The car and its driver were partially submerged in the frigid pond for a short period of time before Westminster police officers, Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputies, and emergency personnel from the Westminster Fire Department could extricate the driver, who was taken to Carroll Hospital for evaluation and observation.
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By R.C. REIS, Special to InDepthNH.org
WHITEFIELD, N.H. – A detailed review of police logs in the small town of Whitefield from May through December chronicle public complaints and police action involving 45-year-old Mark R. Clermont, the man who allegedly shot and critically wounded New Hampshire State Trooper Matthew Merrill on Dec. 23.
Clermont died in an exchange of gunfire with Merrill, according to a news release from Attorney General Gordon MacDonald, who is heading the investigation. The attorney general said Clermont was armed with a rifle and a handgun and that the deadly exchange happened after Clermont’s car was stopped at around 9 p.m.
Total incidents: 16
Dec. 11 at 8:31 a.m., a car hit a deer while driving on Silver Street; the driver was not injured but the deer died.
Dec. 11 at 10:52 p.m., police responded to a report of a family disturbance on OâNeil Road. It is still under active investigation with possible charges pending.
Dec. 12 at 5:55 p.m., a caller was worried her neighbors were fighting after she heard loud doors slamming in their house. Police responded but found the neighbors were not fighting â theyâre just loud people.
Dec. 14 at 9:45 a.m., a caller complained about abandoned flower pots and planting trees in the road on Route 116 and Gilman Road. Police removed the debris, which likely blew out the back of a truck.
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