Editor’s note: This story was updated Dec. 31 to include new information from Fairfield police Chief Tom Gould.

Complaints that the Clinton Police Department’s social media page focuses too heavily on humor and satire prompted the department to tone it down and focus more on informational content.

Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell said Tuesday that his officers say police from other area departments have called and texted them to complain the page is unprofessional, and some said they have reservations about working with Clinton police because of it.

Bell said his department created the Facebook page in 2013, but about a year ago, decided to include light humor as a way to draw more people in to connect with his community-oriented department. Mike Connors, administrative corporal for the police department, manages the page.

About two months ago, Connors increased the humorous posts, which also increased the number of viewers in the last 28 days to millions, according to Bell. As of Tuesday, there had been 508,583 interactions with the page, which has 50,539 followers, he said.

The page has been very popular with the Clinton community and public at large, something Bell acknowledged he never anticipated.

“It’s crazy popular — all over the world,” he said.

But Bell said he views the complaints from officers of other departments as legitimate and has been taking steps to alleviate their concerns. He said he planned to speak with police chiefs of area towns to apologize for any issues the page may have caused.

“Our goal is, always be professional,” he said, “and continue to work on our Facebook page and its presentation so there’s a balance between light humor and information.”

Bell said he doesn’t know the names of the officers who complained. Clinton has three full-time officers and about five part-timers.

Waterville police Chief William Bonney is out of his office until Monday and unavailable for comment on whether Waterville officers would have complained to Clinton officers.

But Waterville police Maj. Jason Longley, that department’s public information officer, said Tuesday that he couldn’t speak to the matter as he is not familiar with it.

“We would help them with anything they ever needed,” Longley said. “Our relationship with Clinton is great, we work very well with them and do, regularly, and that’s never going to change.”

Messages also left Tuesday for Winslow police Chief Leonard Macdaid and Pittsfield Chief Vinny Morris were not immediately returned.

Fairfield police Chief Tom Gould was out sick on Tuesday but responded Wednesday in an email.

“Our department has worked closely with Clinton PD and its officers for some time, and we do not anticipate that relationship changing because of this issue,” Gould wrote.

The official Clinton Police Department Facebook page will now have a lighter focus on humor, but Connors will host another page, M. Connors, CPD, that will continue the popular humorous posts.

Past messages on the official page have included a wide range of posts, from comedic banter between the Clinton department and the Jerome Police Department in Idaho, to jokes about using a drug takeback box for a Croc (shoes) takeback depository. There are more serious posts as well, including one about Clinton police packing and delivering Christmas meals to area residents and another about the department’s sharing of resources for helping people deal with seasonal depression.

A post from earlier Tuesday on the Clinton page says: “I would anticipate that Haverhill Police Department will not have any problems staffing their Police Department. You know the old cliché with Cops and DONUTS.”

The post refers to a new Dunkin’ Donuts factory in Massachusetts that is drawing complaints from neighbors because of the donut scent wafting through the area. Kevin J. Leclair, referring to the fact that Clinton is the dairy capital of New England, responded to the Facebook post by writing: “I think they should come to Clinton on a hot day after they fertilize a field and see if they would rather smell that over the doughnuts. I always said it was the smell of money.”

Some messages reflect disdain for certain humorous posts on the site, while others, such as one from Jaime Geoffroy, express support and appreciation for the page:

“I have to say these last few months have been pretty rough months for me with the holidays and this month being six months that my husband passed away,” her message says. “Your posts bring a smile and laugh to me and honestly I check throughout the day to keep me in a different mindset. Thank you for your service and laughs and happy holidays.”