ALFRED, Maine - Maine State Police have apologized for their late response to a 9-1-1 call from a Dayton child care center last week.
Speaking from the police barracks in Alfred - about 10 miles from where the incident happened - state police chief Col. Robert Williams admitted his agency failed to respond in the way it should have.
"It's important to the public, as it is to us, that when they call, the police respond in a timely manner and take care of their problem," Williams said.
It took two-and-a-half hours for a state trooper to show up following the 9-1-1 call, which was made after a daycare worker witnessed an intruder run out the door. No one was hurt.
Col. Williams says state police will conduct a full investigation to ensure that no similar incidents occur.