CRIME & SAFETY
New Hampshire man awarded $38M in landmark youth detention center abuse case
A New Hampshire jury on Friday awarded $38 million to a man who claimed he was beaten and raped at the state’s youth detention center when he was a child. David Meehan is one of hundreds of former residents who said they were repeatedly abused by employees at the Youth Development Center, or YDC, in Manchester.
New Hampshire woman arrested for driving over 100 mph with her unbuckled children in the car
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Manchester, New Hampshire, woman is facing multiple charges after she was arrested for driving her SUV more than 100 mph with her unbuckled children inside. On Friday night at around 9:15 p.m., a New Hampshire State Trooper observed 23-year-old Shirley Stanley driving a Chevrolet Tahoe...
Person's death in Manchester under investigation, police say
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A person's death in a New Hampshire city is under investigation, according to police. Manchester police said before 8 a.m. on Sunday, they responded to a report of a dead person in the area of Lincoln and Auburn streets. Detectives from the Manchester Police Investigative Division...
Police arrest 7 people for drug-related crimes and other charges as part of Operation Granite Shield
NASHUA, NH – During the week of April 29, 2024 members of the Hudson Police Department and the Nashua Police Department’s Narcotics Intelligence Division and Problem Oriented Policing Unit arrested seven people for various drug crimes, crimes frequently associated with criminal behavior related to drug activity and other criminal offenses. Officers were operating under the New Hampshire Substance Abuse Reduction Grant.
Multiple people injured in three car crash in Hooksett, NH
Multiple people were injured in a three car crash in Hooksett, New Hampshire on Saturday night. Police say they responded to a report of a crash with multiple injuries on the intersection of Mammoth Road and Castle Drive at around 7:23 p.m. According to authorities, a 2023 GMC pickup sideswiped...
New Hampshire man charged with keying cars outside GOP event to stay in jail after officers find ‘manifesto-style document,’ ‘items of concern’
Police found a manifesto-style note suicide note inside the man's house that referred to former President Donald J. Trump. A New Hampshire man who was arrested and charged with keying almost a dozen cars parked outside a Republican event last month was denied bail out of concerns for his mental health, according to reports.
New England’s Unsolved: The Disappearance of Amanda Grazewski
A frustrating 4-year search for a missing woman in New Hampshire: No one has seen or heard from Amanda Grazewski since Saint Patrick’s Day 2020. She was last seen in Derry, NH. But the search for Amanda has taken police to several local cities.
Fatal strangulation of 59-year-old in Nashua motel room still unsolved 15 years later
NASHUA, N.H. — A man was found strangled to death inside a Nashua motel room in 2009, and no one has ever been arrested in the case. John R. Wiegmann, 59, was found dead in his room at the Motel 6 on Progress Avenue on Sunday, May 3, 2009.
Nashua man found shot dead 100+ miles from where he was last seen in 1991
NASHUA, N.H. — The shooting death of a Nashua man remains unsolved decades later. Maurice Giguere was 30 when he was last seen alive on Feb. 22, 1991. He was seen leaving a party across the street from his home on Clairmoor Drive. He was reported missing by a...
Hudson Police seek witnesses after bicyclist injured in collision on Library Street
HUDSON, NH – On May 3, 2024, at 4:35 p.m., Hudson Police and Hudson Fire personnel responded to the intersection of Library and Connell streets for a motor vehicle accident involving a bicycle. Upon arrival, Hudson Police, Hudson Fire personnel and witnesses began to administer life-saving measures to the...
Manchester man arrested for disorderly conduct at DMV
MANCHESTER — A local man was arrested after causing a disturbance at a Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) branch, state police said Wednesday. Jesus Guifarro, 43, of Manchester, was taken into custody earlier today by members of the Troop G Investigations Unit on a charge of disorderly conduct. The...
Merrimack man faces charges for assault, obstructing report of a crime, and possessing explosives
MERRIMACK — A local man was arrested on multiple charges, including possessing an explosive device, after police responded to a domestic violence call at a Merrimack residence on April 30. Richard Stringer, 56, was taken into custody following an investigation that began at 9 p.m. when officers arrived on...
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