PORTLAND, Maine — The Portland Police Department released its latest weekly calls for service report on April 21, 2026, outlining arrest trends and a summary of notable incidents from the previous week as part of the department’s ongoing transparency efforts.
According to the report, officers made arrests across several common categories, with warrants topping the list at 15 arrests, followed by criminal trespass with 12 arrests, and violating condition of release with 9 arrests. Police also reported 8 arrests for unlawful possession of drugs and 5 arrests for theft during the reporting period.
Police also tracked the most frequent calls for service handled by officers throughout the week. Motor vehicle stops accounted for the highest number of calls at 174, followed by 911 hang-up calls with 118 incidents. Officers also responded to 89 calls involving persons bothering, 83 pedestrian checks, and 71 well-being checks.
The department highlighted several notable incidents from the week.
On April 18, 2026, Portland Police officers responded to the 600 block of Congress Street following a report of a man covered in blood. Upon arrival, officers located a 45-year-old male who reported he had been stabbed. The victim was transported to Maine Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. Following an investigation, a 44-year-old female was arrested and transported to the Cumberland County Jail, where she was charged with Domestic Violence Aggravated Assault.
In a separate incident on April 19, 2026, officers arrested a 37-year-old male accused of smashing a window on Commercial Street, stealing a vehicle, crashing the vehicle, and fleeing the scene. The suspect was later taken into custody and transported to the Cumberland County Jail.
The weekly report is part of the Portland Police Department’s stated effort to provide transparency into law enforcement activity, with additional arrest logs and daily media logs made publicly available through the department’s online reporting system.
If they started enforcing the hands free law I’d venture to say they would cut down the car crash numbers by a third. I drive a bus 3 days a week and see it more times in a day than I can count.