AGâs Office to Triage Police Shooting Investigations
New three-track system aims to reel in a three-year backlog
by Ethan Andrews Tuesday, March 9, 2021 2:23 PM Details of the fatal shooting of Jacob McClure of Jefferson by a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy in December might be made public sooner than normal under a new system the Maine Attorney General’s Office has put in place to manage a backlog of investigations.
In a statement provided to The Free Press, Attorney General Aaron Frey said he inherited the problem, which he blamed on a system of reviewing investigations in chronological order:
“Under this practice, when I took office in January 2019, the first case presented for my consideration involved an incident that occurred on June 7, 2017.”
Defense lawyer alleges systemic failure at Maine state crime lab
Attorney Amy Fairfield submitted a Maine Freedom of Access Act request seeking information about the resignation of a crime lab employee in 2012
Credit: Maine State Police Crime Lab
Maine State Police Crime Lab Author: Associated Press Updated: 6:56 PM EST March 4, 2021
AUGUSTA, Maine A criminal defense lawyer claims that officials have withheld information that could reveal “systemic failures” at the state police forensic lab and has filed a lawsuit against Maine for the release of those documents.
The Bangor Daily News reports that Lyman-based lawyer Amy Fairfield said Tuesday in a filing that the public deserves transparency in how the criminal justice system operates.
2 people charged with armed robbery of Maxwell’s Market in Wiscasset
Around 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 27, police said a man entered Maxwell’s Market and brandished a gun while demanding cash.
Credit: Wiscasset Police Department Published: 3:31 PM EST December 11, 2020 Updated: 3:33 PM EST December 11, 2020
WISCASSET, Maine Two people were arrested Friday morning and charged with armed robbery of Maxwell’s Market in Wiscasset. The crime allegedly occurred on Nov. 27.
Following an intense joint investigation with the Wiscasset Police Department, Lincoln County Sherriff’s Office, Maine State Police, and the Maine State Police Crime lab, Shane Lemont, 41, and Kristin Crowley, 35, were taken into custody at their Wiscasset home without incident by the Wiscasset Police Department and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. The pair were transported to Two Bridges Regional Jail.