About 2 dozen Portland residents joined the commemoration at Fort Allen Park on Wednesday morning.
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Man accused of attempting to rob Portland post office
Police said the man approached the counter and threatened to shoot the clerk. When they refused to open the register, he left.
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Portland police hope new recruiting videos will boost ranks
The department used $300,000 in federal funding to pay a recruiting company to create promotional videos and a website designed to bring in more applicants.
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Portland man accused of assaulting 2 men with baseball bat outside city shelter
Police say Ramon Nunez-Rosario, 44, of Portland, assaulted 2 people behind the Homeless Services Center on Riverside Street.
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Teen seriously injured in Portland motorcycle crash
A 16-year-old boy was brought to Maine Medical Center after his motorcycle left the road and hit a tree near the intersection of Brighton Avenue and Raymond Road Sunday evening.
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Portland police arrest suspect in deadly Morrill’s Corner shooting
Police said Aaron Karp surrendered Thursday night and is being held without bail on a homicide charge at the Cumberland County Jail.
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Portland man identified as pedestrian hit by train
The incident was reported near Morrills Corner around 8:13 p.m. Tuesday.
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Portland shooting victim found community in city’s restaurant and bar scene
Susan McHugh, 54, of Gray, was 1 of the 4 people taken to the hospital following the shooting last week. Police investigating her homicide say the 3 other victims are men in their 40s and 50s.
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Federal appeals court dismisses man’s lawsuit against city for Back Cove drowning
John Cohen sued the city of Portland and its officers in 2021, a year after his 25-year-old son Eric died of hypothermia and drowning after swimming into the frigid waters of Back Cove.
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Why do police keep information close to the chest after shootings?
The Portland department defended its hesitation to discuss the Morrill’s Corner shooting, citing concerns it might jeopardize the investigation. The public still doesn’t know whether a shooter is at large or who was shot.