CRIME & SAFETY
Portsmouth police seek help identifying person of interest in Market Basket incident
PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an individual who may be connected to an incident that occurred at the Market Basket on Woodbury Ave. on Friday, April 5. The department released a photograph of the person of interest, who was seen...
6 Accused Of Multiple Smash, Grab Break-Ins To Steal Lottery Tickets: Essex DA
The Essex County District Attorney's Office announced the charges in what investigators dubbed “Operation Smash & Cash.” The sextet is accused of breaking into at least 12 convenience stores and stealing $50,000 worth of lottery tickets from February through April 2024 and causing thousands of dollars in damages.
18-year-old turns himself into police for hate-motivated graffiti charges
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) | An 18-year-old from Portsmouth, accused of creating hate-motivated graffiti, has turned himself into police on criminal charges, authorities said April 19. Loren Faulkner was arrested April 18 on 31 counts of criminal mischief and hate-motivated criminal mischief for the graffiti spree targeting religious buildings and other...
UNH frat brothers, Durham bar deny any responsibility for 2021 death of Vinny Lirosi
DURHAM — A UNH fraternity, fraternity brothers and a local bar deny any wrongdoing in their responses to a wrongful death civil lawsuit filed in Strafford County Superior Court by Robin Lirosi, the mother of a UNH student who died in 2021. No trial dates have been scheduled and...
Police Arrest Six, Including 22-Year-Old Methuen Man, For Alleged Theft of $50,000 in Lottery Tickets
Six people, including a 22-year-old Methuen man, were arrested Wednesday after 121 indictments were handed down related to alleged break-ins at various convenience stores where about $50,000 lottery tickets were stolen. Essex County District Attorney Paul F. Tucker said indictments charged “known” gang members and associates with breaking and entering...
Exeter Fire Chief Eric Wilking retires after 42 years: Legacy cemented
EXETER — Dozens of well-wishers filled the Town Hall Friday afternoon to give Fire Chief Eric Wilking a proper send-off into retirement as he closes out a distinguished career in fire service that spans nearly 42 years. At a retirement party that was at times emotional, Wilking was praised...
'I'd do it all over again': Kittery Fire Chief David O'Brien retiring after 49 years
KITTERY, Maine — Like father, like son. David O’Brien, longtime chief of the Kittery Fire Department, remembers the moments from his childhood when his father, a volunteer call firefighter in town, would be summoned out of bed and ordered to an active fire scene. O’Brien’s mother would wake up, hand his father the keys, and off he’d go to fight the fire.
Newmarket residents targeted by jury duty scam
NEWMARKET — Local authorities are warning residents about a scam where a caller impersonates a police sergeant and falsely claims that individuals have outstanding warrants for missing jury duty. The Newmarket Police Department announced that scammers have been contacting current and former residents, identifying themselves as “Sergeant Jeremy Hawkins...
Clinical psychologist, forensic psychiatrist testify at Youth Development Center civil trial
BRENTWOOD, N.H. — A clinical psychologist at Yale University resumed her testimony Wednesday in the civil trial involving the state's Youth Development Center and claims of physical and sexual abuse there. ** Warning: This trial involves allegations of physical and sexual abuse against a teenager. Contents may be disturbing....
Newbury Fire Department responds to smoke condition caused by furnace and hot water heater
NEWBURY –– On Saturday, April 20, at approximately 10:05 a.m., the Newbury Fire Department responded to a report of smoke in a building at 167 Elm St. Chief Dave Evans and Ambulance 3 from the Byfield Station were the first to arrive on scene, finding smoke coming from the home’s front door. They assisted in evacuating two residents.
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