Hebron woman sues police over husband’s fatal shooting in 2020

Nicole Gora's lawsuit alleges that Androscoggin County Sheriff's deputies and Mechanic Falls police officers violated Jason Gora's rights when they used deadly force against him following a high-speed chase.

Phippsburg man killed in crash during high-speed police chase

New push to disband Minneapolis police after George Floyd’s death

In its place would be a public safety department and licensed peace officers.

Bates College seeks to reduce heated interactions between students and campus security

A new report on campus safety urges more residential life staffers and greater effort to ease tensions between safety officers and students at the Lewiston college.

Lack of witnesses hinders investigation of Bath hit-and-run

A woman was injured and her dog killed July 11 when they were struck by a vehicle.

Bath’s first woman deputy chief sworn in

“I’ve always wanted to be in this profession from as early as I can remember just being a kid watching police shows,” said Small.

Jury convicts Alabama officer of murder in 2018 shooting of suicidal man

While prosecutors contend the officer killed William Parker without cause, the defense argued the shooting was justified because Parker posed a threat to the officers at the scene.

Maine may restrict police use of no-knock warrants amid national backlash

Legislators on Monday will wade through three competing bills that would curtail or eliminate the use of no-knock search warrants in the state.

Judge denies public release of body cam video in shooting by North Carolina deputies

However, the judge said videos from multiple body cameras and one dashboard camera must be shown to the family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed by police, within 10 days.

FBI starts probe into death of Black man killed by deputies

An independent autopsy released Tuesday shows Andrew Brown Jr. was shot five times, including in the back of the head.