BY GRETA CUYLEREleven years after Epsom police officer Jeremy Charron died in the line of duty, he was honored Tuesday, March 18, when the Hillsborough Post Office was officially named the Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office. “The town of Hillsborough has produced many fine individuals, but none finer than Jeremy Todd Charron,” ...

BY GRETA CUYLERPolice will not charge the father who said he wished he’d tied a rope around his daughter’s boyfriend’s neck and dragged him behind his car. It was one week ago that Gilberto Soto, 38, of Weare, appeared on ABC’s “20/20” and said he wished he’d done more than beat up then-17-year-old Damon ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEPat 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 honored right now,” Sullivan said. “I’ve got a lot of respect for the people I ...

BY JENN McDOWELLMark Yphantis said he is trying to move on with his life after charges of conspiring to assault a Weare police officer – and accepting $700 to do it – and being a felon in possession of a deadly weapon were dropped at a probable cause hearing on Monday, March 11. “We did a further investigation, which revealed ...

BY GRETA CUYLERThe father who beat up his daughter’s boyfriend after learning the two had had sex appeared on ABC’s “20/20” Friday, March 14, and spoke publicly about the incident for the first time. “So I hit him,” said Gilberto Soto, the girl’s father. “Do I regret what I did? No. Would I do it ...

BY JENN McDOWELLBedford police officers will become even more rugged than they already are when new computers are installed into police cruisers to better handle all the bumps in the road – including paperwork and communication. The new ”Magnum” systems from Glacier Computers, a company specializing in building tough technology ...

BY JENN McDOWELLDunbarton taxpayers will have to pay twice as much for emergency dispatch services in the coming year. After pondering a tight budget 2008-09 year, the town of Bow will seek more revenue from Bow Dispatch Service fees collected from Dunbarton, Allenstown, Pembroke and Epsom, the four towns the dispatch center serves. Dunbarton ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAfter the Bow Dispatch Center increased its fees for the four other towns it covers, Allenstown, Epsom and Pembroke are faced with payments that more than double the prior year’s payments for Bow’s services. Despite having to bite the bullet on the fee spike, law enforcement officials from all three towns say the ...

BY SUSAN CLARKA growing population, failing roads and maintaining experienced police and rescue workers have some voters and selectmen eager to get Epsom back on track. About 55 voters turned out to the Feb. 3 deliberative session of Town Meeting. Some were adament about controlling spending, while others said the town can no longer wait to ...

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 a regular Goffstown citizen and can look forward to nights uninterrupted by midnight ...