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February 26, 2021 at 1:46 PM
CRANFORD - A forward-thinking police officer, a generous Cranford-based business, and the Police Department’s Community Outreach Unit combined efforts to create and deploy “Sensory Communication Kits” in all primary radio cars in Cranford.
According to the release, Officer John Rattigan, a 16-year veteran of the force and paramedic, saw the value in providing officers with a kit comprised of self-soothing tools, ear protection, eye protection, and whiteboards to be used during crisis situations in which hypo and hyper-sensitivities may affect an officer’s interaction with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). After he assembled a prototype and pitched the idea to the organization, the Cranford Police Department created an additional seven kits to outfit police vehicles in the Patrol Division, Juvenile Bureau and Community Outreach Unit. One kit will also be housed inside police headquarters.
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LISBON The medical condition of a 17-year-old stabbing victim from Lisbon was upgraded Thursday from critical to fair, a spokeswoman at Maine Medical Center in Portland said.
The teen, injured Tuesday night on Beech Street in Lisbon, was rushed to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston where he was stabilized before being taken to the Portland hospital Wednesday.
A Maine State Police spokeswoman said Thursday that the agency’s Major Crimes Unit-South had been investigating the incident due to the severity of the boy’s injuries. The unit investigates homicide cases that are prosecuted by the Maine Attorney General’s Office.