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The shooting review commission is made up of seven members tasked with reviewing the lead-up and police response to the Oct. 25 massacre.

Brian MacMaster retired from Attorney General Aaron Frey’s office last year after 53 years in law enforcement.

The commission requested the governor and attorney general ask the Legislature to grant it subpoena power through emergency legislation.

Editor’s note: After publication of this story, the Milo and Greenville police departments adopted a homelessness protocol. By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff At least 16 police departments in Maine are not complying with state law that requires them to adopt rules for how they will divert homeless people away from the criminal justice system, according to a first-of-its-kind review conducted by the Bangor Daily News.

Every police agency in Maine was mandated to have a plan for responding homeless people, but only 11 met the deadline.

On Friday the Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright apologized for the way he spoke to his deputy.

Tyler Woodburn was tasered several times and shot twice following an altercation with the deputy that apparently stemmed from a burnout while Woodburn was driving home, according to his fiancé.

Updated April 29 Maine lawmakers could limit or eliminate legal protection for law enforcement The Legislature heard opposing arguments Thursday on bills to change qualified immunity, a legal standard that protects police officers from lawsuits. Share Legislators in Maine have joined lawmakers in more than two dozen states and the U.S. Congress in considering ending or limiting qualified immunity, the legal defense often used to shield police officers from lawsuits. Qualified immunity has no b...

Maine lawmakers could limit or eliminate legal protection for law enforcement The Legislature heard opposing arguments Thursday on bills to change qualified immunity, a legal standard that protects police officers from lawsuits. Share Legislators in Maine have joined lawmakers in more than two dozen states and the U.S. Congress in considering ending or limiting qualified immunity, the legal defense often used to shield police officers from lawsuits. Qualified immunity has no bearing on whether...