OSSIPEE — Documents recently obtained by The Conway Daily Sun show Ossipee selectmen gave Police Chief Donald Babbin a final opportunity to keep his job after state investigators sustained misconduct findings against him, only to fire him about three months later for what the board described as time-record discrepancies and a lack of accountability regarding a subordinate officer.
Babbin, who had served as chief since February 2023, was terminated by the board of selectmen on April 20 following a non-public session.
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