The package – made up of feathers surrounded by a box along with a spray-painted message – prompted police to cordon off Congress Square for more than three hours Saturday afternoon.
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Portland crimes down in 2020 after uptick in 2019
Police Police Chief Frank Clark expects 2020 data, still being finalized, will show a big decrease due in part to the pandemic.
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Racial equity panel hears concerns about police influence, no-knock warrants
The Racial Equity Steering Committee will have public comment next at its Jan. 14 meeting.
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South Portland man accused of brandishing pistol outside Old Port bar
Nicholas Whitman, 25, was arrested on charges of displaying a handgun in a ‘threatening and reckless manner.’
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Portland police officer from Serbia becomes a U.S. citizen
Deni Snajder, 28, moved to the United States in 2016 and joined the Portland department last December.
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Extradition delayed for suspect in 2016 Portland shooting death
Aristotle Stilley, 22, who is charged with murder in the case, will serve a 240-day sentence in a California jail for drug possession before he is sent back to Maine.
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Portland police investigate assault of woman walking in West End
A short time after a woman was attacked Sunday night, a second woman reported a man followed her as she walked on Brackett Street.
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Little revealed about man arrested in California in 2016 Portland slaying
Police gave no hints Wednesday of how they linked 23-year-old Aristotle Stilley, formerly of South Portland, to the killing of a man in a Gilman Street apartment.
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No one injured in 2 shootings in Portland
Portland police are looking for suspects in 2 separate shooting incidents on Sunday.
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Maine Voices: Portland chief’s focus on unity, respect welcome, but more work must be done
Now the police force needs to listen carefully to the community without becoming defensive.