During a standoff in Porter Lake that lasted several hours, a man with opened fire several times at law enforcement, wounding an Aroostook County sheriff's deputy and fatally ...

Preacher was deployed to apprehend Righini when he was shot in the abdomen, police reported. Sgt. Russell and Specialist Andrew Hardy returned fire, fatally striking Righini, who was pronounced dead ...

Police killed a man who they say shot a deputy and killed a police dog during an hours-long standoff Monday in Aroostook County. The incident began Monday morning when Maine State Police and the ...

A police K9 shot during a standoff with a suspect in Portage Lake Monday has now died. Maine State Police announced Tuesday ...

Steven Righini, of Portage, Maine, was shot by officers and pronounced dead at the scene, state police said in a statement Tuesday morning.

Maine State Police say one of their K-9’s died in the line of duty Monday night.They say Maine State Police K-9 Preacher, a ...

K-9 Preacher was more than just a working dog — he was a dedicated partner, a protector, and a hero,” said Maine State Police ...

An investigation into a Tombstone Marshal K-9 that was shot by his handler in November revealed the K-9 had a history of ...

Caster, a Belgian Malinois, joined the department in 2018 and remained until the end of his watch on Jan. 8, 2023. Herzer, ...

The investigation revealed the K-9 had a history of attacking handlers and was not being abused before the attack.

DA member for Security and Justice, Nicholas Gotsell, said that dogs in the narcotics unit could also be used to save lives.