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By Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News Staff Three different police agencies spanning 150 miles across Maine said they send the homeless people they encounter to Bangor, reflecting a broader pattern of Maine cities bearing more of the responsibility for responding to the state
The practice adds fuel to a longstanding debate about who is responsible for homeless people — the places they come from or where they end up.
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.
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An 85-year-old Milo man is facing an attempted murder charge after Milo’s police chief said the man pointed a gun at his head and threatened to kill him.