On Monday, February 10, 2025, at approximately 7:42 am., Portland Police responded to a report of two unconscious males in the wooded area behind Hannaford on Riverside Street.  Upon arrival police discovered William Liese, 57 and Lee Thomas Johnson 44, deceased.  Both men were homeless.

The Department is now investigating the circumstances around these unattended deaths.  Autopsies will be scheduled and cause and manner of death will be determined by the office of the Chief Medical Examiner.