FRYEBURG, MAINE (AP) – A former Maine police chief wanted to skip out of a public meeting so badly that it cost him his career. A law enforcement oversight board has decided to revoke the license of former Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin after an investigation found Potvin, who had been chief for six years, […]
Maine Police Chief Loses License After Faking Report To Avoid Meeting
Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin invented a suspicious person report so he could ditch a public meeting in February 2020.
Fryeburg Police Department
A law enforcement oversight board has decided to revoke the license of former Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin after an investigation found Potvin, who had been chief for six years, invented a suspicious person report so he could ditch a Fryeburg Board of Selectmen meeting in February 2020.
FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) A former Maine police chief wanted to skip out of a public meeting so badly that it cost him his career.
Top Cop Banned after Faking Report to Flee Meeting
FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) A former Maine police chief wanted to skip out of a public meeting so badly that it cost him his career.
A law enforcement oversight board has decided to revoke the license of former Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin after an investigation found Potvin, who had been chief for six years, invented a suspicious person report so he could ditch a Fryeburg Board of Selectmen meeting in February 2020.
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy decision said Potvin engaged in a multi-step fraud that began with texting one of his officers and asking her to call him out of the meeting. Potvin then drove his cruiser to the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.
Top cop banned after faking report to dodge meeting
FRYEBURG, Maine (AP) A former Maine police chief wanted to skip out of a public meeting so badly that it cost him his career.
A law enforcement oversight board has decided to revoke the license of former Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin after an investigation found Potvin, who had been chief for six years, invented a suspicious person report so he could ditch a Fryeburg Board of Selectmen meeting in February 2020.
The Maine Criminal Justice Academy decision said Potvin engaged in a multi-step fraud that began with texting one of his officers and asking her to call him out of the meeting. Potvin then drove his cruiser to the Fryeburg Fairgrounds.
Former Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin created a fake entry on a report of a suspicious person. Author: Chelsea Bard (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 8:23 AM EDT May 14, 2021 Updated: 8:24 AM EDT May 14, 2021
FRYEBURG, Maine A former police chief s license to work in the state was revoked after an oversight board said he created a false police report to get out of a meeting.
According to the Bangor Daily News, the Maine Criminal Justice Academy voted to take former Fryeburg Police Chief Joshua Potvin s license in February.
The details of the investigation just became public.
The academy s report says Potvin texted one of his officers to call him out of a meeting.