The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee Monday listened to arguments over a bill that would expand public access to the disciplinary records of public employees, including police.
John Terhune
Staff Writer
As a member of METLN's quick strike investigations team, John writes about everything from gun legislation to housing. He previously spent a year on a deep-dive investigation of the Lewiston mass shooting as part of the Press Herald's collaboration with Frontline and Maine Public. A Waterville native, John has degrees from Middlebury College and Boston University and spends his free time going to the movies, practicing the guitar and defusing arguments at men's league soccer games.
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Mystery around Lisbon migrants worries advocates
More than two weeks after Border Patrol agents found 17 undocumented workers in a four-bedroom home, the men have disappeared into a process that lacks transparency. Some fear the government may be prioritizing deportation over investigations of possible exploitation.
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South Portland woman found safe
South Portland police issued a Silver Alert for Janica Jane-Marie Sublett, 35, who left her group home at 8 Ocean House Road sometime Wednesday morning.
Posted inMaine
Belfast woman serving 70-year murder sentence dies in prison
Norma Small, who was convicted in 2002 of hiring a man to murder her husband, died in custody early Sunday morning.
Posted inMaine Crime
Man escapes police custody after being brought to Belfast hospital
Robert Porter, 39, of Montville remains at large after escaping custody while being treated at Waldo County General Hospital, police say.
Posted inMaine, News
Studying spells success for Portland seventh-grader at Maine State Spelling Bee
Evan Trieu will represent Maine at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. on May 28 after deftly navigating 19 rounds to win the state competition on Saturday.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Wells man becomes 7th Mainer charged in connection with Capitol riot
David Ball could face up to 3 years in prison for his alleged participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Study: Young adults are overrepresented in Maine’s criminal justice system
A report from the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine E. Cutler Institute calls for expanding diversion and treatment-based criminal justice programs.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Police suspect recent Portland burglaries linked to similar cases across Northeast
A group of out-of-state travelers may be behind two Portland burglaries last week, along with ‘many more’ similar cases in New England and New York, police said.
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Boothbay Harbor man charged with attempted murder after lengthy standoff
Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.