Posts by Pat Grossmith
A former Manchester West High School ROTC teacher was sentenced to 13 ½ years in federal prison for attempting to sex traffic a 12-year-old.
A Hillsborough County Superior Court Northern District grand jury indicted Steven Hallock, 41, of 11 Congress St., on charges of sale of a controlled drug, death resulting; sale of a controlled drug, fentanyl, and sale of a controlled drug, crack cocaine. The death resulting charge is a special felony which, on conviction, carries a sentence of up to life in prison.
The grand jury issued more than 300 indictments in February.
“Filing lawsuits, that’s not our thing,” Jeff Thielman said. However, he said the new policy is “such an egregious violation of our clients’ rights and of the U.S. Constitution that we simply had to stand up right now.”
A city woman is being held without bail in the Valley Street jail after waiving arraignment Friday on a felony charge of second-degree murder in the death of her newborn whose body was found in a pond nearly a year ago.
The Manchester resident accused of attempting to kill a U.S. Border Patrol agent drove off when asked by the officer if they had any other name other than Blu Zeke Daly, according to a police affidavit.
A harmless game with toy guns turned deadly when a real gun, thought to be unloaded, was introduced into the game, ending the life of a 29-year-old man.
Stephanie Beard, charged with stabbing a 71-year-old man to death in his apartment at the Carpenter Center in 2022, was found guilty of two counts of second-degree murder and one charge of theft by unauthorized taking.
The former commander of the Hillsborough American Legion Post was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for stealing more than $40,000 from the Legion’s accounts.
Auburn Police Chief Charles “Chip” Chabot said he signed the agreement on Jan. 6, 2026. The issue was not put before the police commission, he said, because as “police chief it falls under my purview.”