Police
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PublishedApril 22, 2022
Officers justified in deadly force in Falmouth, Old Town confrontations, attorney general finds
In both cases, the officers who discharged their weapons were acting in self defense or the defense of others, the state's attorney general concludes.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Ex-officer cleared in shooting during Breonna Taylor raid
Brett Hankison had been charged with 3 counts of wanton endangerment for firing shots that went through a sliding-glass side door and a window of Taylor's apartment and into a family's unit next door.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2022
Officers could have saved George Floyd’s life, doctor testifies
A lung specialist says George Floyd might have survived if officers had changed his position on the ground or administered CPR as soon as his heart stopped.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Mom: 14-year-old shot by LA police ‘died in my arms’
Valentina Orellana-Peralta's family stood outside Los Angeles Police Department on Tuesday to call for justice and remember their daughter.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2021
Former Minnesota officer who killed Daunte Wright, testifies, ‘I’m sorry it happened’
Kim Potter said she shot Wright in a moment of chaos as he tried to leave a traffic stop as she and other officers were trying to arrest him on an outstanding warrant for a weapons violation.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2021
Phippsburg woman arrested, charged with DUI, child endangerment on Halloween night
Noreen Wyman, 33, of Phippsburg was charged with operating under the influence, endangering the welfare of a child, refusing to submit to arrest or detention and operating after suspension.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2021
Minneapolis officer gets nearly 5 years in killing of 911 caller
Mohamed Noor's appeal of his murder conviction was watched closely for implications in the case of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer convicted of the same charge in George Floyd's death.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Hebron woman sues police over husband’s fatal shooting in 2020
Nicole Gora's lawsuit alleges that Androscoggin County Sheriff's deputies and Mechanic Falls police officers violated Jason Gora's rights when they used deadly force against him following a high-speed chase.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2021
Topsham police to get body cameras
Advocacy groups have urged police to wear body cameras in the wake of controversial police use-of-force cases.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Social media threats close Portland High School, Bonny Eagle schools
Portland High School and SAD 6 schools will be closed Thursday because of threats shared on SnapChat.
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