Tag Archives: Drugs
NH State Police Bag NH Man With Kilo Of Fentanyl
A Queen City man was arrested yesterday and held on $500,000 cash bail after a multi-month Operation Granite Hammer drug investigation in New Hampshire, according to state police. Kory Almand, 34, of Manchester, was arrested on July 25, 2017, and … Continue reading
Corrections Officer in NH Indicted on Drug Charge
CONWAY, N.H. (AP) — A corrections officer has been indicted, accused of bringing a bag of methamphetamine into a New Hampshire county jail. WMUR-TV reports that Zina Ryan, who worked in Carroll County, has been indicted by a grand jury. … Continue reading
Warrant Issued for the Arrest of Former Pembroke Academy Dean of Students
CONCORD — A former dean of students at Pembroke Academy failed to appear at court for a second time following her indictment. Rekha Luther, 37, failed to appear in court for jury selection Monday leading the judge to issue a … Continue reading
Pittsfield: Shortcut Leads To Mud Trap, Warrant, Weapon Charges
Two local women were arrested after a vehicle they were riding in reportedly became stuck in the mud and police allegedly discovered drugs inside of the vehicle, according to a court affidavit. Crystal Marsh, 23, pictured in this file photo, … Continue reading
Ohio Councilman: Maybe We Should Stop Responding To Repeat Overdose Calls
Give Middletown Councilman Dan Picard full marks for administrative ingenuity, if nothing else. Facing rising costs from the erupting opioid crisis plaguing the US, and angry at repeat offenders, Picard offered an “outside the box” solution. Why not just let them … Continue reading
Officials: June had highest number of overdose cases in 2017
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire authorities say they’ve responded to more overdoses in June than any other month in 2017 so far, with a total of 117 suspected overdoses reported. American Medical Response says 92 of the 117 June … Continue reading
Patients With Mental Health Disorders Receive More Opioids, Study Suggests
People with anxiety and depression are disproportionately prescribed painkillers. That’s what new research from the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center suggests, adding a complex layer to the opioid epidemic ravaging the United States and encouraging calls from New Hampshire’s congressional delegation to … Continue reading
NH AG announce indictments for two cases of carfentanil possession
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office has been actively investigating and prosecuting carfentanil possession and distribution cases for the past few months and announced two different indictments Tuesday. Jillian Broomstein of Franklin was arrested and indicted for possession … Continue reading
Man gets 12 years in prison for selling fatal fentanyl dose
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A man has been sentenced in federal court in New Hampshire to 12 years in prison for distributing fentanyl told to a man who died of an overdose. Court documents say 62-year-old Kenneth Chapman, formerly of … Continue reading
NH Corrections officer accused of drug smuggling to claim duress
DOVER — A Strafford County House of Corrections officer accused of bringing drugs to inmates in the jail plans to use the defense of duress, and a well-known inmate is suing over a ban on U.S. mail, claiming it is … Continue reading
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