A judge orders that a drug case can move forward despite allegations the suspect was targeted by a state trooper because he is Black.
Maine State Police
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Life-saving kindness, bravery honored during state police annual awards
One woman was honored for stopping to help save a critically injured man, and a state trooper was credited with helping a distraught man by taking the time to listen to him.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Three car crashes reported Friday evening in Auburn
Two crashes occurred near the Maine Turnpike offramp on Washington Street and a third occurred on Minot Avenue.
Posted inFranklin, Local & State, News
Farmington standoff ends
Its tactical squad and the Maine Warden Service were called in to assist local police deal with the incident, which began Sunday morning.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
State police chief says internal review revealed no racial profiling by trooper
The review was conduced after Trooper John Darcy was accused by multiple defense attorneys of pulling suspects over because of race.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, New England, News
Armed men’s Maine license plates raise more questions about militia’s links to state
New court documents reveal that the two vehicles carrying 11 heavily armed people who were arrested on a Massachusetts highway last weekend had unregistered Maine license plates.
Posted inLocal & State, News
State police trooper accused of racial profiling has shown a ‘pattern’ of similar behavior, lawyer alleges
A prosecutor dismissed a criminal case last year after audio captured Trooper John Darcy referring to a Black suspect as ‘looking like a thug.’
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
New York man pleads not guilty in murder of Joseph Tracy in Waterville
Jashaun Lipscombe, who is being held at Kennebec County Jail in Augusta, pleaded not guilty to murder Wednesday in Superior Court.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Bill to end state police data-gathering unit fails decisively in Senate
The House had passed the measure to end funding for the Maine Information and Analysis Center, which was created in the wake of 9/11, but the 29-6 vote in the Senate effectively kills the legislation.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine Crime, News
Livermore woman charged with assaulting officer during January domestic dispute
An Androscoggin County grand jury indicted a Livermore woman on Tuesday with two counts of assault, and one count of refusing to submit to arrest, stemming from an incident in January.