Little boys and their big toys.

Serious law-enforcement professionals...yeah, right!! -jg

Well at least they were not using their SW's!

Yup...makes me feel real safe!!

"Although most of the 334 deaths nationwide have been attributed to factors such as drug intoxication, medical examiners and coroners have concluded that Taser shocks caused or contributed to at least 50 of these deaths."

This excerpt was taken from what was most likely the same article that th eBDN used for it's amnesty international source, if you want to read it it is at http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/report/tasers-potentially-lethal-and-easy-abuse-20081216.

I like how much fact finding this outfit actually puts into their arrticles.

Don't taze me, bro!

There once was a man from Millinocket...

he declined to comment further, Yup, here we go again, another avid lawman.

OK people who do you think it would be ? I know the 2 Sgts, Sgt Brooker and Sgt Cox and I know Sgt Cox would not stand buy and watch this type of thing happen. As for Sgt Brooker well if you people only knew. It's ok for his whife to asult someone and getaway with it !!!! I guess when you get that badge it's a holw new life, on where you do what you want and when you want and everyone looks the other way !!!!!!!!

Unfortunately, millinockettaxpayer, some of us do know. A day without pay is not enough.

This seems to be so "childish". A day without pay is certainly not punishment. It's a laughing joke. People in this town are tying so hard to find jobs, when the Police Dept. of all places, are getting away with childish and what could be "harmful" behavior.

YOU KNOW I LEFT MILLINOCKET YEARS AGO WHEN I SEEN THE ECONOMY GOING DOWN HILL AND THE PEOPLE GO TO THE DOGS ITS NEVER BEEN THE SAME SINCE THE MILL WENT FROM GREAT NORTHEN TO GREAT NOTHING AND NOW WE PUT YOUNG PUNKS INTO OFFICERS SHOES AND THEY ABUSE THE FACT OF HAVING THE LAW INTO THEAR HANDS WELL OFFICER LETS LOOK AT IT ,LETS GROW UP, LETS COME FROM OUR PLACE OF PARTY AND BE REAL YOU WOULD ARREST A PERSON IN TOWN IF THEY DID THIS BUT YET YOU CAN AND GET AWAY WITH IT THATS FUNNY NOTTTT!! GROW UP MILLINOCKET AND GET A POLICE FORCE THAT IS REAL NOT A BUNCH OF YOUNG PUNKS THERE

hahaha , I knew someone would write " Don't tase me bro" ............so, funny , laughing aside , do they tase at the police academy?

Actually, patrickhartley, I believe it was the young officer (not going to use your choice of words here and call him a punk) that was tased, and by a veteran officer.

Congrats Sgt Brooker and Officer Ingersol, looks like the years of bending rules and creating reasons to pull people over have finally caught up with you. Anyone from millinocket can see the situation, Sgt Brooker and officer Ingersol used the taser on the new officer. These two problems have been running the police department for years and now its gone public. Mr. Bolduc, you finally going to grow some you know what and get rid of these two problems or just let the problem continue?????? Lete remember the law is the law and even if you are a cop like mr. brooker and mr. ingersol you still must follow them. This is just one more example of the inexperience in leadership we have within the millinocket police department. As millinocket was and still is, the good ole boys stay, nothing will happen from this and the slap on the wrist with stay. Kevin will continue to patrol the town, pull over who he wants, make up an excuse and lose the case in court, Aaron will still arrest who he wants and decided which case he wants to actually spend the time on to do the paper work. Ever heard of someone getting OUI from either one of these cops and have the case dropped or have your attorney win in court from their lack luster police work?????? The problem begins and ends with thiese two cops, give them a lilttle power and they think they run the town...

millnocket police farce.....its shocking news.....

Way to go Be-aight well said !!!!! Brooker was always a punk in school and still is he only has Balls when he has a badge and a gun other then that he will run and hide... Brooker a ? for you when was the last time you smoked weed ???? Tasering someone, wouldn't that be asult with a dangerous weapon? that should be good for 6 months in jail for the normal person !!!!!!! But for both wanna be officers that will be a slap on the wrist.. If they will do that to one of there own WATCH out for when they stop you, You might get the samething for no reason !!!!!!!!

These guys make lots of dollars for the court and enjoy a closer than close working relationship with the DA contemplating charges, as well as Judge deciding a punishment. Until there is a public outcry about, or a police oversight board with enough teeth for real enforcement the Officers like the ones in Millinocket all the rest of them into their same light. This is mild compared to what this force is really guilty of. If they treat their fellow recruits with this kind of disrespect, what do you think have been doing to the people in Millinocket and those who visit the area. Do you think anyone will speak out when they can make up reasons to pull you over, tie you up in court, and take away your freedoms. Lawyers are expensive, and most can't or won't pay lawyers more per hour than most of us can make in an entire day when the police, DA, and Judges all work together. They bring in lots of dollars through fines, lawyer fees, favors, bribes, forced community service, fear, and retraining classes. They're all in cahoots with one anotherl, make too much money for one another, cover each other's jobs and rear end, and work like they're above the law. There's a lot more wrong with this department, and it's Chief than this article alludes to, but how can we expect to feel safe or to receive any kind of justice when the DA excuses cases like the one with the Judge who sits over them and all the rest of us as his other 27 officers cover up for him in the county next door. http://bangordailynews.com/detail/98199.html

Somehow I don't think that Tubby Montgomery, McVey, Picard, Reid and Wayne would have been tasering each other if they existed back then. Too much class. I know, I had enough run-ins with them back in the day. Some (not all) of this current crew make Barney Fife look like Elliot Ness.

Ingersoll and Brooker are power hungry PUNKS!!! They both deserve to lose their jobs, but Millinocket is a good ol' boys town and they will get away with it. What does that say for the town? It's time for Bolduc to take a stand, but he I doubt that he will.

It seems a little too convenient that Bolduc was off and couldn't be reached for comment...more like he didn't want to be reached for comment. And Bolduc already dealt with this incident...since when is 1 day off without pay a punishment?!?! This is OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems to me if Millinocket had a chief with a spine, then none of this would have ever happened. You never heard of things like this happen back in the day!!! Remember the days of Scarano, Nelson, Jones, etc. those were times when MPD officers had someone they could look up to and actually respect. This current chief loves to have his name clean with the press and town officials. As long as the people think he's great, then all is well and ta hell with everyone else. That's a politician not a police officer. If he could actually back his officers and talk to them face to face when there are problems and actually gain their respect, then we wouldn't be reading about dumb stuff like this. Is it too late to nominate Glidden?

L O L ! !

Watergate has nothing over Taser-Gate!

My buddy David---------hahaha

LETS LOOK INTO IDIOTS VERSION OF THE MPD LOG I THINK THESE OFFICERS ARE IN IT

Do you know how to finish the verse Louise? I learned it on the playground when I was about 6 years old!

millinockettaxpayer, you said and I quote "he only has Balls when he has a badge and a gun other than that he will run and hide", so tough guy if I took away your computer would you run and hide?

"a new town police officer getting stunned with a Taser gun by a veteran as part of a hazing incident while a sergeant watched but took no action."

A sergeant watched but took no action? Was he given a day off too? What the heck is wrong with these guys anyway? A veteran who obviously should NOT have a taser or a gun and a sergeant who won't speak up on behalf of a young officer? The veteran officer should have had a more severe punishment but the sergeant should have been punished as well for not speaking up. Nice way to show leadership huh? I'd be real impressed with this bunch of clowns if I was the town manager! And what's up with a Chief who couldn't be bothered to do the right thing here? Like I said leadership is obviously sadly lacking in this department. I hope the town of Millinocket gets rid of the police farce and ends up with a police FORCE it can be proud of cause this group sadly isn't it!

all too funny actually... funny in that sad sad sad way. Surprising.. I think not. High school antics that deserve punishment, being they are coming from so called "adults". Chalk another one up for the town of Millinocket. Hmm.. I wonder why our economic growth is slow (zero)... perhaps because the mentality is challenged to say the least?

I recently have been informed that the article was misleading. In defense of the police officers involved with this matter i would like to stat what i have recently been told. It was the SGT that tasered the new officer while another officer stood by and watched.

It's time for the town to clean house. The taxpayers should get what they pay for.

Maybe they thought the rookie was a "sick moose"?