Greenville man indicted
A Greenville man was indicted in Hillsborough Superior Court North on two felony-level charges.
Brandon Legere, 36, faces two counts including being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon, and falsifying physical evidence, which are both class B felonies. The charges each carry a three and a half to a seven-year prison sentence and a $4,000 fine if convicted.
Legere faces the first charge for allegedly possessing a Co2 handgun, which is classified as a deadly weapon. He faces the second charge for allegedly discarding the Co2 handgun in a snowbank while he was being pursued by the police.
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On January 18, 2021 at approximately 5:45 pm, Manchester Police responded to the New Hampshire State Liquor Store at 68 Elm Street for a robbery.
An employee told police a woman who had previously been trespassed from the store had come in. The woman was identified as 27 y/o Beth Whittaker of Manchester (no set address). When the employee tried to approach Whittaker, she reportedly grabbed about 10 “Nips” alcohol bottles and ran out. The employee followed Whittaker out of the store and told her to return the merchandise. Whittaker then threw some of the bottles on the ground. As the employee started picking them up, Whittaker punched her in the head.
Jan 16, 2021
PELHAM, N.H. (WBZ NewsRadio) A man and a woman from Massachusetts are facing charges after they were allegedly caught trespassing in New Hampshire and were held at gunpoint by residents until police arrived.
Pelham Police Officers responded to a home on Plower Road at around 9:30 p.m Wednesday for a report of a vehicle theft in progress.
The caller said he had been driving by his father’s house when he noticed a cab light on in a parked dump truck, and saw a man and a woman by the truck. He told authorities he then called his father, the property owner, and a friend, who came to help.
Ex-tiny house tenants sue landlord, alleging breach of lease
January 7, 2021 GMT
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) Former tenants of a New Hampshire community of tiny houses are suing their landlord, alleging that the property owner breached their leases by charging them to live in homes that were not up to code.
Nearly 25 former tenants of the Walden Eco-Village were given less than a week to vacate their homes after a Peterborough code enforcement officer cited violations that included electrical and propane heating systems that failed to meet code, New Hampshire Public Radio reported.
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In a potential class-action lawsuit filed in Hillsborough Superior Court, the former tenants accuse the defendant, Akhil Garland, of putting their lives at “immediate risk.”
DHHS working to control COVID-19 outbreak at jail after judge s rebuke
Judge criticizes Valley Street Jail superintendent over treatment of inmates Share Updated: 9:45 PM EST Jan 5, 2021
Judge criticizes Valley Street Jail superintendent over treatment of inmates Share Updated: 9:45 PM EST Jan 5, 2021
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Show Transcript DURING THE PANDEMIC. AT THE GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DHH COMMISSIONER LORI SHIBINETTE ANNOUNCED 15 NEW OUTBREAKS STATEWIDE INCLUDING A SIGNIFICANT ONE AT VALLEY STREET JAIL. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 100 RIGHT TO OUR COVID POSITIVE AND 27 STAFF. THOS NUMBERS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE CHANGED BY THE TIME I LEAVE THE PODIUM BECAUSE WE ARE ACTIVELY RUNNING TEST IN OUR LAB. DHHS HAS NOW TAKEN OVER MANAGEMENT OF THE CRISIS AND ANNOUNCED A ROBUST TESTING SCHEDULE OF STAFF AND INMATES IN THE COMING DAYS. PRIOR TO THURSDAY, WE FELL UNDER PUBLIC HEALTH. HILLSBOROUGH SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE CHARLES TEMPLE ISSUED A SCA