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!

MAINE STATE TROOPERS IN ACTION
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1938 Troopers attend training at Camp Keyes-Augusta ME1940s-Trooper Merle ColeEarly 1940s-Trooper Harold Carson shows "state of the art radios" at Skowhegan Fair1941 Troopers conduct road block and felony stop training for high risk situations1941 Maine Troopers work with gas masks and tear gas riot control trainingTrp. Sherman Hallowell Harold Carson promo booth 1942 Harley DavidsonJan. 1945-Troopers Forrest McIver and Ken Twitchell man a checkpoint in Farmington, ME.May 1946- Maine Troopers Milligam, Boudreau and Mansell at Showhegan Co. Courtyard Troop C1946 Madawaska ME Troopers Otis Labree and Edward Doyle investigate fatal Motor vehicle-pedestrian crash1946 Roger Whitmore-Francis Bull Powers-Tr. Walter Higgins invest fatal accident TopshamEarly 50s-Maine Troopers Dick Kelly, Steve Regina, Jimmy Adams, Herb Mariner 1952 FordMaine State Trooper Otis Labree wtih two Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)1950s Maine Trooper Lloyd Leighton traffic stop. 1948 Ford Cruiser, violator is 41 ChevyTrooper Millard Nickerson investigates crash on Route 201 in Vassalboro, ME.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- Maine rooper Herman Boudreau performs bicycle inspections, Harrison, ME.1960-Bridgton ME. Troopers Ray Curtis, Harry Hanson, Jerald Boutilier1960s Maine State Police GraduationAug 1964-Det. Russ Bruton and Trooper Blaine Jardine investigate at Oxford Plains Speedway, Maine1964- Police roadblock in Maine, searching for the shooter of Maine State Police officer Charles Black1964-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. 1965 summer - Trooper Jerald Boutilier reviewing map at Old Orchard Beach, ME.Oct. 1970-Maine State Police Sgts. Trask and Dixon hit by Tractor Trailer unit on traffic stop, both troopers suffered injuries. 1981- Trooper Roy Gallant, Commercial Vehicle Division, weighing an elephantTrooper Dave Staples carries a suspect into court, and Trooper Ray Lamontagne assisting1981- K-9 Training Sebago Lake State Park, ME.1982 - West Paris Maine Substation - Cpl Savage, Ranger Hill, Smoky the Bear, Sgt. Smith 81 Chevy MailbuDec. 1982-Maine Troopers Brian Theriault and Joe Doucette at safety checkpoint, US Rt. 1 Baring TownshipVarious hats worn by Maine State Police1999 - Maine State Police-Trading Card-Troopers Across America series