Maine sees spike in yellow flag cases following Lewiston shooting [Video]

Yellow flag cases in Maine surged in the wake of the Lewiston mass shooting and the number of cases has stayed high since.Maine’s yellow flag law has been in effect for more than four years, but the majority of cases have been opened only since the tragedy on Oct. 25, 2023.There were 406 yellow flag cases in Maine between July 2020 and August 2024, but 324 of those cases (79.8%) were reported after October 2023.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8 Investigates also found that some law enforcement agencies in Maine are utilizing the yellow flag law more than others.As of Sept. 1, 94 agencies in Maine have opened a total of 406 yellow flag cases. The vast majority of those law enforcement agencies have opened fewer than 10 case.The Maine State Police has opened the most with 36 yellow flag cases. The Sanford Police Department and Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office are tied for the second-most …