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A man jumped into the frigid Merrimack River to evade police, one of three suspects arrested during a robbery investigation Monday.
Emergency preparations include closing school, opening an emergency shelter and preparing parking lots for extended overnight parking ban.
Indictments are part of the public record. Some of the details are graphic or may contain harsh language. A majority of these indictments involve drug activity and related crimes, but also range from theft to sexual assault.
A Manchester police officer on patrol is credited with quick thinking, which saved an unconscious man’s life.
Ten prizes, valued at $8,000 each, are in the “People’s Choice” category and will be based solely on how many votes applicants have received from the public for their videos. Video voting began January 19 and ends on January 30. Parker-Varney’s video is now posted on the Follett Challenge website. Click through to the story for the link to vote.
Michael Kendall of Greenfield, Mass., was found unconscious and not breathing following the crash due to a suspected heroin overdose, police said.
Evan Kowalsky of Loudon slowed down in the area of Harvell and South Main Street but then sped off as the police cruiser approached, striking a sidewalk and snow bank with such force that his vehicle became airborne.
At about 9:50 a.m. on Jan. 23 multiple Manchester Police officers responded to the 911 call. During the course of the robbery, Benjamin Bennett allegedly displayed a note to the clerk demanding “$500 cash or risk being shot.”
Police allege Willy Valentin is one of the men involved in the Jan. 22 home invasion and attempted kidnapping of a 2 year old.
Police say Lovensky Jonick Maschabaz-Mesidor became combative after police asked him to provide identification. He was approached because he fit the description of a suspect in an earlier domestic incident. Police later determined Maschabaz-Mesidor was not involved in the earlier incident.