Three men were arrested Jan. 19 in an early-morning raid following a Manchester Police Special Enforcement Division investigation into a large-scale drug-trafficking operation on Lake Avenue.
Daniel Mercier, 32, of Goffstown, is charged with possession of a controlled drug after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car in a hotel parking lot.
Melissa Fortin Crews will be a special guest at the Jan. 12 State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C., as a guest of Congressman Frank Guinta, R-NH.
Gary Fitzgerald, 37, of Manchester was arrested by New Hampshire State Police on Jan. 7, charged with possession of heroin with intent to sell after he was found with 20 bags of heroin, police said.
A noise complaint at LaQuinta Inn and Suites on Jan. 3 led to the arrest of two Manchester residents, both allegedly found to be in possession of drugs, including crack and heroin.
A man was arrested for drug possession and making false statements after he was found in an area of the city where a shooting was reported Friday.
Rebecca Ricard, 34, of Manchester, was arrested Dec. 11, charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and endangering the welfare of a child after a car accident on Union Street.
We’re having one of our top traffic week’s ever in the history of Manchester Ink Link. Yes, it’s been a busy news week, with more than 56,000 page views so far, including a panhandler allegedly caught using the money he got from a passing motorist to buy heroin; a man who jumped from the Biron Bridge; and a kitchen fire that forced the evacuation of an elderly high-rise apartment complex.
Police say a couple with a baby in the backseat of their parked car were in the process of shooting heroin when an officer noticed them and intervened.
A city man was arrested Thursday for alleged possession of heroin and criminal trespass after police say he panhandled money for heroin and then slipped into an abandoned building to use the drug.
Erica Murphy, 32, of Manchester, was arrested and charged following a routine traffic stop.
Joshua Hamlett, 34, was arrested at the police station after he allegedly stole a cell phone, belonging to another man. Police arrested Hamlett at police headquarters.
A driver found passed out behind the wheel of his car was revived with Narcan and then arrested for allegedly causing a four-car crash on Canal Street Tuesday.
“The opioid crisis is spiraling out of control,” said Shaheen. “This should be an all-hands-on-deck moment, not just for New Hampshire, but for our country. We are losing lives daily and our first responders, healthcare providers and criminal justice system are overwhelmed. To stem the tide, we urgently need additional funding for prevention, treatment and recovery efforts, and this legislation would provide resources to those on the frontlines.”
Police say the three arrested were selling crack and heroin in Manchester.
Detectives from the Special Enforcement Division received information that Robert Audette, wanted by the U.S. Marshal’s service, was in the Mall of New Hampshire on November 3. He was wanted by Laconia police, and arrested without incident.
Troopers seized 55 fingers of heroin, two bricks of cocaine, individually-packaged bags of cocaine, scales, Percocet, marijuana, and $56,820. The street value of the confiscated drugs is estimated to be worth approximately $40,000. The amount of heroin seized, removed roughly 2,750 individual doses of the drug.
Elmer Torres was charged with intent to sell 300 grams of heroin, intercepted by police.
Presentation at Parker Varney on the heroin crisis.
Police charged Paulson Papillon with possession of heroin, cocaine and suboxone with intent to sell.