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New Hampshire is moving forward with plans to create a statewide independent panel to receive complaints about police misconduct, though some don’t think it would be independent enough.The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard...

Last summer, Kevin O’Reilly sat around the Meredith police station with other officers and talked about a trend they noticed on the local news.Stories of police shootings, specifically those that involved someone in a mental health crisis, seemed to...

With a prescription bottle in hand, Karen looked forlornly at the floor and sighed.She couldn’t do it anymore, she told her closest friend. Mounting financial pressure and messy divorce proceedings had driven her to her limit. She downed half a bottle...

Federal labor data indicates law enforcement employment dipped in the past year, but not as much as the losses seen in other professions.

HENNIKER, N.H. — Darnell Hill was driving down Route 202 around midnight in August 2020 when he was pulled over for speeding.During the stop, Officer Luis Berdecia of the Henniker Police Department told Hill that he had another car to pull over. He...

Darnell Hill was driving down Route 202 around midnight last August when he was pulled over for speeding.During the stop, Officer Luis Berdecia of the Henniker Police Department, told Hill that he had another car to pull over. He instructed Hill to...

In N.H., if a complaint is not filed directly with the local police department, there are few viable options left for anyone who has a sense of futility or fear about going to their local agency.

Ali Oshinskie/NHPR Last fall, the commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community, and Transparency (LEACT), appointed by Governor Sununu and made up of law enforcement and community leaders from across the state, released a number of recommendations for police reform in New Hampshire. We check in with four members of that commission on which recommendations have been put into action, which havent, and whats next. Listen to our show with commission members in September 2020, shortly aft...

Air date: Wednesday, May 26, 2021.

Claremont police shooting spurs questions of training, resources for situations involving mental illness New Hampshire State Police investigate a fatal police shooting in Claremont, N.H., on Thursday, April, 1, 2021. Police responded the night before to a man who had barricaded himself in a building on Sullivan Street. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Jennifer Hauck A New Hamps...