Callie Ferguson

George Loder’s former supervisors, then-Sgt. Michael Johnston and retired Lt. Scott Ireland, said that the former trooper’s allegations took them by completely by surprise.

That comes after a federal jury this month found that the Maine State Police retaliated against a former trooper who pushed back against practices he believed were illegal.

Augusta police officer Sabastian Guptill is being questioned on a case of alleged mistaken identity invoking broader issues of police bias.

In the case of 10-year-old Sophia Rand, pinpointing signs of wrongdoing has been easier to prove than the culprit behind it.

That award comes after Rockland has struggled with an uptick in juvenile crime over the past two years.

Officials have disclosed few public details about the progress of their plans, refused to answer specific questions about their priorities and made inconsistent comments about their timeline.

Maine police and corrections officers can currently sexually harass their colleagues, ridicule people based on their race or disabilities without jeopardizing their license to serve in law enforcement.

Maine hasn’t yet inspected out-of-state youth mental health programs after reports of rampant abuse

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