Major F. Heath Gorham, an Air Force veteran with 20 years on the force, will become second-in-command, Portland police said Friday.
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Portland man stabbed by roommate in serious condition, police say
Portland police charged a man with stabbing his roommate at 12 Gilman St. on Friday morning.
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Portland police investigating discovery of body inside Motel 6
The man who died appears to have been in his 60s, and the state medical examiner’s office has been called to determine the cause and manner of death.
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Portland names hero, police officer and civilian of the year for 2020
Officer Les Smith was credited with saving the life of a Portland fire captain during a potentially deadly structure fire on Peaks Island.
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USM, Northeastern to analyze police activities in Portland, South Portland
The Portland and South Portland police departments will be teaming up with the University of Southern Maine and Northeastern University on an analysis of arrests, summons, citations and use of force between 2018 and 2020. “This will help us not only assess and understand our historical data and take appropriate action as necessary, but will […]
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Investigator seeks information about police response to June protest in Portland
The city hired a Minneapolis firm to do an internal affairs investigation of the police department’s response to an anti-racism demonstration that drew an estimated 2,500 downtown.
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Portland police seek public’s help with unsolved homicides
Darien Richardson and Bryan ‘Kage’ Garcia are among several victims whose cases Portland police are still trying to solve.
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Portland police hire new mental health crisis responder, media liaison
The city said Monday that it added the positions in the police department and backfilled a vacancy for a third role, addressing substance use and overdose deaths.
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Portland hires firm to investigate police response to anti-racism protest
The city allocated $40,000 to pay for the investigation into the response to a large demonstration in June sparked by the death of George Floyd.
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Public can weigh in on school-police policies
PORTLAND — The Portland school district is still months away from unveiling policies on how school officials and law enforcement will interact in the absence of school resource officers. The district has 13 policies now that outline the relationship between schools and the Portland Police Department regarding bomb threats, drug and alcohol use, firearms or […]