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Tag: Scarborough Maine Police

  • The badge protects them until it doesn’t.

    The badge protects them until it doesn’t.

    By John Rupert | Strange Maine Dispatch | October 9, 2026 Former Scarborough Police Lieutenant Timothy Barker just walked into court and entered a not-guilty plea on the slate of charges stemming from that massive internal investigation. After 31 years on the force, back when departments like this operated like a tight-knit boys’ club, Barker…

  • THE GORHAM CAMPUS FILE

    THE GORHAM CAMPUS FILE

    By John Rupert | Strange Maine Dispatch | May 18, 2026 Investigating the 2020 public reports from Falmouth Today reveals that the culture issues weren’t contained to one municipal department; they crossed directly onto the USM Gorham Campus. The documentation outlines explicit complaints submitted to Gorham P.D. regarding on-duty conduct, departmental relationships, and specific incidents…