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Five charged, four as juveniles, in Somersworth chocolate shop attack
SOMERSWORTH — Five suspects ages 16-18 are being charged with riot one year after the owners of the now-closed Wm. Poole Confections chocolate shop alleged they were attacked, Only one of the suspects is named in court documents and charged as an adult. Christopher Thomas Daskey, 18, of High Street in Somersworth, is charged with riot, a Class B felony, punishable by 3.5-7 years in jail and a fine of up to $4,000 if he's found guilty....
Georgetown Police Arrest Juvenile Male of Maine On Multiple Charges
GEORGETOWN — Chief David Sedgwick reports that the Georgetown Police Department arrested and charged a juvenile male of Maine with receiving stolen property among other charges. JUVENILE, AGE 16, of BIDDEFORD, MAINE was arrested and charged with:. Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle. Receiving Stolen Property. Fugitive from Justice...
Video shows campers in Rochester removing lure stuck in seagull’s beak
ROCHESTER, N.H. — Some New Hampshire beachgoers rescued a seagull in distress on Monday. Lynn Murach-Cuomo, a u local New Hampshire user, said campers spotted a seagull with a lure stuck in its beak at Grand View Campground in Rochester. The campers managed to capture the seagull, cut the...
Both teens in custody after escape from Long Creek on Friday
AUGUSTA, Maine — Both teens who escaped Long Creek Youth Development Center last Friday have been taken into custody. The 16-year-old was located in Massachusetts, the Maine Department of Corrections said Tuesday. Police arrested the boy in Georgetown, Massachusetts, after a reported stolen vehicle crashed around 5:14 a.m., according...
Robbery suspect nabbed after Biddeford hit and run
SOUTH PORTLAND — Following up on a July 29 robbery incident, the South Portland Police Department announced today the arrest of 18-year-old Davyn Flynn. Flynn was apprehended in Biddeford just before noon after Biddeford Police responded to a hit and run involving a stolen vehicle from Scarborough earlier in the day.
2 men convicted of fatal shooting outside Everett club in 2019
A Middlesex Superior Court jury on Monday found two men guilty in the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man outside the Karma Lounge in 2019, Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan’s office announced. Charles Demos, 33, of Rochester, New Hampshire, and David Landry, 35, of Everett, were both convicted...
Sheriff Mark Brave's trial put on hold: No plea deal yet
DOVER — A trial for former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave, which had been scheduled to begin in early August, has been put on hold at the request of the state. Brave, who was arrested last August, is accused of stealing approximately $19,000 in county funds by submitting personal expenses for reimbursement with "fraudulent justifications," and committing perjury by lying to a grand jury about an extramarital affair and his travel and entertainment expenditures related to it. ...
Rochester residents invited to 'paint the city blue' to thank police
ROCHESTER — It’s time to get ready to “paint the city blue.” In preparation for National Thank a Police Officer Day, held annually on the third Saturdayof September, the Thank a Rochester Cop nonprofit in New Hampshire announced that decorations are now available to the public in support of this event. Community members, local businesses, and residents are encouraged to show their appreciation for the Rochester Police Department by putting up decorations, signs, or making thank you...
York police seek help identifying subject in suspicious activity case
YORK — The York Police Department is seeking assistance in identifying an individual related to a suspicious activity incident that took place in the York Village area. Authorities were called to the scene around 5 a.m. on July 29, where the subject captured in the video was allegedly involved.
Rochester man faces charges after allegedly breaking into two Peterborough homes
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A Rochester man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into two Peterborough homes and stealing a bicycle. The Peterborough Police Department said they responded to a call about a man who had broken into a Pine Street apartment around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. According to...
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