Nearly eight months after the Cumberland County jail closed its doors to most arrests, Sheriff Kevin Joyce announced Thursday that he had lifted intake restrictions.
Raelynn Bell, 9, was declared legally dead early Tuesday, 2 days after her family's SUV was hit from behind on their way home from a theater where they saw ‘The Lion King.’
Portland's Interim Police Chief Heath Gorham said criminals who should be taken to the Cumberland County Jail are not being allowed in because of staffing issues.
Interim Portland Police Chief F. Heath Gorham criticized Sheriff Kevin Joyce for continuing to limit jail intake after a man allegedly threatened his officers.
Kenneth Morang told police he fell asleep at the wheel after an overtime shift at the Cumberland County Jail and his pickup truck slammed into the back of an SUV, killing Raelynn Bell of Cumberland.