Police/Crime/Courts

4 months ago

Mock mass casualty incident builds capacity and relationships

CARIBOU, Maine – The sounds of children screaming out in pain, their dazed voices sounding confused as adults rushed around to assess the situation, greeted first responders as they arrived on scene at Caribou High School. A school bus full of kids had just been involved in a car accident with two cars, with an […]

5 months ago

Police arrest Aroostook man who allegedly threatened people with a hammer

Madawaska police have arrested a man who was reported to be threatening his neighbors with a hammer. Jacob Brewer, 46, of Madawaska was arrested Tuesday night on charges of criminal threatening, disorderly conduct and refusing to submit to arrest, Police Chief Jamie Pelletier said in a release. Police were called to 11th Avenue the night […]

5 months ago

Jury awards $23M to paralyzed Madawaska man, ruling Northern Light Health negligent

An Aroostook County jury Thursday awarded $23.1 million to a Madawaska man who it found was left paralyzed from the chest down due to negligence from Northern Light Health providers.  Robert Giordano and his wife sued Northern Light and A.R. Gould Hospital — the healthcare giant’s facility in Presque Isle — claiming that doctors failed […]

6 months ago

More Maine police departments are leasing cruisers

The odometer in the Caribou Police Department’s oldest cruiser is nearing 175,000 miles. Nearly half the department’s cruisers are more than 8 years old. Caribou spent nearly $100,000 on two new cruisers within the last year and roughly double the industry average on maintenance for its aging fleet. And vehicles aren’t getting any cheaper.  Officers […]