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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.
Woman survives car fire after brakes fail going 60 mph on N.H. highway
STRATHAM, N.H. - A woman managed to survive a car fire while going 60 mph after her brakes failed on Route 101 in New Hampshire.Car catches fire going 60 mphMaggie Marchand was traveling west on the highway on Tuesday around 7:45 a.m. when her car made a loud bang, and the brakes stopped working. "All the lights go on: check engine, check oil, oil leaking, all that. I go to press my brake, all the way down to the floor. It just would not work. And I was like, oh my gosh," said Marchand.She was traveling at 60 mph at the...
NH drug overdose deaths declined in 2023
CONCORD, NH – New Hampshire drug overdose deaths declined significantly in 2023, according to figures released by both the state medical examiner and the National Centers for Disease Control. There were 430 deaths attributed to overdoses in 2023, an 11.7% decrease from 2022’s 487, according to the New Hampshire...
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...
Dept. of Corrections seeks fugitive with ties to Laconia, Meredith
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is attempting to locate and detain fugitive Thomas Marceau Mason-Wilder, a 29-year-old, 6'1", 195-pound white male with brown eyes and brown hair. Marceau's last known address was in Nashua, but he may have ties to Laconia and Meredith, according to authorities....
Man Gets Over 3 Years in Prison for Posting Video Threatening School Shooting in New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man who posted a Snapchat video last year threatening to shoot up a New Hampshire high school was sentenced to a little over three years in prison on Tuesday. Kyle Hendrickson, 26, had pleaded guilty to charges of interstate threatening communications and possessing a...
U.S. Attorney’s Office Honors Law Enforcement Personnel for Exceptional Service
CONCORD – United States Attorney Jane E. Young announces the recipients of the 2024 Law Enforcement Awards in honor of National Police Week. More than 30 federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel are being recognized for their contributions to the success of federal matters over the past year.
Ulta Beauty Supply shoplifting suspects may have hit 24 stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, company says
WAREHAM, Mass. — Suspects accused of stealing thousands of dollars of beauty supplies from an Ulta Beauty Supply store in Wareham last week may be involved in 24 shoplifting incidents at Ulta stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the company said. Wareham police were called on May 7 to...
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