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The Brewer Police Department is offering a whopping $20,000 sign-on bonus to experienced cops who transfer to their department.

Brandon Sperling, of Spruce Head, was sworn in Monday, May 26, 2021 as the newest Maine Marine Patrol officer. After a nine-week field training program, Officer Sperling will serve in the North Haven/Vinalhaven patrol. Prior to joining the Marine...

Proposal would pay up to $16K over 3 years for qualified officers BILL PEARSON Thu, 05/06/2021 - 10:00am Sheriff Todd Brackett explains a new hiring proposal to attract and retain deputy sheriffs during the May 3 Lincoln County Commissioners meeting. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register It’s an ongoing struggle for Lincoln County Sheriff Todd Brackett to attract and retain deputies. Brackett explained his hiring dilemma to county commissioners May 3 as one where he has had two to three vacancies for nearly three years. In an effort to fill his department duty roster, Brackett is propos...

Read Article REGION — In recent years recruitment and retention for police departments in Maine and across the U.S. has become more and more of a challenge. In Franklin and Oxford counties, local forces have fared a little better than more urban communities. But the pandemic has stalled high school and college law enforcement education, as well as the residential certifications sessions held twice a year at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy in Vassalboro. The academy’s programming remained in limbo for months as public gathering and social distancing restrictions made it impossible to o...