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Laconia detective resigns from prevention-enforcement program; department to redistribute duties
Summary
Detective Stephen Orton, a 26‑year Laconia officer who led the city's prevention-enforcement-treatment work, submitted a resignation and the department plans interim coverage while it backfills his role.
LACONIA, N.H. — Detective Stephen Orton, a 26-year Laconia police officer who ran the Laconia side of the prevention-enforcement-treatment program, submitted a resignation, Chief Steve Canfield told the Laconia Police Commission on Aug. 20.
Canfield said Orton previously worked in Massachusetts and had led the prevention-enforcement-treatment work for roughly three years, working in coordination with Detective Eric Adams. "At the moment, we look to,…
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