John reports on police and crime for the Press Herald. He previously covered the cities of Bath and Brunswick for the Times Record and was a staff writer for The Forecaster. A former Waterville Panther, John returned to Maine after studying philosophy at Middlebury College in Vermont and journalism at Boston University. When he’s not writing about Maine communities, John spends his time practicing yoga, organizing games of Survivor and obsessively following the Red Sox farm system.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2023
The FBI set a standard for active shooter training. Ten years later, Maine still isn’t widely using it.
Ongoing training varies by department and agency, and not all departments use the program identified by the FBI as the national standard for active shooter trainings.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Judge bars Saco man accused of murder from viewing evidence against him
Lorenze A. Labonte, 25, is accused of killing Ahmed Sharif, 27, of Lewiston, on Friday.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Police respond to shooting at Saco house where murder suspect was arrested
A Department of Public Safety spokesperson won’t say whether the shooting is connected to the homicide investigation, but says there is no danger to the public.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
‘I should have died’: 4 friends recount the horror of the Lewiston shootings
Those who survived the worst massacre in Maine’s history carry unimaginable scars, including four women who were inside Schemengees Bar & Grille when a gunman opened fire.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2023
Coast Guard searching for missing lobsterman near Kennebunkport
The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a 64-year-old man believed to have gone overboard sometime Thursday while hauling lobster traps from a 12-foot skiff.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Woman rescued after driving stolen vehicle off Portland’s East End boat launch
A good Samaritan on a nearby lobster boat donned diving gear to help rescue the driver after the car ended up in Casco Bay.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Human remains discovered in Ellsworth
Maine State Police are investigating the discovery of a human skeleton in the woods off Red Bridge Road in Ellsworth.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2023
Saco police searching for hit-and-run suspect
Police are searching for a driver who hit a pedestrian and his dog on Lincoln Street on Monday evening.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2023
Police identify women killed in 2 weekend crashes in Scarborough
Megan M. Plowden, of Abbeville, Louisiana, died Sunday morning after crashing on Payne Road, less than a day after Sarah B. Harford, of West Enfield, died in a similar crash on the same street.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2023
Sanford High School senior killed in Rochester crash
Lydia Ashline died in a car crash Wednesday in Rochester, New Hampshire, according to Sanford Superintendent Matt Nelson.
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