Goffstown News : police

Four Mountain View Middle School students arrested

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:40:00 GMT

BY SARAH LEBRUN Four Mountain View Middle School students were arrested recently – three on charges of false public alarm and one for conspiracy to commit false public alarm. The arrests took place Wednesday, April 8, after Goffstown police spent...(read more)

Teen shot on College Road

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 20:39:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Police are still investigating the shooting of a Manchester teen outside of a College Road home where his girlfriend was visiting her former boyfriend. Sean Scadding, 19, of Manchester, was shot in the leg on Tuesday, Oct. 21. Scadding...(read more)

Goffstown police crack down on handicap parking

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:59:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE This month would be a good time to keep an extra eye out for handicap parking spaces. Statewide, the Legislature has declared October “Handicap Parking Awareness Month” and is urging all communities with populations of 15,000...(read more)

Goffstown selectmen try to protect residents from higher tax bills

Goffstown Editor — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:48:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town budget this year might be good news for people down on their economic luck. The total spending for 2009 would be $21.8 million, a decrease of about $118,000. The Board of Selectmen was presented the budget on Monday, Sept. 8....(read more)

Newest member welcomed to police force

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:55:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE One of the more recent additions to the force at the Goffstown Police Department might be the only one who rides around in a cage most of the day. But Kjel has some perks other officers don’t: he gets to bite the bad guys. Kjel...(read more)

Police details are over budget

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:02:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Police Chief Patrick Sullivan told the Goffstown Board of Selectmen this week that he has exceeded his budget for police details, largely due to the New Hampshire presidential primary. Sullivan said he is already $2,000 over his original...(read more)

Firefighter’s trial suspended

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:54:00 GMT

BY JENN McDOWELL A Derry District Court judge agreed to suspend the trial for a Goffstown man whom police said drove to the home of what he believed to be his wife’s outside love interest, armed with a gun and a 12-pack of beers. Michael Lescatre,...(read more)

Dozens of cars vandalized

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:27:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Nearly 30 cars at a small dealership on Mast Road were vandalized recently, and police are still looking for suspects. James Harris, the owner of Harris Certified Auto and Truck Sales, said that a number of front and rear car windows...(read more)

Sex assault may have preceded alleged arson

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:22:00 GMT

BY JENN McDOWELL A Weare man who allegedly set fire to another man’s home earlier this month will go to trial on felony charges of arson and burglary and a misdemeanor charge of criminal threatening. At the probable cause hearing for the case of...(read more)

French remembered for dedication to officers, town

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:54:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE This week marked a changing of the guard at the Goffstown Police Department. Monday, March 31, Michael French served the last day of a 34-year career in law enforcement and saw the end of his tenure as chief. Lt. Pat Sullivan became the...(read more)

Goffstown names new police chief

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:59:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Pat Sullivan will replace Michael French as police chief next month. French is retiring on March 31 after nine years as the top law enforcement officer in Goffstown. Sullivan will take over on April 1. “I think I’m pretty...(read more)

Chief French plans retirement

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:23:00 GMT

By Michelle Kim GOFFSTOWN – Police Chief Michael French recently announced he’ll be retiring from the post he’s held for nine years, ending a 34-year law enforcement career spent in Goffstown. On April 1, French will go back to being...(read more)

Women’s Prison participates in ‘Incarcerated Mothers’ exhibit

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 21:55:00 GMT

By Michelle Kim Driving past the New Hampshire State Prison for Women on Route 114, it can be remarkably easy to look past the institution despite its highly visible location. For many area residents, the lives of the women inside remain a mystery, shrouded...(read more)

Police request more officers

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:08:00 GMT

By Michelle Kim At recent public hearings, the Budget Committee presented its proposed town and school operating budgets and other warrant articles to be discussed at the upcoming February deliberative sessions of Town Meeting. The Jan. 9 public hearing...(read more)

Three injured in DUI accident

Goffstown Editor — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:47:00 GMT

By Michelle Kim GOFFSTOWN – A Goffstown man allegedly driving under the influence with a suspended license collided head-on with another Goffstown driver in Manchester, sending her and her elderly mother to the hospital, on Saturday, Jan. 5. Dennis...(read more)