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Former Fryeburg, Maine, Police Chief Josh Potvin resigned last July. The Maine Criminal Justice Academy revoked his certification May 4. (FILE PHOTO)

 

FRYEBURG, Maine — The Maine Criminal Justice Academy on May 4 revoked former police chief Joshua Potvin's police certification after finding he created a false call for service to justify leaving a selectmen's meeting last year.

Potvin, who became Fryeburg's chief in 2014, resigned last July after a complaint was filed against him by the police union (Teamsters Local 340) in March of 2020 and he was placed on paid administrative leave May 18, 2020.

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