The closer the person being confronted gets in the frame, the less reliable the footage becomes.
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Protesters disrupt ceremony honoring Portland police chief
Activists chanting ‘black lives matter’ disrupt the ceremony shortly after city councilors voice support for Chief Michael Sauschuck and his approach to equipping officers with body cameras.
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Maine police departments say they’re ready as recreational pot becomes legal
With the voter=approved law now in effect, departments take cues from other states’ legalization of the drug.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: House Oversight Committee tackles spying policies
More government agencies are getting access to unscrubbed data, collected without warrants.
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Police arrest man, secure baby after Waterville standoff
A neighbor says police told him to leave his residence because of a man with a handgun in a Front Place apartment.
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Another View: Search warrant isn’t a license for police officer to shoot a dog
A judge for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of police. But he’s wrong.
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Our View: Deal would allow both Portland police and protesters to be heard
Restorative justice is the right way to settle charges resulting from a Black Lives Matter protest last July.
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Our View: Clearer picture needed on use of body cameras by South Portland police
With the city set to adopt the technology soon, Chief Edward Googins should share the department's policy with the public.
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Four charged with hate crimes in connection with Chicago Facebook video
The victim, who is white and mentally disabled, is a classmate of one of those accused, who are black.
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Fairfield woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of infant son
Kayla Stewart, 21, reversed her earlier not guilty pleas Wednesday at Somerset County Superior Court in Skowhegan.