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Bridgton Issues Shelter-in-Place Order After Gunshot Report

9/14/2025

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Bridgton, Maine, issued a shelter-in-place order on Sunday morning due to police activity, starting at 7:30 a.m. and lifted by 8:45 a.m.
Alerts advised residents within a 1-mile radius of Kansas Road to stay indoors and lock doors.
Police responded to a gunshot report in a wooded area nearby.
Drones were deployed for a search, revealing no threat.
Police Chief Phil Jones confirmed no current public threat exists.

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Story summary

Bridgton, Maine, issued a shelter-in-place order on Sunday morning due to police activity, starting at 7:30 a.m. and lifted by 8:45 a.m.
Alerts advised residents within a 1-mile radius of Kansas Road to stay indoors and lock doors.
Police responded to a gunshot report in a wooded area nearby.
Drones were deployed for a search, revealing no threat.
Police Chief Phil Jones confirmed no current public threat exists.