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New Hampshire Teen (& Certified Scumbag) Arrested For Flipping Over Porta-Potty With Mom & 4-Year-Old Daughter Inside
Certified scumbag. An 18-year-old New Hampshire man is in trouble with the law after he ended an argument by flipping over a porta-potty... with people inside. The teenager, Aiden Studer, is facing a plethora of charges, including two counts of criminal restraint and criminal mischief as well as an additional assault charge for hurling objects (hopefully not porta-potty feces) at a responding officer. https://twitter.com/FOXNashville/status/1790321206572261423 According to the police report, Studer got into an argument by the portable restrooms with a woman, who was at the park with her four-year-old daughter. When the daughter went into the porta-john, the mother went in to assist...
Second New Hampshire auto dealership owner arrested for not providing vehicle title after sale
A second auto dealership owner in New Hampshire has been arrested for not providing a certificate of title to a customer after selling a vehicle, and state police said there may be more victims.
50 years ago Wednesday, former Raymond police chief was found slain
RAYMOND, N.H. — It's now been 50 years since a man was found dead in Raymond and the case remains cold. Investigators said Walter Lyman, 76, was found beaten and stabbed to death in his home on Old Manchester Road on May 15, 1974. Lyman was the former police...
18-year-old woman skillfully survives fiery car ordeal on Route 101: 'Happy to be alive'
STRATHAM — The daughter of a former Portsmouth mayor had a close call on the highway Tuesday morning when her car caught fire and her brakes stopped working. Maggie Marchand, 18, was driving on Route 101 when she said a loud bang exploded from under the hood of her car. She said the vehicle began to smoke, and her brake pedal dropped all the way to the floor.
Judge quickly denies request to discard $38 million verdict in New Hampshire youth center abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The judge who oversaw a landmark trial about New Hampshire’s youth detention center has refused to discard the $38 million verdict, saying the facility’s leadership “either knew and didn’t care or didn’t care to learn the truth” about endemic physical and sexual abuse. A jury earlier this month sided with David Meehan, who alleged he was repeatedly raped, beaten and held in solitary confinement at the Youth Development Center in the 1990s. The attorney general’s office is seeking to drastically reduce the award. While that issue remains unsettled, the state also asked Judge Andrew Schulman to...
Massachusetts woman arrested in connection to multiple scams in two New Hampshire towns, NH AG says
Authorities are investigating multiple scam incidents in New Hampshire involving two older people. The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office said Rachel Chen, 25, of North Andover, Massachusetts, was arrested on March 14 in connection to multiple scam incidents in Nashua and Allenstown. According to authorities, a person in their 60s...
Police investigating reported carjacking at Derryfield Park
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Members of the Manchester Police Department are investigating a reported carjacking at Derryfield Park Thursday. Police say at around 11:30 a.m., a suspect allegedly pointed a gun at a driver and took their vehicle. The suspect was seen driving down Bridge Street. Police say the vehicle...
Judge orders man accused of setting fires in Manchester to remain behind bars
MANCHESTER, N.H. — The man accused of setting several fires near homes in Manchester will remain in jail. In ordering Nicholas Knee, 41, to be held, the judge said she had serious concerns for the public's safety. Knee is charged with seven counts of arson and one count of...
Portsmouth police still struggling to fill positions despite 'robust' pay hike
PORTSMOUTH — The city’s Police Department is down seven officers as it struggles to both hire and retain capable candidates, Police Chief Mark Newport told the City Council this week. Newport described the hiring efforts the city goes through to land new officers as a “stringent multi-faceted process.” “There’s no doubt this process is...
UNH police investigating 'UNH funds genocide' message painted on campus building
DURHAM, N.H. — Police at the University of New Hampshire are investigating vandalism at Thompson Hall that happened overnight. A part of the building was covered with red paint and words that said, "UNH funds genocide." This comes nearly two weeks after 12 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested by police...
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