A shelter-in-place order Friday interrupted a memorial service and came during an already busy period for local businesses, sowing confusion as details about the shooting trickled out.
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Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, Schools and Education
Senate advances Social Security Fairness Act
The bill co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would eliminate limits on Social Security benefits for public sector employees, including teachers and firefighters.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports. Will they hold up in court?
The introduction of AI-generated police reports is so new that there are few, if any, guardrails guiding their use.
Posted inNation & World
When bullets fly, phones come out: Bystander’s role is changing in the era of livestreaming
A deadly shootout in Charlotte that left five dead illustrates how smartphone-wielding bystanders don’t always run for cover.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Maine law enforcement agencies struggle to get new recruits in the door
While some police department leaders report moderate improvements, everyone agrees it has gotten far more challenging to get to full staff.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Police: Waterville man hospitalized after leading officers on multicounty chase in stolen fuel truck
Paul Hatch, 37, was injured after the truck flipped onto its side on state Route 133, according to officials. He is expected to be transferred to the Kennebec County Correctional Facility in Augusta after being released from the hospital.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Hallowell hires former Topsham officer as its new police chief
Chris Lewis will succeed Scott MacMaster, who left to become a patrol officer in Gardiner earlier this year.
Posted inNation & World, News
Ex-Mississippi officers plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid
The civil rights charges come after an Associated Press investigation linked the deputies to at least 4 violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left 2 dead and another with lasting injuries.
Posted inNew England, News
Hundreds of New England officers honor one of their own: 19-year-old who died in car chase
Jessica Ebbighausen was hired as a part-time police officer in Vermont in May.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Boothbay Harbor man charged with attempted murder after lengthy standoff
Police arrested 40-year-old Matthew Plummer at an apartment complex in Boothbay Harbor early Monday morning, more than 10 hours after Plummer allegedly shot a man in a nearby parking lot.