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A New Hampshire man was charged Tuesday with endangering the welfare of a child after Maine State Police found him passed out in his car.

In a news release posted on the department’s Facebook page, troopers said they were called to a parking lot on Route 202 in Lebanon around 8:50 a.m. to investigate a report of a man who appeared to be in his car and unresponsive. The caller told police that there was a child inside the vehicle.

Troopers said the man appeared to have suffered an overdose, but as they prepared to administer Narcan, 34-year-old Christopher Dube of Rochester, New Hampshire, woke up. The troopers said an 18-month-old child was in the vehicle with him.

Dube was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child and possession of a schedule drug (heroin/fentanyl). He was transported to the York County Jail where he was being held on $500 cash bail.

Maine State Police also contacted the New Hampshire Department of Children and Youth Services, which responded and placed the child in the care of a family member.

 

Dennis Hoey is the Portland Press Herald’s night reporter, covering any and all news that breaks in the late afternoon and evening hours. He has been chasing stories after normal business hours in Portland...