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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Portland police, firefighters rescue suicidal man from burning shed
Police spent more than 2 hours negotiating with a man suffering a mental health crisis on Parris Street on Friday night before they rescued him from a burning shed.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2020
U.S. attorney for Maine: Law enforcement here paying price for brutality elsewhere
Maine police officers aren’t perfect, but they are always trying to improve and they’re open to progressive policies and procedures.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Supervisors’ union president: Lack of support from elected officials demoralizing to Portland police
A recently approved City Council proposal creating a Racial Equity Steering Committee leaves out important context.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2020
Portland police charge woman with aggravated assault after stabbing
Samantha Velez is accused of stabbing another homeless woman in the hand during an altercation in Deering Oaks Saturday.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Portland woman sues city and police, alleging illegal arrest, excessive force in 2014
A Somali refugee says her civil and constitutional rights were violated in the incident at Maine Medical Center, as part of a pattern of over-policing of the city's refugee and African American populations.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Portland police chief: ‘The police are the public and the public are the police’
This concept represents the basic relationship between our police officers and our communities. We stand with you because we are you.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2020
Systemic racism committee to focus on Portland Police Department
The city council also approved a third-party review of police action at the June 1 Black Lives Matter protest and a new system to deal with complaints from that night.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2020
Portland man charged with shooting into police garage
Police say Abdikareem Hassan, 32, fired 5 shots into the police parking garage the night of July 5. He's been held in jail since then on other charges from that night.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Portland mayor, city councilors denounce violence against police
Their statement comes after shots were fired into the police parking garage late Sunday night and officers were targeted by fireworks in Kennedy Park.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Portland police on alert after gunfire, weekend incidents
Shots were fired into the department's garage Sunday night and fireworks were aimed at officers in Kennedy Park, police say.
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