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