📰BIDDEFORD | Man Alleges Misconduct by DHHS, Police, Mayor, and City Staff

“What I need from this council is accountability for the silence… The mayor, the city manager, and the chief of police were directly notified and have done nothing… that silence is complicity”

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October 22, 2025, Last night, A current resident of Berwick Maine addressed the Biddeford City Council and Council Staff regarding an issue that took place in the City of Biddeford.

The Maine resident, who identified himself as Ryan Michaels (a 100% disabled veteran), claims that on March 11th, 2025, he was “wrongfully removed and banned” from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services office located in Biddeford. Furthermore, following this incident, Michaels alleges that “Biddeford city leadership including the Mayor, City Manager and Chief of Police, were formally given evidence of retaliation and ADA violations [regarding said incident], yet chose silence”.

Michaels went on to allege that the banning and removal from the Biddeford DHHS office occurred “based on the false claims” of a DHHS worker, and specifically alleged that said DHHS worker told Biddeford police that he “was unstable and not in touch with reality”.

Mr. Michaels then went on to claim on September 8, 2025, he hand delivered a formal complaint packet to Biddeford City Hall regarding the aforementioned incident. According to Michales, the formal complaint packet was “complete with recordings, police reports, and documented proof of misconduct”.

Michaels then held up a piece of paper to the City Council alleged to be the “delivery receipt…signed by someone in your [City Government] office” that he received from City Hall staff upon delivering the formal complaint packet.

Mr. Michaels ended his remarks by hand submitting documentation to the Council & Council Staff. He thanked the city leadership for their time and posed one final question; “Will you finally acknowledge this, and will you commit to providing an official response?”

Watch Michaels’ full statement below:

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