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CRIME & SAFETY
State police investigating after three people found dead in Mechanic Falls
MECHANIC FALLS, Maine — Maine State Police are investigating after three people were found dead in Mechanic Falls Saturday afternoon. The Mechanic Falls Police Department requested assistance from Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit South after three people were found dead at a home on Highland Avenue around 4 p.m., according to a news release from Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss.
Body found in Casco Bay
CHEBEAGUE ISLAND -- The Maine Marine patrol recovered the body of an unidentified male from Casco Bay on Friday morning. Marine Patrol say they were notified by the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office just after 9:00 a.m. Friday of a body in the water approximately 100 yards from the end of Indian Point Road on Chebeague Island.
What It Means When Police in Maine Activate CodeRED
In April of 2023, as a pair of horrific events unfolded in real time in Maine, police departments throughout Cumberland County got together to plan the best course of action. When police were alerted to three people being shot while traveling along Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, they made the decision to send out a CodeRED. But what is that exactly?
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