TAMWORTH — The police chief says his department appreciates the donation of three care packages that officers could use to comfort autistic children that they encounter.Â
Tamworth Police Chief Dana Littlefield brought them up at the selectmen's meeting on May 13 and he discussed them by phone with the Sun on Thursday.
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