Portland’s chief said the incident might have had a far more serious outcome if officers had not been trained in crisis intervention techniques.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine Crime, News
Man charged with stealing car and eluding police after Lewiston chase
Alexander Madore, 33, was taken into custody on Ash Street about a block from where the car crashed.
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Mexico man suing Lewiston police and estate of former officer for ‘illegal arrest’
Nicholas Meserve, the late Lewiston police officer involved in Norman “Bo” Thompson’s arrest, later died from an apparent drug overdose.
Posted inFranklin, Maine Crime, News, The Franklin Journal
Greenwood man indicted on drug charges in Franklin County
A traffic stop in Wyman Township in 2020 led to the arrest of Terrence G. Gordon, formerly of Bethel.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Four arrested after searches of Fairfield house turn up drugs, explosive device, police say
Officers arrest Derek Poirier, 40, on Sunday at his Winter Street house. A day later, police searched the house again and arrested another three suspects.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News, Schools & Education
Education technician at Portland school charged with multiple sex crimes
Benjamin Conroy is accused of victimizing a student in the autism spectrum program where he works at Ocean Avenue Elementary School.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Augusta police shoot and kill man who reportedly threatened people with knife at city shelter
Authorities said deadly force was used in the Wednesday night incident after a man threatened residents at the Bread of Life Shelter.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Durham woman gets probation for Social Security fraud
The 65-year-old received more than $80,000 in illegal benefits, prosecutors said.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine Crime, News
Fraudulent checks resembling those from Livermore Falls town account cashed for $8,600
Town Manager Amanda Allen says police are investigating the bogus checks, which were cashed outside of Livermore Falls, including in Gray.
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Transient charged in Auburn convenience store robberies
The suspect was tracked Tuesday night to an apartment where he was found along with evidence of the crime, police said.