investigators say.
Posted inNation & World, News
Sacramento rally demands justice in 22-year-old’s killing by police
Hundreds gather in a peaceful call for reform in the wake of Stephon Clark’s shooting.
Posted inNation & World, News
One Louisiana officer fired, 1 suspended for fatal shooting of black man
The Baton Rouge police chief announces the discipline for two officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the killing of Alton Sterling in 2016.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
York County woman stabbed ex-boyfriend with cordless screwdriver, police say
Police arriving on the scene found the victim with ‘substantial’ lacerations to his hand.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State
South Portland student accused of threatening to ‘shoot up the school’
The boy was carrying a knife but no guns when he was taken into a custody, in an incident that unnerves students and parents a day after the mass shooting in Florida.