Constant public disrespect and misunderstanding. Big-city problems. More desk work and less time on the street. That’s life through the eyes of four Lewiston police officers as the city deals with a spike in violence. Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. The interviews with police for this story were done before Lewiston […]
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Police deal with the 'CSI effect'
LEWISTON — The public often doesn’t understand what police can and can’t do in their jobs protecting the community, Lewiston officers say. They can’t solve all crimes in under an hour. Obtaining a search warrant alone takes hours, not minutes, unlike on TV, police Detective Tyler Michaud said. When he was a member of the […]
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Pressure mounts on Donald Trump to address race-fueled clash
BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — As President Donald Trump remained out of sight and silent, pressure mounted from both sides of the aisle for him to explicitly condemn white supremacists and hate groups involved in deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trump, who has been at his New Jersey golf club on a working vacation, was […]
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Response teams improve victim safety
Nationwide, domestic violence advocates took a collective sigh of relief when the 6-2 ruling in Voisine v. United States was released by the Supreme Court on June 27. Co-plaintiffs Stephen Voisine and William Armstrong, both residents of Maine, argued that their misdemeanor charges of reckless domestic violence should not prohibit them from possessing firearms. To […]
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Democrats, Republicans must change the narrative on guns
On June 13, the day after the greatest mass shooting in this nation’s history, I issued a deeply personal statement in my public capacity as chairman of the Maine Democratic Party. It would be a perverse exercise to attempt to quantify the relative horror of such astonishing acts of violence. But on that occasion, my […]
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LePage approves funds for domestic violence electronic monitoring program
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage approved funding Thursday for a pilot program that will use electronic monitors to track those convicted of domestic violence crimes. “The programs are part of a pilot project that will research the use of electronic devices on offenders as a way to increase compliance, reduce recidivism and maintain public safety,” […]
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Candlelight vigil in Dixfield honors domestic violence victims
DIXFIELD — Several residents and police officers from the River Valley area gathered Monday evening at the Dixfield Village Green gazebo for a candlelight vigil to recognize victims of domestic violence. The vigil was organized by Safe Voices, a nonprofit organization that supports those affected by domestic violence in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties. As […]
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Rich Lowry: The media’s absurd NFL hysteria
During the past few weeks, two sets of initials have dominated the news — ISIL and NFL — and the casual listener would be hard-pressed to decide which is more odious. It’s a wonder that President Barack Obama hasn’t pledged to bring NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to justice. Such is the weight the press has […]
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L. Hoy: The architects of our disability
Sally, a third grader, loses emotional control — again. Enraged, she assaults the room: furniture, laptops, marker cans — nothing escapes her wrath. The teacher ushers the other students into the hall and shuts the door. No adult responds to Sally’s rampage by physically restraining her; that would only escalate Sally’s anger. In Ferguson, angry […]
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Police deploy tear gas to impose Ferguson curfew
FERGUSON, Mo. — The first night of a state-imposed curfew in Ferguson, Missouri, ended with tear gas and arrests of some protesters, but it wasn’t the curfew violation that precipitated the confrontation. A team of officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, St. Louis city and county police moved armored vehicles down the street of […]