One Maine State Police trooper hindered an investigation into his former fiancee’s hit and run. @pulitzercenter (1/5) bangordailynews.com/2021/04/19/mai…
@pulitzercenter Another kept secret that he saw a fellow officer punch a handcuffed man in the face. (2/5) bangordailynews.com/2021/04/19/mai…
@pulitzercenter None of these details of misconduct are revealed in the state police’s public discipline records, which are either written in vague language or redacted. (3/5) bangordailynews.com/2021/04/19/mai…
@pulitzercenter During a joint investigation, the @bangordailynews and @PressHerald worked to learn the truth behind the opaque language of more than five years of state police discipline records. (4/5) bangordailynews.com/2021/04/19/mai…
@pulitzercenter @PressHerald In doing so the newspapers discovered the state police may not be holding officers accountable to a level the public would find acceptable. (5/5) bangordailynews.com/2021/04/19/mai…

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In late 2019, Maine State Police Sergeant Elisha Fowlie began serving a 30-day suspension for violating two of the agency’s policies. @pulitzercenter (1/5) bangordailynews.com/2021/04/18/mai…
@pulitzercenter What did Fowlie do to warrant the punishment? It’s a secret. (2/5)
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@pulitzercenter The state police includes so few details in its discipline records that the public cannot know what officers did wrong by reading them. (3/5)
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That’s because being in jail is psychologically taxing for defendants, applying pressure on them to quicken the pretrial experience by pleading guilty and limiting their ability to play a role in their defense. (3/7) bit.ly/2MbP6si
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