FRYEBURG, Maine — Police Chief Joshua Potvin was put on paid administrative leave Monday, the town manager confirmed Tuesday morning.
Potvin, 43, has been chief since 2014 and had been acting police chief in the spring of that year before being elevated to chief in September.
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