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CRIME & SAFETY
24-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured after Motorcycle Crash in Maine
A 24-year-old man was seriously injured Thursday evening after a motorcycle crash with a car on Alfred road in Arundel. The York County Sheriff’s Office said a motorcyclist from Lyman collided with a woman from Alfred after she pulled out into traffic in front him. Names were not released.
Rochester shooting: Jason Levesque indicted on attempted murder charge
DOVER — Jason Levesque of Rochester was indicted Thursday on charges alleging he shot a neighbor six times in April, according to Joachim Barth, assistant Strafford County attorney. Levesque, 44, has been incarcerated since his arrest April 8, four days after the shooting that resulted from a dispute between...
New Hampshire man found guilty of hitting daughter-in-law with car
DOVER, N.H. — A New Hampshire man has been found guilty of hitting his daughter-in-law with his car several times. Earlier this week, Guy Leighton Sr. was found guilty of attempted murder and first-degree assault in connection with the 2022 incident. Prosecutors said the victim and her husband hit...
Residents, businesses in Northwood, NH told to shelter in place during police incident
Residents and businesses in an area of Northwood, New Hampshire, were told to shelter in place during an undisclosed police incident on Wednesday night. Shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Northwood police said in a post on Facebook that due to "a contained police incident" in the area of Ridge Road and Route 4, they were asking residents to avoid the area and to shelter in place.
Honoring life of NH Air Guard commander: Pogorek services set as police investigate crash
ROCHESTER — Services for Brig. Gen. John Pogorek were set to be held as the investigation into the accident that took his life is ongoing. Pogorek, who was commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard Base at Pease, was struck by a vehicle on July 8, according to police. Pogorek had pulled over and got out of his pickup truck to re-secure a load on a trailer he was towing, when a Toyota RAV4 hit him on Crown Point Road in Rochester.
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