The city is considering a five-year contract with BodyWorn by Utility to provide body cameras for all Lewiston police personnel.
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Lewiston police union disagrees with city over body camera timeline, diversity committee
A statement Wednesday said the union no longer supports a committee on equity and diversity because of disagreements over its membership. Mayor Mark Cayer said he’s disappointed by the statement.
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Greene man arrested after high-speed chase
Chad Michael Nichols was arrested by Lewiston police on warrants for multiple drug and weapons charges, as well as a slew of traffic offenses by Maine State Police who pursued him through Greene to Lewiston.
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Lewiston council to take up resolution on police body cams, training
The resolution was drafted following a meeting between Mayor Mark Cayer and the police patrol union this week.
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Lewiston to consider body cameras for police following talks between mayor and police union
Mayor Mark Cayer met with the police patrol union Monday regarding the City Council’s resolution condemning racial profiling.
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Lewiston mayor to meet with police union following resolution rebuttal
Mayor Mark Cayer said he will discuss the police union’s reaction to a City Council resolution that condemned racial profiling.
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Police out in force after Lewiston downtown shooting
Agents from the Central Maine Violent Crimes Task Force joined the effort.
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Lewiston stabbing suspect arrested in Knox County
LEWISTON — Accused of stabbing a man on Bartlett Street last month, 19-year-old Abdi Ibrahim was arrested Thursday in Knox County. Lewiston police had been searching for Ibrahim with a warrant charging him with elevated aggravated assault, a crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. Police said on April 12, they received a […]
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Lewiston man dies after being severely burned while working on car
Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Maine Department of Public Safety, said that a 57-year old Lewiston man caught fire Saturday after an ignition source sparked while he was working on his SUV and engulfed him in flames.
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Lewiston police seek teens who ‘eloped’ from a youth shelter
LEWISTON — Police said two juveniles staying at a local teen shelter eloped last week. Charity Bell, 14, and Elliot Dowd, 15, had been staying at New Beginnings youth shelter at 491 Main St. when they “eloped from the home” together April 8 and hadn’t returned, Lt. David St. Pierre said in a media statement. […]