Tag: Maine agencies

Special Units
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.
February 4, 2025
Maine State Police Sgt. Jonathan Russell with K-9 Preacher. Preacher was shot and mortally wounded during a tactical operation Monday.
Command
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.
May 10, 2024
Patrol
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.
May 7, 2024
Patrol
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.
October 30, 2023
Patrol
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.
October 26, 2023
Robert Card is subject of a massive multi-state and international manhunt. Card is accused of killing 18 people in a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday night.
Command
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.
March 30, 2023
Patrol
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.
November 17, 2022
Command
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.”
September 21, 2022
Sanford, ME, Police Chief Craig Andersen swears in a new officer. Andersen is an advocate of decentralized command that he says empowers his troops. (Photo: Sanford PD)
Patrol
Maine Deputy Struck by Vehicle and Killed
Deputy Luke Gross was responding to a call of a vehicle off the road on Route 3 in Trenton just before 4 a.m. He was struck by another vehicle at the scene at around 4:30 a.m.
September 23, 2021
Deputy Luke Gross of the Hancock County (ME) Sheriff's Office was struck by a vehicle and killed early Thursday. (Photo: Hancock County SO)
Patrol
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.
July 7, 2021
Fireworks
Patrol
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.
February 11, 2021
Patrol
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.
October 20, 2020
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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