Steven Righini was shot after he fired at responding officers, wounding a sheriff’s deputy and a police K9 that later died of its injuries, Maine State Police said in a statement. Maine State ...

Police gathered to honor Maine State Police K-9 unit, Preacher, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, who was killed in the line of duty during a tactical team operation.

Maine State Police Sgt. Jonathan Russell kneels before the ashes of police K9 Preacher. During a service in South Portland on Wednesday, Russell spoke before hundreds of law enforcement and others ...

For many of us, the work of police K9 teams is a world apart from what we do everyday, but a violent standoff in Aroostook ...

Russell and Preacher attended the Maine State Police K9 Patrol School in the fall of 2023, where they became a certified patrol team. Police responded on Feb. 3 to a home on 20 Ranger Street in ...

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WABI) - The Maine State Police honored K-9 Preacher Wednesday. K-9 Preacher, a four-year-old Belgian Malinois, made the ultimate sacrifice in line line of duty last week ...

The Maine Information and Analysis Center has drawn criticism for years over transparency and claims it was illegally ...

Members of the New England law enforcement community paid their respects to a Maine State Police K9 who was fatally shot in the line of duty earlier this month. A funeral for K9 Preacher was held ...