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• Hooksett sees string of burglaries

  By Dan O’Brien Chrissy Curran was surprised, but not overly shocked, when someone broke into her unlocked Whitehall Terrace home in June. It was probably some mischievous kids, she thought. Only an iPod and a plastic container of loose change were Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:33 PM by Hooksett Editor | 6 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, burglary

• Defina files unfair labor complaint

  By Dan O’Brien The labor union representing fired Hooksett police officer Jason Defina has filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the state Public Employee Labor Relations Board. The complaint, filed Oct. 16, accuses Hooksett Police Chief Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:19 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, fired, Police Commission

• Neighbors miss promised officer

  BY DAN O'BRIEN Neighbors of a convicted child rapist whose house is within feet of a school bus stop say their concerns are falling on deaf ears. Gayle Gillespie says there was no police officer patrolling the bus stop on Monday, Sept. 28 -- something Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:40 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, schools, Police, Crime, sex offenders

• Hooksett Police Commission steps back over firing

  BY DAN O'BRIEN Hooksett’s three Police Commission members said they would recuse themselves from handling a grievance filed by former police officer Jason Defina. Defina, a 10-year Hooksett Police Department veteran, was fired by the commission Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 30, 2009 3:28 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Political, Police, Police Commission

• Police chief says he’ll air town’s laundry over move to enlarge Police Commission

  Dan O’Brien The chairman of the Hooksett Police Commission is defending the Hooksett police chief, who reportedly made a remark to a town councilor that some interpreted as a threat. “He could not have said that,” said David Gagnon, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:36 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, town council, Police Commission

• Officer Defina fired, vows to fight

  By DanO’Brien Hooksett police officer Jason Defina, the school resource officer who was reassigned last spring despite community objections, was fired by the Hooksett Police Commission on Sept. 8. Defina, 35, a Marine Corps veteran who has been Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 16, 2009 4:12 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, school, resource officer

• Animal cruelty charges lead to sex assault investigation

  By Dan O’Brien A child predator living in Hooksett was arrested Aug. 20 for failing to register as a sex offender after police found dead and dying pets in his filthy trailer park home. He was released from prison Wednesday, Aug. 26, after a Hooksett Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:09 PM by Hooksett Editor | 5 Comments Filed under: Pembroke, Police, animal cruelty, assault

• Students support Defina’s return

  By Lauren Sausser Hooksett Police Chief Steve Agrafiotis made no indication of whether he’d reinstate former school resource officer Jason Defina into that position again, even after two teenage girls pleaded for him to do so at a Police Commission Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 05, 2009 3:27 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, school, resource officer

• Report shows Hooksett Safety Center needs millions in repairs

  By Eddie Wilson A report detailing problems at the Hooksett Safety Center proposes between $500,000 and $3.5 million in repairs. The building housing the police and fire stations has been plagued with problems since it was built in 1996, with leaks and Read More... Posted Wednesday, June 03, 2009 3:02 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, Safety Center, fire department, Health & Fitness, repairs

• Police commissioner asks for truth on safe school reports

  By Lauren Sausser The Merrimack County Sheriff’s Department will conduct an independent investigation of the Hooksett Police Department in order to determine if officers knowingly attempted to conceal safe school reports filed by the school resource Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 06, 2009 1:34 PM by Hooksett Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, school, investigation

• Hooksett Budget Committee approves most warrants

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hookett Budget Committee finalized its municipal budget proposal, officially recommending more than $200,000 be cut from the proposed Police Department budget. The final budget figure, which includes revenues and expenditures of Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:48 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, budget committee, Police, town meeting, budget

• Budget Committee cuts police spending

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER The Hooksett Budget Committee made deep cuts in the proposed Police Department budget, including significant erasures in the wages and benefits lines. The committee cut more than $200,000 from the $4.1 million budget that was recommended Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 2:57 PM by Hooksett Editor | 3 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, budget committee, Police, town council

• Hooksett Police, school officials will finally meet

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett school district and Police Department officials will meet in a closed-door session on Friday, Feb. 20, to air out any disagreements about alleged weapons and drug issues at Cawley Middle School. The meeting, originally scheduled Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:35 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, Cawley Middle School, weapons

• Hooksett Police chief, school officials to iron out disagreement on weapons in schools

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Representatives from the Hooksett School Board and Police Commission decided meeting behind closed doors will be more efficient as they seek to air out any misunderstandings about safety issues present at Cawley Middle School. Both groups Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 2:20 PM by Hooksett Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, School Board, Cawley Middle School, weapons, drugs

• Leaks continue to plague Hooksett Safety Center

  BY LAUREN SAUSSER Hooksett Police Chief Stephen Agrafiotis says the ceiling of the Police Department is poised to crumble on top of him. Poor insulation, bursting pipes and melting snow account for the majority of concerns in the 12-year-old Hooksett Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2009 2:03 PM by Hooksett Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Hooksett, Police, town council, Safety Center