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‘Turn yourself in’: Sheriff wants suspect in deputy’s killing to surrender

The Somerset County sheriff personally implored suspected police-killer John Williams to turn himself in Thursday morning, and hours later a massive law enforcement presence converged on a rural road in Fairfield. Cpl. Eugene Cole, 62, of the Somerset County Sheriff’s Department, was shot and killed early Wednesday on U.S. Route 2 in Norridgewock. Cole has […]

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Cpl. Eugene Cole remembered as ‘well known and well respected’

NORRIDGEWOCK — Eugene, or “Gene,” Cole was a well-known and respected Somerset County Sheriff’s Office corporal who forged relationships with the public and other law enforcement agencies alike, those who knew him said Wednesday. Cole, 62, was a 13-year veteran of the sheriff’s office when he was killed early Wednesday in Norridgewock. His death marks the […]

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