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Governor Mills vetos bump stock ban
AUGUSTA-- on Monday, Governor Mills announced she vetoed L.D. 2086, An Act to Amend the Law Governing Disposition of Forfeited Firearms which would've banned bump stock like devices. In her veto letter she wrote "LD 2086, as amended, is apparently designed to act as a backstop in the event the...
Walk a mile in their shoes holds rally outside State House to speak up about state child deaths
AUGUSTA-- Advocates calling for changes to Maine's child welfare system rallied at the State House today to spread their message on the last day of April, which is Child Abuse Awareness Month... Emily Small, a Social Worker, spoke at the rally saying "We often say terrible events are the catalysts...
Man flown to hospital after being hit by car in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - A pedestrian was flown to a hospital after being hit by a vehicle Wednesday night in Augusta. It happened just before 8 p.m. Augusta Police tell the Kennebec Journal the 19-year old man was walking across Water Street when he was hit by a car driven by a 61-year-old woman from Jefferson.
Portland PD report on Lewiston shooting claims sheriff's team was intoxicated, almost ran over other officers
LEWISTON, Maine — A report detailing the police response to the Lewiston shootings accuses the Cumberland County Sheriff's tactical team of being intoxicated and almost running over other officers. Portland police filed its "after action report" in December. The report became public Thursday. In the report, Nick Goodman, commander...
Bringing victim voices to district attorneys
Domestic abuse survivors with Finding Our Voices (FOV) shared how Maine’s criminal justice system is emboldening their perpetrators, and endangering them and the general public in a two-a-half-hour discussion with two district attorneys in Augusta on April 19. Kennebec and Somerset DA Maeghan Maloney and Cumberland DA Jackie Sartoris...
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