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People In Addiction Often Fear Law Enforcement. In Biddeford, They Met On A Softball Field.

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

3

First seen

Oct 8, 11:36 AM EDT

updated Oct 8, 11:36 AM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal and Kennebec Journal, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

People experiencing addiction and members of law enforcement gathered on a softball field in Biddeford, according to reports from the Kennebec Journal, Sun Journal, and Portland Press Herald.

Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 2, Oct 8, 12:42 PM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once

People in addiction often fear law enforcement. In Biddeford, they met on a softball field. · Kennebec Journal · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 8, 11:36 AM EDT
People in addiction often fear law enforcement. In Biddeford, they met on a softball field. · Sun Journal · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 8, 11:36 AM EDT

How It Unfolded

Oct 8, 11:37 AM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 8, 11:51 AM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.