Two crashes occurred near the Maine Turnpike offramp on Washington Street and a third occurred on Minot Avenue.
Maine State Police
Posted inFranklin, Maine, 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.
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Posted inMaine, 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 inMaine, 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 inMaine, 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 inMaine, 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 inMaine, 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.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Suspect in Waterville murder shot man over late car ride, new documents allege
A recently unsealed police affidavit follows a trail of evidence to Jashaun Lipscombe of New York City who, according to witnesses, shot Joseph Tracy in Waterville because Tracy was late in picking him up to give him a ride to Bangor.
Posted inMaine, News
Lawmakers may limit use of facial recognition software by police in Maine
A bill sponsored by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland, would limit police use of facial recognition technology to investigations of only the most serious crimes.