Category Archives: Crime

Girard at Large – On Air News Read for August 7, 2017

Four Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle clerks and two co-conspirators have been arrested and charged with aggravated identity theft for selling fake I Ds to illegal immigrants.  According to reports, which we’ve linked to from this news read at Girard at Large dot com, those arrested on … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, Immigration/Illegal Immigration | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

NH State Police announce Sobriety Checkpoint in Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH — The New Hampshire State Police will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in the Portsmouth area during the week of August 6, 2017. The program, approved by the N.H. Highway Safety Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, New Hampshire News | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Dead Body in Franklin, Killed 6-Weeks Ago

Police say a man found dead in Franklin, New Hampshire, had been killed six weeks before the body’s discovery and an arrest. The Concord Monitor reports that court documents indicate 24-year-old James Brock was shot in the head around June 21. … Continue reading

Posted in Crime | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Peterborough Police Chief: Legal Pot Means Fewer Arrests

Peterborough Police Chief Scott Guinard said that the threshold would affect an estimated quarter of Peterborough’s marijuana arrest, based on past arrests. He said he has serious concerns about how the change in law will affect policing. Among his concerns, … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, Culture, Drugs | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Warner Teen Arrested For Theft At The Mall

WARNER, NH — A local teen is due in court later this month on a theft charge after allegedly stealing items at the mall, according to police. Bailey Bigelow, 18, of East Main Street in Warner, was arrested on July … Continue reading

Posted in Crime | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Massachusetts woman who encouraged boyfriend to kill himself to be sentenced

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself in dozens of text messages and told him to “get back in” a truck filled with toxic gas faces up to 20 years in prison when … Continue reading

Posted in Crime | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Arrest made in Franklin death

FRANKLIN — A 26-year-old Franklin man was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Mississippi man on Wednesday. At about 1 a.m., the state Attorney General’s office said that Richard R. Tripaldi II of Franklin was … Continue reading

Posted in Crime | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

2 men plead guilty to drug trafficking charges

Two New Hampshire men have pleaded guilty to federal charges of trafficking heroin and cocaine. Court documents say a state trooper saw 34-year-old Jason Brewer committing multiple motor vehicle violations while driving on Interstate 95 near the Hampton tolls in … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, Drugs | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

NH man arrested after allegedly trying to meet a 15-year-old for sexual acts

LEBANON — NH man arrested by Lebanon Police on charges of attempted human trafficking of a 15-year-old girl and certain use of prohibited computer services Tuesday afternoon. Richard Byrne, 58, of Newbury, allegedly used Craigslist to meet with what he … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, New Hampshire News | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Rye police investigating sex assaults involving minors

Police are investigating two reports of sex assaults involving juveniles, said Police Chief Kevin Walsh. One report was made July 19 and the second was filed July 23, according to the town’s public police log. Both reports were made at … Continue reading

Posted in Crime, New Hampshire News | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment