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Honor Guard
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard
stands ready to honor those who gave their lives to
serving their communities. Additionally the Honor
Guard serves as the Sheriff’s Office ambassadors for
community events and preside over various ceremonial
events throughout the year. Due to COVID-19, many
ceremonies and parades the Honor Guard usually
participates in were canceled or virtual.
2021 Honor Guard Events:
7 - Funerals/wakes
2 - Ceremonies
•20th Anniversary of September 11th
•Annual Catholic Diocese Blue Mass Ceremony
Unmanned Aircraft System
Crash Reconstruction Unit (UAS)
The Crash Reconstruction Unit responded to ten (10) The Sheriff’s Office has two (2)
calls for service in 2021, seven (7) of which included certified UAS operators. A third drone
fatal crashes. Unfortunately, this is three (3) more was purchased in 2021.
than last year.
The Unmanned Aircraft System was
The reconstruction team consists of highly trained flown four (4) times in 2021, of which
and dedicated members that specialize in the one (1) instance was for training.
investigation of motor vehicle crashes. The training Certified operators flew once for an
consists of learning the laws of physics, other aerial view of illegal dragging occuring
sciences, and how they play a part in motor vehicle in Harpswell, and another instance for
crashes. The Reconstruction Unit is called upon for a missing persons search in Standish.
their expertise after serious crashes that result in The UAS was also used once for
amongst other things, serious bodily injury, death or Community Policing.
substantial property damage.
K-9 Calls
K-9 Teams attended 600 hours of The three (3) K-9 teams received 156
training in 2021 calls for service in 2021. The calls
included tracking, vehicle searches, jail
searches, schools, and various other
agency assists. In April of 2021 K-9 Vegas
retired after almost eight (8) years of
service. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s
Office also welcomed a new K-9, Teemo,
who finished his training in May of 2021.
