Please call dispatch for assistance or to report a problem at 207-883-6361. Our anonymous crime tip hotline can be used to pass along information that does NOT need immediate response. You are not required to leave your info, however you can leave your phone number in the event that we need more information. Your name and number will not be used in the follow-up investigation. To leave a tip call 207-730-GET'M (4386). The Town of Scarborough Police Department maintains its page to provide updates and invite discussion of important issues affecting our community. For several years, our policy has prohibited the posting of (among other things) comments found by staff to be “off-topic;” i.e., not related to the issues addressed in the original post. A federal judge has ruled that such a rule would need to be applied consistently to comply with the First Amendment – so consistently as to be an unreasonable administrative burden. Through this process, the town has reevaluated its Facebook comments policy, and has decided that the best policy is one that promotes robust commentary among our citizens. Therefore, with the exception of very narrow categories of comments that have been recognized by the Supreme Court as “unprotected” speech, the town will no longer remove comments. Moving forward, only the following types of comments will be removed: hate speech, “fighting words,” incitement of violence, “true threats,” defamation, fraud, speech integral to criminal conduct, obscenity, and child po*******hy. If you believe that a comment fits into one of these categories, please contact our communications department.
