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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2021

Crowd Assaults Maine Officers with Fireworks

Portland police spokesperson David Singer said in a press release Tuesday that an estimated 300 people gathered around Kennedy Park around 9 p.m. where officers were targeted and shot at with fireworks when they tried to break up the crowd.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 11, 2021

Former Maine Officer Allegedly Sold Drugs from His Patrol Vehicle

Jeffrey Bishop, 53, is charged with four counts of aggravated furnishing of hydrocodone and fentanyl and one count of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, according to the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2020

Maine Officer Kicked in Head During Confrontation Suffers Concussion

An officer with the Portland (ME) Police Department suffered a concussion after being kicked in the head during an attempt to arrest a violent offender.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 7, 2020

Maine Citizens Rally In Support of Officer Whose Home Was Destroyed by Fire

Citizens of the town of Skowhegan are rallying to support an officer with the Skowhegan Police Department and his family after fire destroyed their home.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2020

Video: Maine Officer Sings Song About Coronavirus from Squad Car

The South Portland (ME) Police Department posted a video of one of its officers singing an original song he wrote about COVID-19 while playing his guitar in the front seat of his patrol vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2020

Maine Police Department Pokes Fun at "4/20 Holiday" on Facebook

In a pun-filled social media post the Freyburg (ME) Police Department poked some fun at the unofficial holiday celebrating the consumption of marijuana and marijuana-based "edible" products.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2020

Maine Department Announces One Officer Tested Positive for COVID-19

The chief of police in Portland, ME, took to social media on Thursday evening to let residents know that one of his officers has tested positive for COVID-19—colloquially known as the coronavirus.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2020

Maine Police Arrest Man for OUI on Riding Lawnmower

Officers with the Augusta (ME) Police Department posted on social media an image of two patrol SUVs parked behind a riding lawnmower that had reportedly been ridden by an individual accused of driving under the influence.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 12, 2020

Vermont Deputy Chief Resigns After Controversy About Social Media Posts

A second member of the command staff of the Burlington (VT) Police Department has resigned from the department in the aftermath of a controversy over those individuals' use of social media.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2020

Man Who Reportedly Shot Maine Officer Charged with Attempted Murder

A man who reportedly shot and wounded an officer with the Waterville (ME) Police Department in December has been charged with attempted aggravated murder.

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