Deputies Worried About Center’s Liability

A group of Maine sheriff’s deputies is seeking legal advice after continuing complaints about the service from the Central Maine Regional Communications Center. Last month a caller reported a man stumbling along a highway near Chelsea, but no officers were sent to investigate. Over an hour later, the man was found dead on the highway, apparently an accident victim. Now the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 that represents the Kennebec County sheriff’s deputies says it has filed over 24 complaints about the center’s work, and wants to know if the county would be liable if a deputy is injured or killed because of poor communications. Three state senators called for an evaluation of the state’s 911 program after the highway death. Read more about the on-going issues here.