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Officials investigate death at Cumberland County Jail

Officials investigate death at Cumberland County Jail

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A resident at the Cumberland County Jail has died.

A corrections officer found 62-year-old Richard Putze of Biddeford unresponsive in his cell in the medical unit around 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday.

Staff attempted to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful.

The sheriff’s office says Putze had recently been discharged from the hospital after a medical procedure.

The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office will determine a cause of death.

Portland police and the Department of Corrections are also investigating.

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