State police diver Detective Michael Chavez pulls a safe out of the Androscoggin River in Canton on Thursday morning. The safe is reportedly related to a theft and criminal mischief investigation from October 2016, according to the Rumford Police Department. The case, still an active investigation by the Rumford Criminal Investigative Division, will be presented to […]
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Maine State Police troopers raking in overtime pay
Maine State Police overtime has increased by nearly 30 percent over the last five years and those extra hours appear to be more heavily concentrated than ever before, according to an analysis of state payroll data. The average overtime pay per state police employee was $16,133 last year, up from $12,597 per employee in 2013. […]
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Video: Maine trooper has near miss involving distracted driver
The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety released a video Monday showing a close call between a state trooper and a distracted driver who sideswiped a cruiser in a box truck. The video shows Cpl. Dan Hanson speaking to the driver of a pickup truck he had stopped on the side of Route 26 in Paris […]
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How fast is too fast? The speed most likely to get you a ticket in Maine
How fast is too fast? According to the law, anything over the speed limit can get you a ticket, but many drivers think they can push the limit and be just fine. When state police trooper Marvin Hinkley is on Turnpike speed patrol, he’s looking for those drivers going way too fast. “I don’t write […]
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Maine State Police to demonstrate their new drones
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine State Police are keeping up with the latest technology. State police will demonstrate their remote-controlled drones on Tuesday at the Maine Department of Public Safety offices in Augusta. They purchased three drones earlier this year. The drones already have been used to take photos and measurements several times this year including […]
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Lewiston Police arrest man after gun theft, 4-school lockdown and 7-hour standoff
LEWISTON — A local man suspected of stealing a handgun from a residence Monday morning was arrested at a downtown apartment building after a nearly seven-hour standoff with police, officials said. Scott Andrew Estes, 37, of Lewiston was taken into custody by police at 6:20 p.m. more than seven hours after he barricaded himself in […]
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State police use drones to investigate crashes
A Maine State Police unmanned aerial vehicle hovers Thursday outside Maine State Police headquarters at the Central Maine Commerce Center in Augusta. AUGUSTA — In the past, when two or more vehicles collided in a remote part of the state, it might have taken the Maine State Police more than 24 hours to travel to […]
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Pyburn new trooper for Troop B
GRAY — As one of Maine’s eight newest state troopers, Jeremy Pyburn received his badge in ceremonies at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro on Sept. 15. He completed 10 weeks of specialized state police training, which is in addition to the 18 weeks of training required for all Maine police officers. He will […]
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Phillips man accused of sexually assaulting two children
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man is accused of sexually assaulting two children under age 15. Michael R. Harriman, 27, was arrested Friday on two counts of gross sexual assault, according to an affidavit filed with the court by Maine State Police Detective Michael Chavez of the Major Crimes Unit-South. Chavez was asked by his supervisor […]
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Chesterville man dies after fall from bridge in Chain of Ponds
CHAIN OF PONDS — Maine State Police are investigating the accidental death of a Chesterville man who fell off a bridge and struck his head late Saturday or early Sunday at the Natanis Point Campground located off Route 27. Robert Clough Jr., 56, was walking in the dark on a bridge with no rails and […]