Trooper John Darcy was the 2019 Trooper of the Year.
An internal investigation by the Maine State Police has found no evidence of wrongdoing by a trooper accused of racial profiling.
The U.S. Attorney s Office notified the agency in August 2020 about concerning recorded comments Trooper John Darcy made as he prepared to stop a Black motorist on the Maine Turnpike. Nearly 900 counterfeit prescription pills, cocaine, and a loaded firearm were seized from the vehicle, but the U.Ss Attorney dismissed charges after a video of the stop was released publicly.
State Representative Jeff Evangelos made a formal complaint alleging racial profiling, which prompted a review of more than 1,000 traffic stops conducted by Darcy.
The Legislature's Judiciary Committee discusses two bills on the doctrine that shields police and other public employees from frivolous lawsuits but has come under new scrutiny since the murder of George Floyd.
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Johan March, front left, and his brother, Dorian March, participate in the Say Their Names rally Saturday in downtown Lewiston. Johan March s sign reads, The cops are supposed to help. But they didn t help Jason. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal
LEWISTON More than 30 people gathered at the gazebo at Kennedy Park on Saturday evening for a “Say Their Names” rally to draw attention to those who have lost their lives to police violence.
The rally, organized by several local protestors and organizers, started at 5 p.m. with a march down Lisbon Street, onto Main Street for a short stretch, and back down Park Street before ending back at Kennedy Park.
Maine gives up on fight over cable company bundling law
May 5, 2021 GMT
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Maine will no longer fight a court’s decision that rejected the state’s law requiring cable companies to give subscribers the option of purchasing access to individual cable channels rather than bundled packages.
The parties agreed last month to resolve the lawsuit in favor of the cable companies, and a federal judge signed off last week on the conclusion that the law doesn’t pass constitutional muster.
Comcast, joined by Disney, Fox Cable, NBC/Universal and others, sued the state over the law that was supposed to go into effect in 2019.