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Ossipee Police Chief Joe Duchesne wants $27,000 for body armor for his officers to better protect them in shoot-outs. (COURTESY PHOTO)

OSSIPEE — In the wake of an officer involved shooting last fall, Ossipee Police Chief Joe Duchesne is asking for $27,000 to better protect his officers from armed individuals.

Ossipee police officers arrived at John Swanson’s Oakwood Drive residence at about 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 7 to serve Swanson, 53, with several legal documents and to arrest him, a press release issued by the state Attorney General’s Office said.

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