Troopers in Action!

Watch the Maine State Troopers in action! It’s all in a day’s work, but sometimes the work can be a little unusual. From weighing an elephant to carrying an unwilling suspect physically into court, the life of a Maine State Trooper is anything but mundane!

Trooper Guy Savage with his son Breen Savage, with vintage cruiser
Trooper Guy Savage with his son Breen Savage, with vintage cruiser
Trooper Dave Staples carries a suspect into court, and Trooper Ray Lamontagne assisting
1973- Trooper Dave Staples carries a suspect into court, and Sergeant Rey Lamontagne assisting (Morning Sentinel newspaper)
1960s Maine State Police Graduation
1960s Maine State Police Graduation
Oct. 1970-Maine State Police Sgts. Trask and Dixon hit by Tractor Trailer unit on traffic stop, both troopers suffered injuries.
Oct. 1970-Maine State Police Sgts. Trask and Dixon hit by Tractor Trailer unit on traffic stop, both troopers suffered injuries.
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1940s-Trooper Merle Cole
1940s-Trooper Merle Cole
1941 Troopers conduct road block and felony stop training for high risk situations
1941 Maine Troopers conduct road block and felony stop training for high risk situations
1941 Maine Troopers work with gas masks and tear gas riot control training
1941 Maine Troopers work with gas masks and tear gas riot control training
1946 Madawaska ME Troopers Otis Labree and Edward Doyle investigate fatal Motor vehicle-pedestrian crash
1946 - Madawaska ME Troopers Otis Labree and Edward Doyle investigate fatal Motor vehicle-pedestrian crash
1946 Roger Whitmore-Francis Bull Powers-Tr. Walter Higgins invest fatal accident Topsham
1946 - Maine Troopers Roger Whitmore-Francis Bull Powers-Walter Higgins invest fatal accident in Topsham, ME.
1950s Maine Trooper Lloyd Leighton traffic stop. 1948 Ford Cruiser, violator is 41 Chevy
1950s Maine Trooper Lloyd Leighton traffic stop. 1948 Ford Cruiser, violator is 41 Chevy
1956 Ford - Maine Trooper Vincent "Bud "Donnell. First year for roof mounted blue lights on Maine State police cruisers.
1956 Ford - Maine Trooper Vincent "Bud "Donnell. First year for roof mounted blue lights on Maine State police cruisers.
1959 Chevrolet in Maine State Police exhibit.
1959 Chevrolet in Maine State Police exhibit.
1959- Maine rooper Herman Boudreau performs bicycle inspections, Harrison, ME.
1959- Maine rooper Herman Boudreau performs bicycle inspections, Harrison, ME.
1964-NH Trooper handler Eugene Meier and "Chief" the hound that found alleged murderer Joseph McDonald. On left, Public Safety Commissioner Robert Rhodes. Photo taken in Somersworth NH.
1964-NH Trooper handler Eugene Meier and "Chief" the hound that found alleged murderer Joseph McDonald. On left, Public Safety Commissioner Robert Rhodes. Photo taken in Somersworth NH.
1964- Police roadblock in Maine, searching for the shooter of Maine State Police officer Charles Black
1964- Police roadblock in Maine, searching for the shooter of Maine State Police officer Charles Black
Aug 1964-Det. Russ Bruton and Trooper Blaine Jardine investigate at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine
Aug 1964-Det. Russ Bruton and Trooper Blaine Jardine investigate at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine
1999 - Maine State Police-Trading Card-Troopers Across America series
1999 - Maine State Police-Trading Card-Troopers Across America series
1982 - West Paris Maine Substation - Cpl Savage, Ranger Hill, Smoky the Bear, Sgt. Smith 81 Chevy Mailbu
1982 - West Paris Maine Substation - Cpl Savage, Ranger Hill, Smoky the Bear, Sgt. Smith 81 Chevy Mailbu
1981- Trooper Roy Gallant, Commercial Vehicle Division, weighing an elephant
1981- Trooper Roy Gallant, Commercial Vehicle Division, weighing an elephant
1981- K-9 Training Sebago Lake State Park, ME.
1981- K-9 Training Sebago Lake State Park, ME.
1965 summer - Trooper Jerald Boutilier reviewing map at Old Orchard Beach, ME.
1965 summer - Trooper Jerald Boutilier reviewing map at Old Orchard Beach, ME.
1960-Bridgton ME. Troopers Ray Curtis, Harry Hanson, Jerald Boutilier
1960-Bridgton ME. Troopers Ray Curtis, Harry Hanson, Jerald Boutilier
Trooper Millard Nickerson investigates crash on Route 201 in Vassalboro, ME.
1950s -Trooper Millard Nickerson investigates crash on Route 201 in Vassalboro, ME.
Dec. 1982-Maine Troopers Brian Theriault and Joe Doucette at safety checkpoint, US Rt. 1 Baring Township
Dec. 1982-Maine Troopers Brian Theriault and Joe Doucette at safety checkpoint, US Rt. 1 Baring Township
Early 50s-Maine Troopers Dick Kelly, Steve Regina, Jimmy Adams, Herb Mariner 1952 Ford
Early 50s-Maine Troopers Dick Kelly, Steve Regina, Jimmy Adams, Herb Mariner 1952 Ford
Early 1940s-Trooper Harold Carson shows "state of the art radios" at Skowhegan Fair
Early 1940s-Trooper Harold Carson shows "state of the art radios" at Skowhegan Fair
Various hats worn by Maine State Police
Various hats worn by Maine State Police
Jan. 1945-Troopers Forrest McIver and Ken Twitchell man a checkpoint in Farmington, ME.
Jan. 1945-Troopers Forrest McIver and Ken Twitchell man a checkpoint in Farmington, ME.
Maine State Trooper Otis Labree wtih two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
1950s-Maine State Trooper Otis Labree wtih two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Lt. Herbert Mariner Troop E Sgt. Adelbert Sargent
May 1946- Maine Troopers Milligam, Boudreau and Mansell at Showhegan Co. Courtyard Troop C
May 1946- Maine Troopers Milligam, Boudreau and Mansell at Showhegan Co. Courtyard Troop C