Maine State Police

I totally understand that we Mainers are frugal. That we will get every nickel out of our homes, our equipment, and our vehicles. Especially during these COVID times, when there's sometimes not a lot of money to go around. But you need to know when to say "When." Over the years my wife has literally watched me run down the street in tears as a tow truck would take away my old car to the junk pile. "Maybe I could get another year out of her... " So I totally empathize with the owner of this vehicle that our heroes at the Maine State Police pulled over this week.

Sate Police are marking their 100 years of protecting Maine with new looks, from their cruisers, to their uniforms.

Given the year and all of the things that have happened since the start, it's always nice to find a Maine story that has an amazing ending. This story you're about to hear is no exception to that rule. Yesterday (September 21st), Maine Sate Police were called by the York County Sheriff's Office to assist in locating a kindergartener that had walked off into the woods at recess and had gotten lost.

Sure. We all speed once in a while. But 76 miles over the limit is bound to get someone's attention, like the Maine State Police.

Cars...they can cost so much to get ready for a Maine State Inspection, but for safety's sake, it is something that must be done. But yet, some Mainers will do anything to get out of paying for repairs to make their vehicle safe for themselves, you and anyone driving around them.

All six New England state's highway safety officials and State Police are launching the region's first-ever coordinated "crackdown" on speeders starting today.

A woman from Clifton is the victim of a single car crash early this morning in the town of Mariaville. Public Safety Spokesman Steve McCausland says the woman failed to negotiate a curve on Route 181.

State Police on Monday said a Carmel man caused the fatal, head-on crash that claimed the lives of two men Sunday night on Interstate 95 in Hampden.

The southbound lane of Interstate 95 is shutdown near the Coldbrook Road exit in Hampden, and will be for the foreseeable future, as State Police investigate a fatal crash. The crash was reported around 7 this evening and several units have responded to the scene.

The names of those involved in a fatal crash last night in Newburgh are released by police. State Police say a 24 year old man from Albion was killed when he apparently lost control of his vehicle last night on Route 9 last night in the snowy conditions.