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A group of residents addressed the Lewiston city administrator Tuesday as the city prepares to interview candidates for the open position.

Jon Luke Evans, originally from Jamaica, was arrested last month in Biddeford.

The police department says the Department of Homeland Security had verified the officer's employment eligibility.

The so-called "Back the Blue" Act would impose a mandatory minimum 30-year sentence for killing a U.S. judge, police officer, firefighter, chaplain, or ambulance crew member. Offenders would also be subject to the death penalty.

A Wells police captain said it would save time and resources in specific scenarios. But an immigration lawyer said ICE is using the program to expand detention and deportation efforts nationally.

According to court documents, the shooting stemmed from an altercation between motorcycle clubs.

Police are on the lookout for a white van that could be involved in the incidents.

Oxford County Sheriff Christopher Wainwright sold 52 guns and gun parts in a deal that he apparently did not record on paper and did not tell other county officials about.

Law enforcement officials say other small departments are teetering on the brink of closure due to problems attracting and retaining officers.

In this week’s Political Pulse: Money isn’t everything in politics, but it helps. Plus abortion access and defunding the police.