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Saturday January 31, 2015

Sgt. Tim Cotton

Tim_CottonSgt. Tim Cotton, the author of the police department's Facebook page in Bangor, Maine, is a storyteller at heart who connects with readers with his amusing musings. Bangor boasts a population of about 33,000, but the department's Facebook page has attracted more than 100,000 followers - boosted by some recent practical, yet humorous, snowstorm survival tips that went viral. The best advice: Stock up on Cap't Crunch. Count The Washington Post, Huffington Post and The New York Times among fans. NPR calls the page not your typical police blotter fodder.

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