Optional powers. Notwithstanding subsection 2, municipal officers may authorize a municipality's police officers who have met the requirements of Title 25, section 2804-C to perform any of the acts described in Title 17-A, section 15 while the police officers are outside the jurisdiction in which they are appointed if, when possible, the law enforcement agency of a foreign municipality in which the arrest is to be made is notified in advance or, when not possible, the law enforcement agency of the foreign municipality in which the arrest has been made is notified immediately after the arrest. Representation of the municipality in District Court. The municipal officers may authorize a law enforcement officer certified by the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, under Title 25, section 2803-A, subsection 1, to represent the municipality in District Court in the prosecution of alleged violations of ordinances which the officer may enforce.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Maine. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 146 law enforcement agencies employing 2,569 sworn police officers, about 195 for each 100,000 residents.
Under this subsection, the municipal officers may delegate their power to authorize law enforcement officers to represent the municipality to the municipality's full-time chief of police. Multijurisdictional crimes. If there is probable cause to believe that more than one theft, forgery or negotiation of a worthless instrument committed pursuant to one scheme or course of conduct by the same or several persons has occurred in more than one municipal jurisdiction, a police officer in a municipality in which at least one of the thefts, forgeries or negotiations of worthless instruments was committed may investigate and assist in the prosecution of all the related thefts, forgeries or negotiations of worthless instruments, with the express authorization of the police officer's municipal officers.
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Detectives. Portland Police Bureau are members of the tri-county major crimes division, as such they will assist other agencies.
Detectives work a variety of tasks such as child sexual assault, burglary and other property crimes, prostitution, narcotics, homicide, traffic crash investigation, hit and runs, auto theft, and other crimes. Cadets. Cadets are between the ages of 16 and 21 who serve as non-sworn uniformed volunteers of the Police Bureau. Cadets assist with community service events, parades, crowd control, security, and other special details. Cadets also perform cadet patrols consisting of two cadets in a marked police car assisting officers at traffic collisions, perimeters, paperwork, and taking traffic-related 911 calls. Cadets also ride with police officers as partners, which allows them to perform more tasks.
Air Support Unit. The Air Support Unit is used for high risk situationsor for warrant service. Portland Police Bureau currently owns three planes. Child Abuse Team. The Child Abuse Team (CAT) investigates reports of throughout. CAT is made up of detectives from PPB and Gresham Police, CARES Northwest,.
Crisis Intervention Team. Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) officers are assigned in each precinct and aid in dealing with calls with people.
These officers receive an additional 40 hours of training in dealing with people with mental illness. The CIT program is modeled after 's acclaimed program. Crisis Response Team. The mission of the Portland Police Bureau’s Crisis Response Team (CRT) is to intervene in traumatic situations which impact individuals, families, and the community at large.
CRT members provide support to victims of crime, sexual assault, and abuse. Hostage Negotiation Team. The Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT) responds to situations and uses to resolve situations safely without use of force.
Mounted Patrol Unit. The unit was primarily used for crowd control at large events, but also patroled and the. It was eliminated in 2017. Mounted Patrol Officers in Class 1 Dress. Rapid Response Team. The Rapid Response Team (RRT) is Portland Police Bureau's team, responding to large political rallies/gatherings.
School Resource Officer. A School Resource Officer (SRO) responds to crimes within any school within Portland Public Schools. Each Portland high school is assigned an SRO. Special Emergency Response Team. The Special Emergency Response Team (SERT), better known as, responds to incidents involving uncooperative armed suspects (such as barricaded subjects or hostage situations).
Transit Police. About 62 PPB officers operate out of four precincts as transit police on the system. It is a joint agency along with other local Law Enforcement Agencies and they work alongside Inspectors and Private Security Guards. Portland Police traffic officers. Traffic Division.
Officers working within the Traffic Division are primarily on (instead of police cars). Traffic officers daily tasks include enforcement of laws, aggressive driving watch, response to traffic crashes, and enforcing moving violations. Traffic officers also handle all types of law enforcement emergency calls. Precincts The Portland Police Bureau divides Portland into three, with each precinct divided into as many as 20 districts. The divisions are generally in accordance with, but also take into account the number of generated in each district. The district serves as the basic unit of territory within the bureau, and most are assigned between one and two.
As such, busier districts are geographically smaller and slower districts are larger. While the number of officers in each precinct is adjusted continually through transfers, new hires and attrition, the infrastructure of each precinct remains essentially the same. A 2007 attempt by Police Chief Sizer to address this by folding the smallest (and least busy) precinct, North Precinct, into its neighbor, Northeast Precinct, was met by a mobilized North Portland community. North Precinct remains, but has been greatly reduced in overall size. Some past attempts to redraw precinct lines have met similar opposition from neighborhood associations. Weapons All Portland police officers are armed with a 9mm Glock handgun, either the, the, or the (in the case of assignments ). Most uniformed officers' handguns are equipped with or tactical lights.
Many uniformed officers also elect to carry a backup handgun; these are not issued by the bureau, but must conform to regulations regarding caliber and type. Besides firearms, all uniform officers carry several., the and the are all required pieces of equipment. All Portland Police Bureau officers are authorized to carry a shotgun (fitted with a tactical flashlight in the foregrip). After completion of bureau courses, officers are also authorized to carry Colt rifles and shotguns specially intended to fire less-lethal beanbag munitions. SERT officers are armed with a variety of additional weapons, including, and rifles with.
The.45 was once included in the list of handguns that could be used as a service pistol. However, after two incidents in which Glock 21s exploded in the hands of officers at a shooting range, the Bureau abandoned the Glock 21. History 19th century The bureau, originally named the Portland Metropolitan Police Force, was established in 1870 by the Portland City Council. The Council appointed Phillip Saunders as its first chief of police, in charge of a force with six patrolmen and one lieutenant, at a time when the population of Portland was 9,000. The first member of the force to die in the line of duty was Officer Charles F.
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Schoppe, who was shot to death in 1874 while trying to disarm a drunken saloon patron. 20th century On April 1, 1908, the bureau became the first in the United States to hire a female police officer, who became the Superintendent of its newly established Women’s Protective Division. In 1915, the 'Metropolitan Police Force' changes its name to the Bureau of Police. Four years later, the bureau becomes the first, in the United States, to use a., also considered to be a pioneer in the field, served in the Women's Protective Division from 1947 to 1967. In 1985, becomes Portland’s first female chief of police, and the first to head a major U.S. Police department. The headquarters of the Portland Police Bureau was in the until 1984.
The 1912 building is now listed on the. Since 1992, there has been several cases of suspects having died while in custody at the Multnomah County Detention Center. In several high-profile cases, including the and incidents, the Portland Police Bureau has been accused of engaging in the abuse of force and then covering up the investigation. The accusations have prompted a program in Portland. In neither the Chasse nor the James interactions, were the Portland Police Bureau, nor any sworn officer, found guilty of any criminal wrongdoing. 21st century Police chiefs past and present. Lappeus (1st term November 1, 1870 – June 17, 1877).
Lucerne Besser (June 18, 1877 – October 29, 1879). James H. Lappeus (2nd term October 30, 1879 – June 30, 1883). William H. Watkinds (July 18, 1883 – April 23, 1884).
Samuel B. Parrish (April 24, 1884 – July 31, 1892). Ernest W. Spencer (August 1, 1892 – November 11, 1892). Charles H. Hunt (November 12, 1892 – July 31, 1894 and below).
John W. Minto (August 1, 1894 – October 5, 1896). L. 'Doc' Robertson (October 6, 1896 – March 10, 1897). John Myers (March 11, 1897 – June 8, 1897). Patrick J.
Barry (June 9, 1897 – July 2, 1897). Michael J.
Clohessy (July 3, 1897 – June 30, 1898). Daniel M.
McLaughlin (July 1, 1898 – January 22, 1903). Charles H. Hunt (above and January 23, 1903 – July 14, 1905? 1906).
Charles Critzmaucher (July 15, 1906 – July 1, 1909). A.
Cox (July 2, 1909 – June 30, 1911). Enoch Glover (July 1, 1911 – June 30, 1913). John Clark (July 1, 1913 – July 31, 1917). Nelson F.
Johnson (August 1, 1917 – November 7, 1919). Leon V. Jenkins (November 8, 1919 – June 30, 1933 and below). Burton K. Lawson (July 1, 1933 – November 30, 1934). Harry M. Niles (December 1, 1934 – June 30, 1946).
Leon V. Jenkins (above and July 1, 1946 – January 5, 1948). James Fleming (January 6, 1948 – December 31, 1948). Charles P.
Pray (January 1, 1949 – April 30, 1951). Donald I. McNamara (April 1, 1951 – January 2, 1953 and below) dates given conflict.
(January 1, 1953 – January 1, 1957). William J.
Hilbruner (January 1, 1957 – November 12, 1960). David H. Johnson (November 21, 1960 – July 8, 1964). Donald McNamara (acting Chief July 9 – 22, 1964. Chief July 23, 1964 – January 1974).
Bruce R. Baker (January 15, 1974 – May 31, 1981). Ronald R. Still (June 1, 1981 – January 4, 1985). Gary M.
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Haynes (January 4, 1985 – January 23, 1985). Penny Harrington (January 24, 1985 – June 2, 1986). Robert M. Tobin (June 2, 1986 – August 20, 1986). James T. Davis (August 20, 1986 – April 7, 1987).
Richard D. Walker (April 7, 1987 – November 18, 1990).
(November 19, 1990 – June 29, 1993). (June 29, 1993 – August 1999). Mark A.
Kroeker (August 1999 – August 29, 2003). Derrick Foxworth (August 29, 2003 – June 2006). Rosie Sizer (June 22, 2006 – May 12, 2010). Michael Reese (May 12, 2010 – Jan 2, 2015).
Larry O'Dea (Jan 2, 2015 – March 27, 2016). Donna Henderson (Interim) (March 27, 2016 – June 27, 2016). Michael Marshman (June 27, 2016 – October 2, 2017).
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Bernstein, Maxine (March 30, 2004). 'Man killed by police unarmed: Portland officials have not said why an officer shot James Jahar Perez'. November 1, 2006. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
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