Details of hidden misconduct raise doubts about discipline within Maine State Police
An investigation into discipline cases concealed by the agency finds examples of inadequate punishments, some experts say.
By Erin Rhoda, Matt Byrne and Callie Ferguson
Photo illustration by Coralie Cross/Bangor Daily News
This is the second of three stories jointly investigated and written by the Portland Press Herald and Bangor Daily News about how the Maine State Police conceals officer wrongdoing. The Pulitzer Center helped fund the project.
One Maine State Police trooper hindered an investigation into his former fiancee’s hit and run.
Another kept secret that he saw a fellow officer punch a handcuffed man in the face.