CRIME & SAFETY
1 person dead, another taken to hospital after house fire in Nashua
NASHUA, N.H. — A woman is dead, and a man has been flown to a Boston hospital, after a house fire in Nashua, fire investigators announced Saturday. The call for the fire at 26 Cross Street in Nashua came in around 7:25 a.m. Saturday morning. Authorities said the man,...
Driver dead in fiery crash involving tree in Pelham, NH
A person was killed when their truck slammed into a large tree and burst into flames in Pelham, New Hampshire, on Wednesday afternoon. Pelham police say they were notified around 3:12 p.m. of a motor vehicle crash near 970 Mammoth Road. As first responders headed toward the scene, they learned a black Chevy Avalanche was fully engulfed in flames with the driver still inside.
Man arrested in connection with 2023 hit-and-run boat crash on Lake Winnipesaukee
GILFORD, N.H. — A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run boat crash that happened on Lake Winnipesaukee last summer, authorities said. >> Story in player above is from previous story <<. New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol said on Friday, a 69-year-old man from Pelham was...
Police investigate second deadly crash on Mammoth Road in Pelham in two days
PELHAM, N.H. — One person is dead and another person was seriously injured after a crash Thursday evening in Pelham, in the same area ofWednesday's deadly crash, authorities said. Pelham police said before 7 p.m., fire and police responded to a reported serious crash in the area of 700...
New Hampshire man accused in Harvard bomb threat, extortion plot last year was sentenced
A New Hampshire man was sentenced in Boston federal court for making a series of extortionate bomb threats against Harvard University that caused several buildings on campus to evacuate.
6 charged in connection with string of lottery scratch ticket thefts in New Hampshire, Massachusetts
NASHUA, N.H. — Six men from Massachusetts are facing charges in connection with a series of convenience store break-ins and lottery ticket thefts in New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Investigators said the six suspects are all believed to have gang ties and are facing serious charges after allegedly breaking into...
Local Law Enforcement and Community Rally in Search for Missing Man Michael Santos in Lowell
Authorities are urgently searching for Michael Santos, a 29-year-old man reported missing since yesterday afternoon. Santos, described as having a thin frame at 5’5” and 120 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and distinguishable glasses, was last sighted in the Nesmith St./Andover St. area at around 12:30 p.m. Lowell Police Department released this information, also noting that he has a notable tattoo on his neck.
Crash in Merrimack one of several serious crashes in southern NH this week
MERRIMACK, N.H. — Merrimack police are investigating a serious crash on Turkey Hill Road. According to the fire department, the crash happened at about 8:20 p.m. on Thursday. When first responders arrived, they found a vehicle on its side right next to a fence and house. The house was not damaged.
Townsend man convicted of rape; will serve 3 to 5 years in prison
A Townsend man was sentenced to three to five years in prison last week after being convicted of rape, police announced Wednesday. John Zagwyn was indicted on a charge of rape in 2019 for raping a woman who was known to him in Townsend in 2017, Townsend Police Chief James Sartel and the office of Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan said in a joint statement.
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