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2008 ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES:

 

State v. Frederick Davis

December 2, 2008

 

State v. Frederick Davis

November 25, 2008

 

State v. Leonard Montour

November 21, 2008

 

State v. Gurrie Fandozzi

September 5, 2008

 

State v. John Schillaci (FBI News Release)

June 6, 2008

 

State v. John Schillaci (FBI 10 Most Wanted List)

June 6, 2008

 

RCAO Indictments - 2008

May 8, 2008

 

State v. Michael Spinale

April 21, 2008

 

State v. Alan Pelletier

March 7, 2008

 

State v. Gurrie Fandozzi

March 4, 2008

 

State v. Donald Spinner

February 15, 2008

 

State v. Dennis Pleickhardt

January 30, 2008

 

RCAO Indictments - 2007

January 2, 2008

 
 
 

2007 ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES:

 

State v. Derek Wallace

December 28, 2007

 

State v. John Martel

December 20, 2007

 

State v. Burt Cohen

December 3, 2007

 

Child Advocacy Center Appointment

November 15, 2007

 

State v. Gurrie Fandozzi

November 14, 2007

 

State v. Carrie Phillips

November 9, 2007

 

State v. Eugene Fitzgerald

November 9, 2007

 

Internet Crimes Against Children

October 31, 2007

 

State v. Derek Wallace

October 30, 2007

 

State v. Charles Ellis

October 2, 2007

 

New District Court Contract

October 2, 2007

 

State v. Derek Wallace

September 21, 2007

 

State v. Jon Savarino Schillaci

September 10, 2007

 

State v. Putnam Breed

July 19, 2007

 

State v. Putnam Breed

July 17, 2007

 

State v. Dante Silva

July 17, 2007

 

State v. Jack Webb

July 6, 2007

 

State v. John Johnson

July 5, 2007

 

State v. Thomas Jurentkuff

June 11, 2007

 

State v. Jerry Jones

June 11, 2007

 

State v. Janice Upton

May 30, 2007

 

State v. Anthony D'Amelio/State v. Dante Silva

May 22, 2007

 

State v. Anthony D'Amelio

May 4, 2007

 

State v. Bayview LLC

May 4, 2007

 

State v. Melissa McKinnon

May 2, 2007

 

State v. Keith Ingraham

May 1, 2007

 

Victim Rights' Award Ceremony

April 27, 2007

 

 State v. Dante Silva

April 18, 2007

 

 State v. Frank Meisel

April 13, 2007

 

Victim Rights' Award Ceremony

April 12, 2007

 

 State v. Harold Baird

April 4, 2007

 

 State v. John Forbes

April 4, 2007

 State v. Vincent Moser

April 2, 2007

 

 State v. Frederick Davis

March 22, 2007

 

 State v. Donald Spinner

March 20, 2007

 

 State v. Bruce Barnaby

March 2, 2007

 

 State v. Sheila Kinville

February 12, 2007

 

 State v. Gurrie Fandozzi

February 12, 2007

 State v. Joseph W. Hanley

February 7, 2007

 

 State v. Joshua Fields

February 7, 2007

 

 State v. Fredrick W. Davis, Sr.

February 5, 2007

 

 State v. Cheryl Crawford

February 2, 2007

 

 State v. Putnam Breed

January 25, 2007

 

 State v. Sheila Kinville

January 10, 2007

 

 Inauguration

January 3, 2007

 
 

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2008 ARCHIVED ARTICLES:

 
 
Woman Sent To Prison In Murder Plot
A woman convicted of hiring someone to kill the wife of a New Hampshire lawyer pleaded with a judge to send her to a mental hospital.....
Date: 12/19/08
 
 
 
Oil truck thief pleads guilty, going to prison
The New Hampshire man who stole a loaded heating oil truck four years ago has pleaded guilty and is going to prison.
Date: 12/10/08
 
 
 
Kingston man convicted in drug case
A Kingston man was convicted yesterday in the first of two trials on charges he sold Oxycodone and heroin to local users.
Date: 12/5/08
 
 
 
Students circulate nude photos
A partially-nude photo of a male juvenile prompted school, town and county authorities to intervene when the image was disseminated to students....
Date: 11/25/08
 
 
 
Supreme Court: Drug dealer liable for Kingston teen's death
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a drug dealer can be held responsible for a customer’s death, while finding Dante Silva of Newton liable for the heroin overdose of his girlfriend, Caitlyn Brady, 18, of Kingston.
Date: 11/21/08
 
 
 
Court: Drug dealers can be charged if buyers die of overdose
In what prosecutors are calling a "historic moment," the state Supreme Court yesterday ruled drug dealers can legally be held accountable if one of their buyers later dies of an overdose.
Date: 11/21/08
 
 
 
Woman Convicted Of Trying To Hire Killer
A woman was convicted Wednesday of trying to hire a man to kill a prominent lawyer's wife.
Date: 10/01/08
 
 
Woman Says Boyfriend Put Her Up To Murder Plot
woman charged with trying to hire a hit man to kill the wife of a prominent Manchester attorney took the stand on Friday....
Date: 09/26/08
 
 
 
Videotape Of Suspect Played In Murder-For-Hire Trial
A videotape that prosecutors say shows a woman hiring an undercover officer to kill the wife of a prominent Manchester lawyer was played in court on Tuesday.
Date: 09/23/08
 
 
 
Father to remain jailed in abuse case
A Windham man found guilty of abusing his newborn son will remain in jail despite claims that a jury deciding his case acted improperly.
Date: 09/06/08
 
 
 
To Jail, or Not To Jail: A New Push for Alternatives
NH Bar News 
Date: 09/05/08
 
 
 
Cousins and roommates Shawn Hutchins and Thomas Currier are accused of helping to restrain each other's alleged rape victims in a case involving at least two women.
Date: 09/04/08
 
 
 
Police expect more women to report rapes in dating scam
More women are expected to come forward with allegations of being drugged and raped by a Hampton Falls man, authorities say.
Date: 09/02/08
 
 
 
Alleged Accomplice In Rape Case Surrenders
A man accused of acting as an accomplice to a rape suspect surrendered to police on Saturday.
Date: 08/30/08
 
 
 
Man Charged With Drugging, Assaulting Woman
A man drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at his Hampton Falls home earlier this month, police said.
Date: 08/28/08
 
 
 
Jailhouse threats taped
Already facing a felony manslaughter charge, Adam Mentus, 19, has been keeping busy in jail by creating a list of people he wants to "smash" when he gets out....
Date: 07/31/08
 
 
 
Exeter men face charges of criminal threatening, sexual assalt
Two Exeter residents were indicted in Rockingham Superior Court on Tuesday, July 8, on charges of criminal threatening and sexual assault.
Date: 07/29/08
 
 
Grand jury indicts seven
Seven people arrested by local police on felony charges were indicted by the most recent Rockingham County grand jury.
Date: 07/22/08
 
 
 
Road-rage victim named in drug indictment
The victim of a road rage confrontation last winter in Derry could face up to 49 years in jail after his indictment yesterday on drug charges.
Date: 07/08/08
 
 
 
2 sentenced in violent 2007 robbery
Two men have been sentenced to prison terms for their roles in the assault and robbery of a local man in his home a year ago.
Date: 07/08/08
 
 
 
Ex-state employee ordered confined in crematory case
A Superior Court judge called a former state employee's long-term scheme to defraud funeral homes and taxpayers "egregious,".....
Date: 07/04/08
 
 
 
Former medical examiner sentenced in Bayview Crematory case
A former medical examiner who was charged in connection with the Bayview Crematory scandal has been ordered to pay a $70,000 and be confined at home...
Date: 07/03/08
 
 
 
N.H. man gets prison in morphine death at 2001 party
A man who handed out the narcotic drug that killed a young woman at a party in New Hampshire seven years ago is going to prison.
Date: 06/30/08
 
 
 
Tree service owner charged in employee death
The owner of a New Hampshire tree removal company already has been fined because of the death of an employee.
Date: 06/13/08
 
 
 
Burglary charges mount for Portsmouth teen
A Portsmouth teen facing 18 felonies from two counties alleging he committed a string of Seacoast burglaries was arraigned Tuesday, June 10 on a new charge alleging he burglarized a city residence.
Date: 06/13/08
 
 
 
Owner indicted for negligent homicide in employee death
The owner of a Kingston tree service company is facing charges for his alleged role in the death of a worker who was killed when a tree fell on him.
Date: 06/11/08
 
 
 
Seabrook official faces indictment
Town Treasurer Oliver Carter and his wife, Shelly, have been indicted on felony charges related to an incident last September....
Date: 06/10/08
 
 
 
Seabrook treasurer charged with attacking tenant
Town treasurer and former selectman Oliver Carter Jr. and his wife Shelly Carter have been indicted on charges of assaulting a former tenant.
Date: 06/10/08
 
 
 
No plea from NH child-sex fugitive on FBI's most-wanted list
An FBI most-wanted fugitive charged with molesting the 5-year-old son of a couple who befriended him is being held without bail......
Date: 06/09/08
 
 
 
The FBI gets its man
A nearly nine-year hunt for an alleged child predator came to an end this week when federal agents found Jon Savarino Schillaci, 36, hiding in a rural Mexican town.
Date: 06/07/08
 
 
 
Molester featured on 'Ten Most Wanted' for NH assault captured
Jon Schillaci, suspected of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old Deerfield boy and who was named to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list...
Date: 06/06/08
 
 
 
Man Captured By FBI Arraigned On Assault Charges In N.H.
A man charged in connection with the sex assault of a young boy in Deerfield, N.H., was captured by the FBI in Mexico.
Date: 06/06/08
 
 
 
NH Fugitive On FBI's Most Wanted List, Captured
Jon Savarino Schillaci was featured on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list, alongside the likes of Osama Bin Laden and Whitey Bulger.
Date: 06/06/08
 
 
 
Windham dad gets 15 to 30 years for abusing infant son
A Windham father will spend at least 15 years in prison for what a judge called one of the worst cases of child abuse ever seen by police and prosecutors.
Date: 06/05/08
 
 
 
Man Sentenced To 15 To 30 Years For Abusing Son
A father convicted of severely beating his baby son and breaking several of his bones was sentenced to prison on Thursday.
Date: 06/05/08
 
 
 
Lobster traps scofflaw sentenced
For using 73 lobster traps that belonged to three other fisherman, local lobsterman Aaron Marconi was sentenced Wednesday in Rockingham County Superior Court.
Date: 05/22/08
 
 
 
Hampton Beach holdup conviction reinstated
A Massachusetts man convicted by a jury in 2006 on charges of robbing a Hampton Beach parking lot attendant at knifepoint is now behind bars.
Date: 04/21/08
 
 
 
Kingston Police detective, DEA agent honored for work in drug case
The mother of a Kingston girl who died from a heroin overdose spoke about the dedication of the two law enforcement officers who brought to justice those that supplied the drug.
Date: 04/18/08
 
 
 
Bell-Rogers indicted in assault at jailhouse
An associate of the man accused of murdering Manchester Police officer Michael Briggs was indicted last week for a fight in the Rockingham County jail where he is being held.
Date: 04/08/08
 
 
 
Man faces 3 felonies in domestic threat
A Salem man has been indicted on charges he threatened his girlfriend with a sword in front of his 6-year old daughter.
Date: 04/08/08
 
 
 
The value of video System allows inmates to appear in court without ever leaving jail
Prosecutors and jail officials believe it could save the county significant money and even improve security.
Date: 04/05/08
 
 
 
Changes to child exploitation bill prompt concern Prosecutors fear child pornography could be redistributed
Changes to a child exploitation bill have some law enforcement officials worried that child pornography could wind up back in the hands of offenders.
Date: 04/04/08
 
 
 
Woman gets one to three years for striking officer with truck
Susan Foss began a state prison term yesterday for running down a Derry police officer with her pickup truck last summer.
Date: 03/12/08
 
 
Gregg marks 10th year for CyberTipline system
Ten years ago, Sen. Judd Gregg helped create a national online tip system for reporting suspected sexual exploitation of children.
Date: 03/12/08
 
 
 
Former Teacher Sentenced For Assaulting Student
A former Rochester high school teacher was sentenced to one year in jail Friday after pleading guilty to assaulting a student.
Date: 03/07/08
 
 
 
Center provides safe environment
When the Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County opened in 2000, it was the first of its kind in New Hampshire.
Date: 02/29/08
 
 
 
Crematorium owner sentenced to up to to 3 years for tax evasion
The founder of Bayview Crematorium began spending 1 1/2 to 3 years behind bars yesterday on charges he kept hundreds of thousands of dollars....
Date: 02/29/08
 
 
 
Crematorium operator sentenced for tax evasion
The man who operated a Seabrook crematorium where bodies were mishandled and ashes were left unlabeled was sentenced to prison yesterday...
Date: 02/29/08
 
 
 
Wallace gets up to 3 years in state jail
The Rockingham Superior Court sentenced former Bayview Crematory owner Derek Wallace to 1½ to 3 years in state prison for tax fraud, and ordered him to pay $240,000 in restitution.
Date: 02/29/08
 
 
 
Man Sentenced In Bayview Crematory Case
The former owner of a crematorium where police said they found remains without identification and records in disarray was sentenced Thursday on tax-evasion charges.
Date: 02/29/08
 
 
 
NH Crematory Owner Sentenced
The man who prosecutors accused of running the Seabrook crematorium, where investigators found unlabeled ashes and an improperly stored body, will spend the next year-and-a-half to three years in state prison.
Date: 02/28/08
 
 
 
Prosecutor: Man who provided fatal heroin supply also robbed corpse
Authorities say Jeffrey Marshal did more than supply the heroin that led to the overdose death of 36-year-old Anthony Fosher during a fatal Red Sox party in October.
Date: 02/14/08
 
 
 
Local crimes lead to six indictments by grand jury
A Rockingham County grand jury indicted six people for charges alleging local crimes.
Date: 02/13/08
 
 
 
State Street Saloon surrenders liquor license for 7 days
The State Street Saloon has surrendered its liquor license for seven days as punishment for housing an illegal video poker operation at the downtown bar and restaurant.
Date: 02/06/08
 
 
 
Sex offender to serve up to 12 years for restraining, assaulting teen
A convicted sex offender has pleaded guilty to restraining, then sexually assaulting a teenage girl he held at knifepoint inside the Brewster Street rooming house.
Date: 02/05/08
 
 
 
Former Sandown officer sentenced in DWI crash
A former Sandown police officer has been sentenced to a year in jail for flipping his vehicle while drunk and putting a passenger, his fiancee, in danger of serious injury.
Date: 01/08/08
 
 
 
Woman accused of gun waving to claim self defense
A city woman accused of pointing a Glock .45 handgun at several people outside a downtown church while shouting, “I’m going to shoot every (expletive) one of you,” is scheduled for trial...
Date: 01/04/08
 
 
 
 

2007 ARCHIVED ARTICLES:

 
 
State Street Saloon could face additional penalties in gambling case
After being court ordered Monday to pay almost $28,000 in fines for involvement in an illegal video poker operation..
Date: 12/19/07
 
 
 
State Street Saloon fined $28g after gambling plea
The State Street Saloon was fined $28,000 for its role in an illegal poker gambling operation..
Date: 12/18/07
 
 
 
Our view: Following the links in a chain of death
In New Hampshire, prosecutors have opened a new front in the war on drugs - holding even small-time drug users responsible when someone dies from drugs they have provided.
Date: 12/11/07
 
 
 
Prosecutors claim progress in war on drugs; Defense attorneys say effort is misguided
Drug convictions have been piling up in Rockingham County in the past year, prompting some to declare a shifting tide in the war on drugs.
Date: 12/9/07
 
 
 
Cohen pleads guilty to charges
Former state Sen. Burt Cohen pleaded guilty Monday to charges of resisting arrest and disobeying a police officer..
Date: 12/3/07
 
 
 
Rapist draws the maximum sentence
Calling the crime one of the most horrific he's seen in 30 years on the bench, a Rockingham County Superior Court judge sentenced a Raymond man to 14 to 28 years...
Date: 11/28/07
 
 
 
Father guilty of beating baby; Assault sentence could mean decades in pr
Gurrie Fandozzi was found guilty yesterday of breaking one of his infant son's vertebrae and six ribs by beating the 7-month-old over several weeks.
Date: 11/20/07
 
 
 
Man Found Guilty Of Assaulting Child, Jury Convicts Man Of 7 Counts, Acquits On 19 Others
A Windham, N.H., man charged with severely beating his 6-month-old son was found guilty of seven counts of first-degree assault but acquitted on 19 other counts Monday.
Date: 11/20/07
 
 
 
Dad broke baby's ribs, jury decides
A jury found a Windham man guilty on seven of 26 charges of first-degree assault charges, alleging he broke bones in his infant son's body, and now he may face decades in prison for the assaults.
Date: 11/20/07
 
 
 
Sign of success: Store owner who posted 'crime pays' sign vindicated, ex-employee jailed
It's been more than two years since Carrie Phillips stole over $1,000 in scratch tickets from Bursaw Pantry. Now, after years of frustration, store owner John Bursaw can finally see some results.
Date: 11/14/07
 
 
 
Three men charged with decapitating pet rabbit
Three men are facing animal cruelty charges for decapitating a pet rabbit at Rye Beach...
Date: 11/14/07
 
 
Man set free after 34 days behind bars
A 28-year-old developmentally disabled man convicted of sending sexually explicit messages to a 12-year-old Raymond girl was set free by a judge yesterday...
Date: 11/14/07
***NOTE:  PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS AN EDITORIAL ERROR IN THIS ARTICLE.  THE PRESIDING JUDGE ON THIS CASE WAS JUDGE JOHN LEWIS NOT JUDGE KENNETH MCHUGH**
 
 
Father-in-law Defends Man in Abuse Case
Prosecutors are surprised when the father-in-law of a man charged with abusing his child.....
Date: 11/13/07
 
Tuxedo robber arrested
New Hampshire's Tuxedo Robber will be wearing prison greens for the foreseeable future.
Date: 11/10/07
 
 
 
Store clerk gets jail time
More than two years after she stole over $1,000 in scratch tickets from Bursaw Pantry, Carrie Phillips was sentenced..
Date: 11/10/07
 
 
 
Doctors Testify Child's Injuries Likely Caused By Abuse
Two doctors testified Thursday that injuries to a 6-month-old Windham, N.H., baby were likely the result of abuse.
Date: 11/8/07
 
 
 
Wife denies husband broke their infant son's bones
The wife of a Windham man yesterday steadfastly denied her husband had anything to do with their infant son's broken bones.
Date: 11/7/07
 
 
 
Fandozzi may blame docs for his baby's broken bones
A Windham man accused of breaking dozens of his infant son's bones will argue that rough doctors and careless work by Boston's Children's Hospital are to blame for his son's injuries, according to his attorney.
Date: 11/6/07
 
 
 
Mother Testifies About Learning Of Child's Injuries
The mother of a child who suffered 26 broken bones last year testified Tuesday in the trial of her husband, who was charged with abusing the boy.
Date: 11/6/07
 
 
 
Trial Begins For Man Charged With Beating Son
A man went on trial Monday on charges that he severely beat his 6-month-old son, breaking 26 of the child's bones.
Date: 11/5/07
 
 
 
Three high profile cases head to state Supreme Court for appeal
A child rapist, a man responsible for a fatal heroin overdose and a doctor who profited by falsifying cremation records have all appealed their convictions......
Date: 11/1/07
 
 
 
Judge limits testimony in baby beating case; Defense successful in 11 of 16 requests
A judge has tossed out statements a 4-year-old girl made to child advocacy workers about how her father allegedly abused and broke the bones of her infant brother.
Date: 10/31/07
 
 
 
Former Music Teacher Sentenced For Molesting Boy
A former Kingston elementary school music teacher was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison after admitting he molested a boy....
Date: 10/31/07
 
 
 
Lawyer Suspended 2 Years In Insurance Fraud Case
A New Hampshire lawyer who admitted to insurance fraud has been suspended for two years.
Date: 10/30/07
 
 
 
State: Dad took anger out on baby
The attorney for a Windham man accused of breaking 24 bones in his infant son's body is fighting to have large chunks of the state's case thrown out.....
Date: 10/25/07
 
 
 
Dealer gets 5-10 years in Kingston teen's overdose death
Kingston man has been sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison for his role in supplying heroin....
Date: 10/18/07
 
 
 
Former PHS security guard jailed for sexual assault on minor
A former high school security guard was sentenced to a year in jail after pleading guilty last week to raping a minor girl.
Date: 10/01/07
 
 
 
Manchester man convicted of trying to kill girl
A Manchester man was convicted on attempted murder charges for trying to strangle a 17-year-old girl he was in a relationship with.
Date: 09/28/07
 
 
 
Former WHS student jailed for child pornography
A former Winnacunnet High School student was sentenced to nine months in jail after pleading guilty to several counts of possession of child pornography.
Date: 09/21/07
 
 
 
Hampton man indicted on felonious sexual assault
A man already serving time for accepting stolen goods in exchange for drugs is in trouble again, this time on charges of manufacturing child pornography.
Date: 09/21/07
 
 
 
Crematory owner admits tax evasion
The founder of Bayview Crematorium yesterday admitted in court to hiding hundreds of thousands of dollars in business profits, while operating one of the most prolific crematory businesses in the region.
Date: 09/21/07
Living room lockup: Gutting truth in sentencing
If you're sentenced to do time in a New Hampshire prison, you might just luck out and wind up doing time in your living room. Truth in sentencing? That's the law, but not always the practice.
Date: 09/16/07
 
 
A local lobsterman facing a District Court charge of fishing with stolen traps was indicted by a grand jury on five charges alleging similar crimes.
Date: 09/14/07
 
 
 
Truth in sentencing? Plaistow thief's 18 months became six
When former Hampstead Middle School lunch lady Terry Moulton pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10,000 in children's lunch money last February.....
Date: 09/12/07
 
 
 
Deerfield case lands man on FBI list
Jon Savarino Schillaci, 35, yesterday became the first person in years with New Hampshire ties to be added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted fugitives list.
Date: 09/08/07
 
 
 
N.H. fugitive makes 10 Most Wanted list
The Federal Bureau of Investigation placed a New Hampshire sex offender on its 10 Most Wanted list yesterday, adding him to the ranks of notorious fugitives such as Osama bin Laden...
Date: 09/08/07
 
 
 
N.H. Fugitive Added To FBI's Most Wanted List
A New Hampshire fugitive charged with assaulting a boy was placed on the FBI's most wanted fugitives list Friday.
Date: 09/08/07
 
 
 
FBI:  Man gained trust of family (Video)
Date: 09/08/07
 
 
 
N.H. Man Joins Bin Laden On Most Wanted List
A New Hampshire fugitive charged with sexually assaulting a 5-year-old boy in 1999 was placed on the FBI's most wanted fugitives list on Friday.
Date: 09/08/07
 
 
 
Portsmouth predator jailed for up to 60 years for sexual assault on 7 year old
A Tuna Terrace man was sentenced last week to three consecutive 10-20 year jail terms for his convictions on four counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault.....
Date: 09/07/07
 
 
 
Man Sentenced To Up To 60 Years For Assaulting Child
A Portsmouth man has been sentenced to up to 60 years in prison after being convicted of sexually molesting a young girl....
Date: 09/07/07
 
 
 
Man Faces Drug Charges In Connection With Teen's Death
A Massachusetts man has been charged with selling heroin that eventually was injected into a Kingston teenager who died of an overdose.
Date: 08/10/07
 
 
 
A long-standing undercover operation has yielded another arrest in connection with the death of Kingston resident Caitlyn Brady.
Date: 08/10/07
 
 
 
Jail time for drug death
Anthony D’Amelio, 63, of 20 Cove Road, was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison on Friday for supplying the drugs that resulted in the death of 18-year-old Ryan Scamman-Rawson of Stratham.
Date: 08/04/07
 
 
 
Judge gives dealer hard time for death
Heeding a request from prosecutors that she send a shock wave through the local drug community, Rockingham County Superior Court judge Patricia Coffey yesterday sentenced Anthony D'Amelio of East Kingston to life in prison...
Date: 08/04/07
 
 
 
Life sentence for drug sale that killed teen
An East Kingston man was given life in prison today, with no possibility of parole for at least 15 years....
Date: 08/03/07
 
 
 
Kingston sex sting nets 6
The communications director for a technical college was one of six New Hampshire men charged yesterday with a prostitution-related crime after showing up at a would-be brothel.....
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Announcer, Boys Club Director Charged In Prostitution Sting
The director of a Massachusetts boys club was out of a job Friday, a day after he, a well-known broadcaster and four other men were charged in a prostitution sting in New Hampshire.
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
'Voice of UNH hockey' caught in prostitution sex sting
Richard Osborne, who has provided play-by-play commentary at UNH hockey games for more than 25 years, was arrested Thursday night......
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Rockingham County indictments skyrocket to 350 this month
The Rockingham County Attorney's office made history this month with nearly 350 indictments handed up by grand juries.
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Silva given long sentence in connection with girlfriend's drug death
Just a few days before 18-year-old Caitlyn Brady of Kingston died last year, her mother said she was considering breaking up with boyfriend Dante Silva....
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Raymond man arrested for sexual assault, pornography
Scott Martin, 42, of 68 Longhill Road, was arrested Friday and has been charged with one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault and two counts of felonious sexual assault.
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
The owner of the Happy Clam Bar and Grille on Hampton Beach was indicted along with one of his bartenders in allegedly paying out winnings at their video poker machine.
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Breed gets 6 months in jail, but remains free for now
Dr. Putnam Breed walked out of court a free man yesterday, but faces the prospect of six months in jail on theft and fraud charges.....
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Dante Silva sentenced in youth's drug death
A Newton man convicted of giving his girlfriend heroin that caused her death will spend at least 10 years in jail.
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Silva gets 10 to life for drug death
The Newton man convicted of giving a fatal shot of heroin to his 18-year-old girlfriend received a sentence of life in prison, with no chance for parole for at least 10 years.
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Man Sentenced To 10 Years To Life In Overdose Death
A man convicted of giving his teenage girlfriend a lethal dose of heroin was sentenced to 10 years to life in prison Thursday.
Date: 07/20/07
 
 
 
Former Medical Examiner Sentenced In Crematorium Case
A former Massachusetts medical examiner was sentenced to prison Wednesday for falsifying cremation certificates at a Seabrook, N.H., crematorium.
Date: 07/19/07
 
 
 
Police Search For Victims After Man Charged With Assault
Police in Raymond said that they have been fielding calls from concerned parents after a man was arrested last week and charged with sexual assault.
Date: 07/19/07
 
 
 
Dr. Putnam Breed is "nothing but a common thief," said Jane McCarthy prior to Breed's Wednesday sentencing to six months in prison for convictions on charges related to his signing cremation certificates....
Date: 07/19/07
 
 
 
Crematorium doctor sentenced
Family members who sent loved ones to be cremated at Bayview Crematorium lashed out at the Hampton Falls surgeon convicted of improperly signing off on cremations at the facility.....
Date: 07/19/07
 
 
 
More charges expected in child porn case
Officials say more charges will be coming against the local man they say was found with thousands of child porn pictures......
Date: 07/19/07
 
 
 
Man Ordered To Install Alcohol Detector On Car Ignition
Under a new state law, a judge ordered a Maine man to install an alcohol ignition interlock on all of his cars.
Date: 07/18/07
 
 
 
Police Fear More Victims In Child Porn Case
A 42-year-old man is facing charges in what police are calling the largest child pornography case in state history.
Date: 07/18/07
 
 
 
Police: 150,000 Child Porn Images Found In Raymond Home
Police in Raymond said Tuesday that they have uncovered the largest child pornography case they have ever seen.
Date: 07/18/07
 
 
 
After arrest, a porn shock
Following the arrest of Scott Martin Sr. on sexual assault charges, local law enforcement officials said yesterday they have discovered an "unprecedented and shocking" cache of child pornography...
Date: 07/18/07
 
 
 
Family demands life in heroin death
With a heavy thud, Gayle Brady placed the urn holding her daughter's ashes on the table in front of prosecutors yesterday afternoon....
Date: 07/11/07
 
 
 
Prosecutors want life sentence for boyfriend of overdose victim
A judge said Wednesday that she will wait until next week to decide the fate of a Kingston man.....
Date: 07/11/07
 
 
 
Sentence increased in fatal collision
A New Hampshire man who asked that his sentence for negligent homicide be reduced instead saw his sentence increase.
Date: 07/7/07
 
 
 
Review in drunken-driving death nets more prison time
In response to a request for a sentence review, a panel of judges tacked two years onto a five-year prison sentence already being served.
Date: 07/7/07
 
 
 
DHL burglar loses appeal bid in state Supreme Court
A former Goffstown man who was convicted of one of the biggest heists in New Hampshire history lost his appeal to the state Supreme Court.
Date: 07/7/07
 
 
 
As punishment for threatening to burn the Cross Roads House homeless shelter and to kill a rabbi if police were called, Elijah Wallace, 24, was sentenced Wednesday.......
Date: 06/28/07
 
 
 
Porn patrol nets 13 arrests
A statewide crackdown on child pornography trafficking over the Internet so far resulted in 13 adult arrests, 40 search warrants and nine juvenile petitions over the last eight months....
Date: 06/28/07
 
 
 
Police share chilling stories of investigations on Child porn sting
A statewide investigation into child pornography has led to 11 arrests since November, and officials said more are coming.
Date: 06/28/07
 
 
 
11 Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
A statewide investigation into child pornography has led to 11 arrests since November, and officials said more are coming.
Date: 06/27/07
 
 
 
Locals among 11 charged in child porn arrests
Members of the investigative task force told alarming stories Wednesday of what they found.....
Date: 06/27/07
 
 
 
Man serving sentence gets extended stay for sex crimes
A Tuna Terrace man was found guilty Monday of four counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against a 7-year-old girl.
Date: 06/12/07
 
 
 
Derry woman receives 10 to 20 years for manslaughter
It wasn't anger, or even hatred, that made Gertrude Jaynes come to court yesterday to face the drunken driver who killed her husband...
Date: 05/31/07
 
 
 
Derry woman gets 10-20 for fatal crash
A judge yesterday rejected a Derry woman's claim that a life of abuse at the hands of her father and common-law husband ....
Date: 05/31/07
 
 
 
Woman sentenced to at least 10 years for fatal crash
A Derry woman has been sentenced to at least 10 years in prison for causing a fatal car crash while speeding away from police last summer.
Date: 05/31/07
 
 
 
Portsmouth District Court Judge Sharon DeVries erred when she dismissed as unconstitutional five DWI cases that resulted from Portsmouth sobriety checkpoints....
Date: 05/28/07
 
 
 
Court rules Portsmouth DWI roadblocks were legal
Sobriety checkpoints set up by Portsmouth police were legal even though police didn't advertise them....
Date: 05/28/07
 
 
 
Supreme court flips ruling on Ports. DWI checkpoints
The New Hampshire Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court's decision that had ruled driving while intoxicated checkpoints by the Portsmouth Police Department unconstitutional....
Date: 05/26/07
 
 
 
Supplying an 18-year-old Stratham man with illegal Oxycodone pills could cost Anthony D'Amelio his freedom....
Date: 05/08/07
 
 
 
Man, 63, convicted in case tied to fatal teen drug O.D.
A 63-year-old East Kingston man who sold the powerful painkiller Oxycodone to a teenager....
Date: 05/05/07
 
 
 
Newmarket child sex assault conviction is upheld
Newmarket tae kwan do instructor's appeal rejected in Supreme Court.....
Date: 05/04/07
 
 
 
Former crematory owners plead guilty, agree to pay back taxes
The former owners of the Bayview Crematory, which was shut down more than two years ago....
Date: 05/04/07
 
 
 
Child sex assault conviction is upheld
County Attorney Jim Reams announced Tuesday that the state Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of Keith Ingraham...
Date: 05/02/07
 
 
 
Tae Kwon Do Instructor rape conviction upheld
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has upheld the rape conviction of a tae kwon do instructor....
Date: 05/02/07
 
 
 
Man guilty in heroin death of girl, 18
According to court papers, "Dante Silva believing that an investigation into the
death of Caitlyn Brady was about to be instituted......
Date: 04/20/07
 
 
 
Molester gets 18 months
A local man will spend the next 18 months behind bars.....
Date: 04/03/07
 
 
 
The anguish of sexual abuse
Melissa Ajemian used to slice her forearm with a razor blade because the physical pain was more bearable than the secret she was keeping...
Date: 04/03/07
 
 
 
MySpace a prime target
Social networking Web sites like MySpace.com, Facebook and Friendster offer users many options to find and connect with others.
Date: 02/23/07
 
 
 
MySpace poses dangers for kids
Parents and students looking to educate themselves on the potential dangers of the Web site, MySpace.com, may find enlightenment at an information session....
Date: 02/20/07
 
 
 
Lunch lady jailed for shorting kids
When Heidi Morrison noticed her 11-year-old daughter's lunch money account at Hampstead Middle School was running out faster than usual...
Date: 02/17/07
 
 
 
Horse neglect: No prosecution
No charges of animal cruelty will be filed against a Rye woman who had five horses and five cats seized by investigators....
Date: 02/14/07
 
 
 
Baby's father charged with assault
The father of a Windham baby discovered with 24 broken bones last August was indicted on five counts of first-degree assault.....
Date: 02/13/07
 
 
N.H. Father Charged With Breaking Baby Boy's Bones
The father of a baby boy who was hospitalized last summer with more than 24 broken bones has been indicted....
Date: 02/12/07
 
 
City man pleads guilty to child rape counts
A city man was sentenced to serve 10 to 20 years in state prison following his guilty pleas.....
Date: 02/12/07
 
 
 
Father Charged With Breaking Baby Boy's Bones
The father of a baby boy who was hospitalized last summer with more than 24 broken bones....
Date: 02/12/07
 
 
Raymond man convicted in rape of child
A 64-year-old Raymond man was convicted Friday of sexually assaulting a child.
Date: 02/05/07
 
 
 
Jail for man who crashed into cruiser
Tim Copeland was five minutes from home on his 18th wedding anniversary when a reckless driver ...
Date: 02/03/07
 
 
 
Ex-Derry official gets prison for theft
Cheryl Crawford, 58, of 5 Fairway Drive, Apt. 6, Derry, was sentenced to two consecutive
sentences of one to 10 years in state prison....
Date: 02/03/07
 
 
Union Leader - Father sentenced for hurting baby girl
John Holland, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree assault on his then
3-month-old daughter Jada.....
Date: 02/03/07
 
 
 
When does con get out of jail? Look online.
The public can now look up state prisoner information at the Department of Corrections Web site.
Date: 01/31/07
 
 
 
Crematory doctor guilty
BRENTWOOD -- A Rockingham Superior Court jury found Dr. Putnam Breed guilty on all counts.....
Date: 01/17/07
 
 
 
Doctor found guilty in Bayview case
BRENTWOOD -- The weeklong trial of Dr. Putnam Breed is the first of its kind in New Hampshire.......
Date: 01/17/07
 
 
 
Former Mass. medical examiner found guilty on Bayview charges
A former Massachusetts medical examiner was found guilty on all charges stemming from the Bayview Crematory scandal in Seabrook.
Date: 01/17/07
 
 
Former Mass. medical examiner on trial in N.H. crematorium case
BRENTWOOD, N.H. - A former Massachusetts medical examiner had an illegal side business going when he signed cremation certificates....
Date: 01/09/07
 
 
 
Hampton Union Local News: Trial begins
BRENTWOOD -- Almost two years after State Police shut down the Bayview Crematory in Seabrook, the trial against the first defendant in the case, Dr. Putnam Breed, 68, of Hampton Falls is under way.
Date: 01/09/07
 
 
 
Exeter News-Letter Local News: No more jail for arsonist
... No more jail for arsonist. ... arson in connection with the November 2005 Tremont Street
fire pleaded guilty last week but will not serve any more jail time. ...
Date: 01/09/07
 
 
 
Former Medical Examiner On Trial In Crematorium Case
Man Accused Of Taking Money For Inspections He Didn't Do......
Date: 01/07/07
 
 
 
 

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2006 ARCHIVED PRESS RELEASES:

 

 State v. Donald Spinner

September 25, 2006

 

 State v. James Fuller

September 22, 2006

 

Constitutionality of the State's Right to Sentence Review

September 6, 2006

 

 State v. Donald Spinner

September 25, 2006

 

 State v. James Fuller

September 22, 2006

 

Constitutionality of the State's Right to Sentence Review

September 6, 2006

 

Drug Deaths in Rockingham County

August 30, 2006

 

State v. Douglas Maroun

August 9, 2006

 

County Attorney Reams elected as Treasurer to National District Attorneys Assoc.

August 8, 2006

 

State v. Jessie Gregoire

July 7, 2006

 

Court Authorized Sobriety Checkpoints

June 30, 2006

 

State v. Harold Baird

May 10, 2006

 

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2006 ARCHIVED ARTICLES:

 
Crawford theft case set to go to grand jury
Former Executive Director of the Derry Economic Development Corp. accused of stealing....
Date: 12/14/06
 
 
 
Parents still suspects in ongoing child abuse investigation
Child abuse investigation launched after a medical evaluation showed a baby had more than two dozen broken bones throughout his body.
Date: 12/5/06
 
 

Fighting meth scourge
SEABROOK — Four men were arrested in Seabrook and indicted on federal charges in connection with the largest crystal methamphetamine seizure in New England, U.S. Attorney for the state of New Hampshire Thomas Colantuono said on Thursday.
Date: 12/01/06

 
 
 

Rockingham News: Where predators lurk

... RAYMOND -- The first time Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams heard about the
MySpace.com "social network" was four years ago, when several Salem teens used ...

Date: 12/01/06

 
 
 

Exeter News-Letter Local News: Meth: growingconcern in NH
... "We really see the impact of these kinds of drugs coming into the community,"
said Tom Reid, Rockingham County deputy attorney. ...

Date: 12/01/06

 
 
 

Portsmouth Herald Local News: Meth bust largest ever in region
... County attorneys nationwide, said Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams, "have watched
as methamphetamine has moved west to east." In areas such as Oklahoma ...

Date: 12/01/06
 
 

 

Portsmouth Herald Local News: State gears up to stop trade

.. drugs coming into the community," said Tom Reid, Rockingham County deputy attorney. ...
meth use as a victimless crime, and the county attorney's office is pushing ...

Date: 12/01/06

 
 
 

Exeter News-Letter Local News: Big meth bust in Seabrook
... Big meth bust in Seabrook 12/01/06 - SEABROOK -- A drug bust in Seabrook has netted
the largest cache of crystal methamphetamine ever seized in New England. ...

Date: 12/01/06

 

 

Largest meth bust underlines growing problem in New England
SEABROOK, N.H. (AP) — Federal officials warned Thursday that methamphetamine dealers are targeting New England to expand their sales.
Date: 11/30/06

 

Doctor faces more charges in Bayview Crematorium case
BRENTWOOD (AP) — A doctor and former Massachusetts medical examiner faces eight theft charges related to the illegal operation of a crematorium in Seabrook.
Date: 11/24/06

 
 
 

Hampton Union Local News: New indictments in Bayview case

.. more convenient. On Tuesday, County Attorney James Reams said Breed's
case is rescheduled for trial in January. "They had filed ...

Date: 11/24/06

 
 

 

Reams wins fifth term as Rock. County attorney

BRENTWOOD (AP) - Republican Jim Reams won a fifth term as county attorney Tuesday over Democratic candidate David Mirsky of Exeter.

Date: 11/08/06

 
 
 
Politicians, advocates discuss drug abuse among teens
Community officials met at Sanborn Regional High School last night in a public forum to discuss drug abuse problems in the state.

Date: 10/28/06

 
 
 

Portsmouth Herald Local News: Crematory civil actions to proceed

... have doubts that the ashes returned to them are the remains of their loved ones,
based on statements made by Rockingham County Attorney James Reams after he ...

Date: 10/08/06

 

 

 

Hampton Union Local News: State halts cremation

... The county attorney's office was not aware of Fuller's death early last Monday.
Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams said the delay in Fuller's cremation was ...

Date: 10/03/06

 
 

 

County attorney to speak with parents about Web site dangers

To help parents concerned about sexual predators who could find their children on the Internet, the Police Department and the county attorney's office are teaming up to offer a presentation on safety.

Date: 9/18/06

 
 

 

Portsmouth Herald Local News: Heroin: The Seacoast's 'silent ...

... could buy heroin at any high school in this county," Rockingham County Attorney
Jim Reams ... "It costs $3 million to run (the county attorney's) office and half ...

Date: 9/17/06

 

 

 

Man Charged With Supplying Drugs That Led To Overdose
An East Kingston man was indicted Friday on charges of dispensing a drug to a teenager who later died of an overdose.

Date: 9/1/06

 

 

 

Three Indicted In Heroin Death Case
Caitlyn Brady, 18, died in March of a heroin overdose. Investigators said that they were able to trace the drugs back to the ...

Date: 8/31/06

 

 
 

Exeter News-Letter Local News: Lawyers weigh in on changes to law
... A local defense attorney and county prosecutor weighed in with the Exeter
News-Letter on the pros and cons of mandatory minimum sentencing. ...

Date: 08/22/06
 
 
 

Hampton Union Local News: Reams: Predators love MySpace

.. Reams used to illustrate the dangers of MySpace.com and other similar sites, to
100 residents who attended Thursday's Internet safety forum at Winnacunnet ...

Date: 04/14/06
 
 
 
Portsmouth Herald Local News: Letter to the Editor: Let Lawmakers Protect Children ..
By Jim Reams

Date: 04/1/06