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PublishedJanuary 15, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Looking at Portland’s racial disparity in arrests, and weighing what it means
What I know is that bias is pervasive, even if most of us don’t think of ourselves as biased at all.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2022
Maine police academy graduates 62 cadets
The officers include nine women and represent 42 police agencies from York to Madawaska.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Commentary: When police chiefs dial 911, law-and-order representatives need to answer
It is time for our new congressional leaders to make history by bringing a new era of unity to our tired old partisan gun politics.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
Maine Voices: Police-worn body cameras can restore faith in criminal justice
The 2014 killing of Michael Brown by a police officer resulted in calls for mandatory use of body cameras. Momentum has since dropped off. Why?
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Pandemic shortages limit OUI arrests, but numbers still climb
The number of OUI arrests has jumped dramatically in some southern Maine communities, a trend public safety officials say traces back to the pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
ACLU says pot store camera requirements violate Maine’s ban on facial surveillance
State regulators say the draft rules to require recreational cannabis stores to use video cameras to record shoppers' faces simply update existing requirements to cover newly approved cannabis delivery.
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PublishedJune 9, 2022
Maine Gun Safety Coalition to hold gun giveback at multiple locations
At the Saturday event, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., people can drop off guns and ammunition and gun owners can get safe storage devices.
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PublishedJune 1, 2022
Leonard Pitts: Conservatives run from common-sense solutions to gun violence
‘Yes’ to armed teachers, bulletproof classroom decorations and one-door schoolhouses. ‘No’ to reasonable limits on access to firearms.
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PublishedApril 27, 2022
Our View: Police must get on board with expanded Maine Good Samaritan legislation
Expected to be signed by Gov. Mills, the law’s expansion makes clear that saving lives, not making arrests, should be the focus at the scene of an overdose.
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PublishedApril 3, 2022
Our View: Maine investigators need help bringing crimes against children to light
And tech companies must do more to stop their platforms from being used to store and share evidence of child sex abuse.
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