The Maine Criminal Justice Academy sets eligibility requirements for law enforcement officers statewide, though local jurisdictions can impose their own specific requirements.
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Jay, Wilton lean toward merging police departments
The collaboration committee is exploring three options for police coverage between the two towns.
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Jared Golden introduces bill to increase penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers, judges
The Back the Blue Act proposes a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years for anyone who kills a federal law enforcement officer, a U.S. judge or a federally funded public safety officer.
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Franklin County deputy praised for work on law enforcement suicide in Maine
Sgt. Ryan Close and Dr. Jamie Wren of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center in Orono were recognized for their ‘compelling and deeply sobering case study.’
Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Farmington Police Department fully staffed, cruiser donated to Foster CTE Center
Farmington police Chief Kenneth Charles on June 10 said with the addition of two officers his department is fully staffed for the first time since 2009.
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More pros than cons for Wilton-Jay police collaboration, chiefs say
‘We need public input,’ Jay Town Manager Shiloh LaFreniere said Monday at the first meeting of the Jay-Wilton Police Collaboration Committee. ‘There are going to be a lot of steps to get where we want to go.’
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Bids accepted for 2 Farmington police cruisers, paving
Selectmen approved selling one police cruiser and donating another to the Foster Career and Technical Education Center law enforcement program.
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Waterville teacher who threatened Trump supporters says she is ‘deeply ashamed’
JoAnna St. Germain said she was suffering from extreme insomnia and other mental health issues when she made posts on social media calling for the military and U.S. Secret Service to ‘take out’ Trump supporters.
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New body armor approved for Farmington police officers
Carry over funds from last year will be used to purchase 13 sets of lighter weight body armor than is currently being used.
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Farmington board accepts Homeland Security grants for police, fire departments
The Police Department was awarded $18,000 while Farmington Fire Rescue received $16,433.