Hancock County sheriff candidates agree on policing priorities but spar over qualifications

Hancock County sheriff candidates agree on policing priorities but spar over qualifications

The race for Hancock County’s top law enforcement officer has intensified in recent weeks following four Democratic state legislators’ extraordinary endorsement of the Republican candidate. Republican Corey Bagley, Ellsworth Police Department detective and former Hancock County chief deputy, and Democrat Dakota Dupuis, current sheriff’s lieutenant, shared similar visions for the future of the sheriff’s office in early October interviews with the…