The search for Tina Fontaine marks a change from when Brianna Maitland disappeared in two years ago. The Sheldon resident was 17 when she disappeared in March 2004. She has not been found.
"At this time we have no reason to suspect foul play other than she's disappeared," Bachand said of Fontaine. "We're concerned about that but we're tracking down all the leads that are coming in and interviewing as many people and friends as we can."
Fontaine's car was found in the driveway at her home. Authorities said the substitute teacher at North Country Union High School in Newport is seven weeks pregnant.
Fontaine's boyfriend, Franky Niles, said the Northeast Kingdom native's disappearance was completely out of character for her. He said he last saw her when he kissed her goodbye as he left the home they shared in Albany.
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The state police have been criticized for being slow to involve detectives in Maitland's disappearance.
Bachand said they were jumping right in this time.
"We have more resources, more time we can devote, where the uniformed guys are more emergency response and they have other duties with traffic and other stuff," he said. "We can commit our time and resources to a case-by-case basis, one case at a time."
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