Deputies were assisted by the Maine Marine Patrol, Maine Forest Service, and the Sullivan Fire Department. He died May 28th in an overheated state vehicle left outside the Bangor Regional Communications Center on a warm day. Now, the Maine Department of Public Safety reports Baxter’s handler, Brodie Hinckley, has been charged in the dog’s death. Maine State Police and local authorities responded and the school day resumed shortly after, according to the school website. NewsCenter Maine reports more than 150 volunteers are joining Maine Maritime Academy and Maine Coast Heritage Trust to clear fire-prone underbrush from Witherle Woods, one of Castine’s most densely forested areas.