BY JENN McDOWELLThe New Boston Police Department has dropped a restraining order violation charge against Mont Vernon’s police chief, and has issued a public statement apologizing for arresting him. Mont Vernon Police Chief Alexander “Rick” Brougham, 43, is a New Boston resident whom police said allegedly violated the terms of ...

BY DERRICK PERKINS A Salem man who is registered as a sex offender and served 17 years in a military prison for a rape and murder will face trial on charges he sexually molested a young girl related to him during February 2007. George Quintero, 43, of 75 Wheeler Ave., was arrested June 10 and was charged with sexual assault and ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Pembroke man suffered severe facial injuries and a fractured skull when he was allegedly jumped by several people in Manchester, one of whom allegedly beat him repeatedly in the face and head with a bat. Larry Edward, 26, of 28 Broadway St. in Pembroke, was walking through a parking lot between Market and Middle streets, right ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe 9 Kahliko Lane home where 43 underage drinkers were caught by police is not known as a place for rowdy or rambunctious parties, according to neighbor Gerard Provencher. Provencher said several young men had been living in the house for a couple of months. Every once and a while, he said, they would have parties. He could hear ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Bedford police officer who joined the force in December, resigned after he was arrested and charged with operating under the influence after rearending a couple on a motorcycle in Manchester. Alejandro Jaime, 36, of Hooksett was off-duty and driving down Tarrytown Road just south of Hanover Street on Thursday, June 12, when he ...

BY JENN McDOWELLA Bedford police officer who lives in Hooksett and just got hired in December has resigned after being arrested and charged with operating under the influence after he rear-ended a couple on a motorcycle. Alejandro Jaime, 36, of Hooksett, was off duty and driving down Tarrytown Road just south of Hanover Street in Manchester on ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAn Allenstown man was beaten with a baseball bat by two Manchester men in a road rage incident. Marty Beauliveau, 29, of Allenstown, suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment after the incident on Route 3 near the intersection of Route 106, according to Pembroke police. An off-duty Henniker police officer who lives ...

BY GRETA CUYLER As rain began to fall the night of Wednesday, May 21, Jameson Thissell, 35, called his wife to tell her he’d be home soon. Minutes later, the motorcycle he was riding went out of control along Hackett Hill Road in Hooksett. The case is under investigation as to why of Thissell, of Bow, veered out of his lane at 5:55 ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Erin Commerford is the new Bow Police Department chief – and the first woman to take on the role in the history of the town. Commerford, 37, who is successor to former Police Chief Jeff Jaran, was officially sworn in by Town Clerk Jill Hadaway during a Tuesday, May 27, ceremony with selectmen and fellow ...

BY TOBY HENRYCourt documents say a 21-year-old local firefighter charged with two felony counts of arson admitted to police that he set the blaze which destroyed $125,000 worth of logging equipment. Christopher Millspaugh, a Flint Road resident, was arrested and arraigned on May 21 following a weeklong investigation into the May 14 fire which ...