Falmouth Police Credit Facebook Followers During Hunt for Abduction Suspects

Falmouth police thanked their Facebook followers for spreading news of a manhunt for abduction suspects this week.

Brothers Bruce Bartlett (left) and Dennis Bartlett were captured Wednesday night after police said they tried to abduct a girl at a bus stop in East Falmouth in the morning. They were arrested in the Palmer Avenue area after a citizen provided a tip to police.

During the manhunt, Falmouth police posted an alert of their Facebook page to help spread the word:

Police credited their roughly 3,400 Facebook followers for sharing the alert.

“While we were working diligently to locate these two suspects, the citizens of the town were paying attention,” police said in a statement. Our Facebook page literally exploded with well-meaning tipsters who were ’liking’ and ’sharing’ the story as it unfolded.

The Bartletts were charged with attempted abduction, enticing a minor, and conspiracy.

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