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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2015

Maine Becomes Sixth State to Sign Constitutional Carry Bill

Legislative Document 652 will now allow Maine citizens over the age of 21 to carry a firearm without possessing a government permission slip, better known as a concealed carry permit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2014

Maine Officer Saves Elderly Motorist's Life at Traffic Stop

After a Kennebunk police officer pulled Gavin Falconer, 84, over for speeding, Falconer slumped over in his vehicle. He wasn't breathing and had no pulse.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2014

Man's Gun Tattoo Triggers Maine Police Callout

Smith, who’d gone back to bed, was awakened again minutes later — this time by Maine State Police at his front door, backed up by a group of troopers with assault rifles in his driveway. They were asking him via a megaphone to come out of his house.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2014

Detroit Chief Says Armed Civilians Would Reduce Crime Rate

If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 4, 2012

Suspect Attempts 'Triangle Choke' On Maine Officer

A Bangor (Maine) Police officer defeated a martial arts move to arrest a domestic violence suspect on Monday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 27, 2012

Maine Sgt. Reported To Work Drunk

A Maine State Police sergeant summoned in late June for operating her state police cruiser while under the influence of alcohol acknowledged Monday that she has a problem with alcohol and is getting the help she needs.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 15, 2012

Maine Supreme Court OKs Release of Prostitute's 'John' List

The Maine Supreme Court on Monday allowed a Maine police department to publicly release the names of more than 150 clients of a fitness instructor now accused of running a prostitution business out of her Kennebunk studio.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2012

Small Arsenal Seized From Maine Suspect

A Maine man who was pulled over Sunday on the Maine Turnpike with an AK-47 assault rifle, several semi-automatic handguns, ammunition and news clippings about the Colorado theater shootings in his car remained in jail Monday on $50,000 cash bail.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2012

Maine Town Loses Law Enforcement for a Year

Lubec, Maine, will likely be without regular law enforcement services for a year, after the Washington County Sheriff's Department canceled its contract with the town.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2012

Off-Duty Maine Deputy Disarms Man With Gun

Cumberland County (Maine) Sheriff's Deputy Richard Kimball helped disarm and detain a suicidal man who was waving a handgun toward passing rush-hour traffic.

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