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Published
March 3, 2020

Police body camera proposal raises questions for Portland school board

Members are poised to vote March 17 on the revised agreement, which includes restrictions on how police handle videos captured by cameras worn by officers in schools.
Published
February 24, 2020

Man struck, killed by train in Portland

Portland police say the man was found dead along the railroad tracks behind 400 St. John Street on Sunday.
Published
January 23, 2020

Police looking for suspect in New York City killing

New York City detectives believe Keron Codd, 22, who goes by the nickname 'Gucci,' may be in the Portland area.
Published
January 17, 2020

Portland police charge man with random Old Port assault

Police say a homeless man from South Carolina is responsible for the random attack Jan. 13 on a woman walking in the Old Port.
Published
January 8, 2020

Portland police lauded for mental health crisis training

The International Association of Chiefs recognized the department's strides in training officers how to best deal with people with mental illness.

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Published
January 6, 2020

Portland schools, city continue work on body camera negotiations

The police chief stressed a desire to start using the cameras right away at a board meeting in November, but school officials say there is no firm timeline for working out an agreement governing the rules for their use.
Published
December 23, 2019

Singing officer tweaks ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’

Officer Jeremy Turner rewrites and sings the lyrics of "12 Days of Christmas" with a focus on law enforcement.
Published
December 11, 2019

Maine Voices: Portland should ban face-scanning software – now

This technology exists not to protect us but to track us, making it incompatible with our nation's ideas about freedom and liberty.
Published
November 24, 2019

Jim Fossel: Portland right to put the brakes on surveillance tech

Police cameras in the schools and use of facial recognition software represent erosions of privacy that should not be taken lightly.
Published
November 20, 2019

Our View: Maine, federal lawmakers should rein in facial surveillance

We need strong policies to keep the powerful technology from being misused.