Sgt. Nicholas Goodman argued that his use of force was reasonable because he believed that Chance David Baker posed an immediate threat to officers and the public.
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Stolen truck crashed into Eastern Prom monument, police say
The crash damaged the fence around the Cleeves and Tucker Memorial, the first public monument sited in Portland.
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Portland police shoot burglary suspect in Bayside
The department is withholding the names of the wounded person and the officer who fired.
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Portland police chief leaving after 2 years for job in the private sector
Frank Clark said in an email to the city staff Friday that he has accepted a job as security director for a company he did not name.
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Maine Voices: Protest of brutal policies meets with uniform kindness
One of the 54 participants in a 1985 sit-in at a Maine congressman’s downtown Portland office is surprised at how they were treated.
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Portland police investigate shots fired at home, the latest in a string of shootings
Residents reported hearing multiple shots around 1:30 a.m. around Fox and Greenleaf streets, and rounds apparently struck a home, the department said.
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Catalytic converters stolen from a variety of vehicles in Portland, police say
Authorities in Sanford issued a similar warning this week about such thefts, which are an increasing trend regionally and nationally.
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Universities to study racial disparity in arrests in Portland, South Portland
USM’s Cutler Institute and Northeastern’s Institute on Race and Justice will study data from each city to determine whether either police department’s law enforcement has been biased against people of color.
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Firm hired to investigate Portland police response to BLM protest
PORTLAND — The city has hired the Minneapolis-based firm of Clifton Larson Allen to conduct an investigation into the Portland Police Department’s response to a Black Lives Matter protest held June 1. A report on the firm’s findings is expected within three months. The goal of the independent investigation “is to ensure the integrity of […]
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Portland Police Beat: Jan. 18-24
Arrests 1/18 at 1 a.m. Russell Townsend, 51, of Portland, on Brighton Avenue on charges of failure to stop for a police officer, operating after suspension and violation of conditional release. 1/18 at 6 a.m. Kyle T. Hurd, 21, address unlisted, on Stevens Avenue on charges of assault, criminal mischief, criminal restraint and obstructing report […]