"Maine Officer Charged with Lying About Taking Missing Person to Hospital"

A Maine police officer, Washburn Police Sgt. Chandler Cole, has been charged with several crimes, including falsifying a report about a missing person case. Cole allegedly lied about taking the missing man to a hospital, and an investigation concluded that he altered his report to reflect a hospital drop-off without any supporting hospital record. The missing person, Erik Foote, has yet to be located, and the Aroostook County Sheriff's Office is now handling the investigation. The town of Washburn is in the process of deciding whether to keep its police department, as the police chief retired, Cole resigned, and a young officer is working elsewhere, leaving the Sheriff's Office to provide coverage.