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Portland police investigating death of Cumberland County Jail inmate
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 7—The Portland Police Department is investigating the death of an incarcerated man who was found unresponsive in his cell at the Cumberland County Jail on Wednesday morning. Sheriff Kevin ...
Cumberland County Jail inmate tries to escape during hospital visit
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMay 18—An inmate at Cumberland County Jail tried to escape custody while he was being checked out at Maine Medical Center, but the escape attempt was thwarted without major incident, the sheriff's ...
Cumberland County Jail dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 months agoSep. 26—There has been another outbreak of COVID-19 at the Cumberland County Jail in Portland. Seventeen inmates have tested positive for the respiratory virus, following a summer in which infections ...
Jail intake remains limited as Cumberland County sheriff continues hiring push
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 3—More than six months after the Cumberland County Jail closed its doors to most arrests, persistent staffing shortages are expected to continue to hamper the facility for several months ...
Police: Man wanted in abduction of woman in New Hampshire found sleeping in truck
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man wanted in connection with the abduction of a woman in New Hampshire was arrested Monday after...
Biddeford man dies at Cumberland County jail
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 9—Local and state authorities are investigating the death of a Biddeford man at the Cumberland County Jail on Wednesday. A corrections officer doing rounds in the medical unit found 62- ...
Inmate found dead in Cumberland County Jail
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 5—An inmate died Saturday at the Cumberland County Jail, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. During a routine round, one of the correctional officers discovered an inmate ...
Woman waves ‘frantically’ for help from car, then police chase driver, Maine cops say
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA Maine police officer saw a woman waving “frantically” for help from a car window and tried pulling...
Police identify woman who died in Cumberland County Jail
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoApr. 19—Portland police and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office have identified the woman who died at the Cumberland County Jail this month but have not released details of her death. A correctional ...
Woman kidnapped in Walmart parking lot is forced to drive at gunpoint, Maine cops say
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWhile waiting to meet an acquaintance at Walmart, a woman said she was kidnapped and forced to drive...
