Involuntary committals are up, as are related service calls, forcing a shift in how authorities train for and perform their jobs.
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Thunderstorm downs trees, knocks out power for thousands, mostly in Portland
The storm brings wind gusts of up to 60 mph, as well as hail in some areas.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Sheriff warns of scam against sex offenders
Scammers are calling registered Maine sex offenders, claiming to be law enforcement and demanding they pay a fine using a gift card.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Thunderstorms take down wires and trees, lightning strike starts fire in Baldwin
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says lightning ignited a fire in a detached garage on Greenwood Acres Road.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Canadian motorcyclist killed in Casco accident
Gaetan Charest, 66, of Quebec was riding with a group of other motorcyclists when he went off the road on a curve, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office says.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Suspect spills fentanyl inside cruiser at Cumberland County Jail
He and a sheriff’s deputy had to be medically evaluated after the incident, a jail official says.
Posted inElection 2018, News, Politics
Three Democrats compete in primary for Cumberland County district attorney
The candidates say they will reform the criminal justice system, focusing on changes to bail and proposing specialty courts.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Cumberland County school chiefs respond to DeVos statements on immigrant students
Superintendents of eight school districts pledge to follow federal law that guarantees public education to all students, regardless of immigration status.
Posted inMaine Crime
Police looking for suspects in stabbing on Standish ATV trail
A man found lying in a road with stab wounds says two men riding all-terrain vehicles attacked him on a nearby trail.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Sheriff charges two with theft of bottles and cans from Baldwin charity drive
Returnables were swiped from a ‘Cans for a Cure’ donation site over the last two weeks.