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NewsFebruary 4, 2025

Maine State Police K-9, Suspect Killed at End of Standoff

The suspecallegedly fired his weapon at K-9 Preacher and struck the dog in the abdomen. Preacher, a 4-year-old Belgian Malinois, was rushed to an emergency veterinary clinic, where he was stabilized, but he died of his injuries Tuesday.

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NewsDecember 12, 2024

Maine Officer Killed in Crash Driving Home from Shift

Police said a box truck was stopped in traffic on the Maine side of the bridge when Sgt. Jacob Wolterbeek's car crashed into the back of the truck.

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NewsMay 10, 2024

Maine Police Chief Once Guarded the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The first months of training, he said, were rigorous. The recruits had to learn the special way of marching the guards use when at the Tomb, stepping first with the toe and rolling the foot along smoothly so that there is none of the normal motion.

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NewsMay 7, 2024

Man Shot by Maine Officers After Stealing Two Police Vehicles

When he arrived at the Oxford County Jail, the suspect reportedly slipped his handcuffs, moved into the driver’s seat and stole the police vehicle.

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NewsJanuary 31, 2024

Maine County Commission Wants Sheriff Removed from Office

The motion states, in part: "[Sheriff] has failed to faithfully and efficiently perform the duties of his Office and improperly exercised and acted outside of his legal authority..."

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NewsOctober 30, 2023

Deputies Were Sent to Contact Maine Mass Shooter Weeks Before Attack

Deputies from the Sagadahoc County and Kennebec County Sheriff’s Offices responded and tried to contact the shooter on September 16, less than six weeks before last Wednesday’s massacres in a bowling alley and a bar.

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NewsOctober 26, 2023

Maine Mass Shooter Suspect Still at Large, 18 Dead

The Coast Guard sent out a patrol boat Thursday morning along the Kennebec River but after hours of searching, they found “nothing out of the ordinary,” Chief Petty Officer Ryan Smith said.

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NewsMarch 30, 2023

Maine Bill Would Make Some Police Suicides Duty Deaths

The public safety committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send L.D. 439, sponsored by Rep. Suzanne Salisbury, D-Westbrook, to the full legislature.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 17, 2022

Maine Agencies Targeted with 11 Hoax Active Shooter Calls

Threats were made at the following school districts: Fort Fairfield, Rockland, Portland, Gardiner, Wiscasset, Ellsworth, Sanford, Brunswick, Winslow and Houlton.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 21, 2022

2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Maine Chief Empowering Officers

Sanford, ME, Police Chief Chief Craig Andersen’s decentralized command structure emphasizes the delivery of “excellent law enforcement service.”

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