Maine is seeing a surge in involuntary committals — cases in which people are held for mental health issues against their will — that is changing how police do their jobs. The number of those committals has risen steadily in the past decade, from 344 in 2009 to 401 last year, an increase of nearly […]
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Cumberland sheriff won't honor ICE hold requests beyond release date
PORTLAND (AP) — The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is the first in Maine to reject requests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to hold prisoners in jail beyond their scheduled release. The Portland Press Herald (http://bit.ly/2xfdUXT) reported that Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce announced the decision in a Sept. 14 letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
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Law Court allows whistleblower suit against Cumberland County to go to trial
LEWISTON — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has overturned an Androscoggin County Superior Court decision that a detective fired from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department did not have enough evidence to bring a whistleblower claim against Cumberland County and its two top officers before a jury. Cumberland County Detective Gerard Brady is now free to […]
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Gray-New Gloucester High School evacuated for bomb search
NEW GLOUCESTER — A handwritten note found in the girls’ bathroom prompted an evacuation of Gray-New Gloucester High School on Monday. According to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were alerted to a bomb threat written on a note that the staff discovered around 1:50 p.m. The school was evacuated. Bomb […]
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Police: Road rage sends car into river in Casco
CASCO — An apparent case of road rage sent one vehicle into the water and three people to the hospital on Monday. According to a news release from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to a report of erratic driving between two vehicles traveling westbound on Route 302 in Casco at 1:10 p.m. Prior […]
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Maine CDC issues hepatitis A alert
AUGUSTA (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says a worker at a Cumberland County restaurant infected with hepatitis A may have exposed customers. The agency says the worker served food between Sept. 29 and Oct. 11 and after examining the food and beverage preparation practices at the restaurant, it’s possible others […]
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Judge orders release of 911 call from fatal shooting in Windham by deputy
PORTLAND (AP) — A Maine judge has ordered state officials to release a transcript of a 911 call made by a woman whose husband was killed by a Cumberland County sheriff’s deputy in April. The Portland Press Herald reported (http://bit.ly/1qYbeVU ) that Justice Thomas Warren ordered the state Tuesday to give the transcript to the […]
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Maine jail guard loses appeal in inmate dragging
AUGUSTA (AP) — A guard at the Cumberland County Jail who fought the suspension he received for dragging an inmate with two broken ankles 127 feet across a concrete floor has lost his appeal. The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the Maine Criminal Justice Academy Board of Trustees’ decision to suspend Nicholas […]
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Three people injured in Harrison crash
HARRISON — At least three people were taken to hospitals after a two-car crash on Route 117 near Bolsters Mill Road around 3 p.m. Wednesday. “We just heard a big bang,” said Heather Smith of 760 Norway Road, who ran out of her house to see the cars side by side and a man sitting […]
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Pirates, civic center may head to court over lease dispute
PORTLND — A dispute between the Portland Pirates and their home arena may be headed to court after the sides failed to reach an agreement on a new five-year lease. Pirates’ ownership and the Cumberland County Civic Center trustees are far apart on some major items regarding revenue, and may ask a judge to decide […]