After a viewing day Sunday at the Skowhegan Armory, a 40-car escort will take Cole’s remains to the Cross Insurance Center on Monday, where thousands from across the country will converge.
Doug Harlow
Doug Harlow is a veteran Morning Sentinel reporter now covering Skowhegan municipal government and police, court activity and general news from around Somerset County. In his spare time he raises chickens for eggs, cayenne peppers, fingerling potatoes, garlic and other organic vegetables with his wife, Mary Lou, who also maintains lovely flower gardens. Their little farm also produces maple syrup and heritage apples. Doug and Mary Lou moved to Maine in 1987 Doug, a Stone Soup Society poet and cab driver in Boston in the 1970s, was hired as a contracted correspondent for the Sentinel in January, 1988. His interests include baseball, especially the Boston Red Sox, and feeding the wild birds that visit them in the winter.
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Girlfriend of suspect in deputy’s slaying indicted on drug charges
Kristina A. Pomerleau faces up to 5 years in prison on each of the 2 counts against her.
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Canaan couple indicted for allegedly taking child
Emily Hartley and Justin Baker allegedly broke into a home, assaulted a couple and took their 4-year-old child.
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Police: Suspect shot Cpl. Cole in neck, confessed to friend
A newly released police affidavit suggests a moment of happenstance in which Cpl. Eugene Cole was conducting a routine check on Williams, who had duffel bags and a bulletproof vest.
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Cpl. Eugene Cole’s family remembers the man and musician behind the badge
Cole was shot and killed early Wednesday in Norridgewock.
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Methodical search kept suspect in officer’s killing contained
Heavily armed search teams detected evidence of activity in the woods and eventually found John D. Williams outside a small, remote camp in Fairfield.
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Suspected police-killer John Williams caught by authorities on 4th day of massive manhunt
Williams, suspected of fatally shooting Cpl. Eugene Cole, was apprehended around 12:43 p.m. Saturday.
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Slain officer was involved in arrest of suspect’s girlfriend days ago
Somerset County Sheriff Dale Lancaster announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of John Williams.
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Manhunt underway for suspect in fatal shooting of Somerset sheriff’s Cpl. Eugene Cole
Law enforcement agencies – including the Somerset Sheriff’s Office, FBI and Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit – are pursuing a suspect identified as John Williams, 29, of Madison.
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Luc Tieman conviction followed ‘unbelievable’ stories, jurors say
The disabled Army veteran, who reportedly suffers from severe post-traumatic stress disorder, faces 25 years to life in prison for the murder of his wife.