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2009/2010 PRESS RELEASES: |
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State v.
Antonio Medeiros |
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January 12, 2010 |
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Rockingham Juries
finish work for 2009 |
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December 23, 2009 |
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State v.
Jon Scillaci |
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December 22, 2009 |
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State v.
Adam Mentus |
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December 21, 2009 |
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State v.
Benjamin Ayala |
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December 2, 2009 |
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Reams Named
County Attorney of the Year |
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November 16, 2009 |
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Second Chance
Program |
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September 23, 2009 |
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State v.
Clarence Sanders |
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July 2, 2009 |
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State v.
Joseph Michaud |
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July 2, 2009 |
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State v.
Fat Belly's Restaurant |
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June 29, 2009 |
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State v.
Lewis Conner |
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June 29, 2009 |
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State v.
Jeffrey Marshall |
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June 19, 2009 |
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State v.
Saad Moussa |
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May 28, 2009 |
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National Crime
Victims Rights Ceremony |
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April 29, 2009 |
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State v.
Exeter Restaurant Group |
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April 13, 2009 |
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State v.
Leonard Montour |
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March 26, 2009 |
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State v.
Jeffrey Marshall |
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March 13, 2009 |
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State v.
Rocky Van Curen |
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March 13, 2009 |
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County Attorney
Jim Reams' statement on the |
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National Academy
of Sciences - February 2009 Study |
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February 18, 2009 |
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State v.
Anthony D'Amelio |
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January 27, 2009 |
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2009/2010
ARTICLES: |
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Sentencing soon in ID
fraud case |
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A Dover woman
convicted of trying to bilk millions of dollars
from cash-advance settlement companies by
impersonating a lawyer is to be sentenced in two
weeks. |
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Date: 12/31/09 |
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Schillaci sentenced to 20
to 50 years for sex assault, child porn |
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County Attorney
Jim Reams announced today that the N.H. Superior
Court Judge Tina Nadeau sentenced Jon Savarino
Schillaci, 38, formerly of Rosharon, Texas, to
20 to 50 years at the NH State Prison for
possession of Child Pornography and Felonious
Sexual Assault. |
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Date: 12/22/09 |
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Former Epping Cub Scout
treasurer pleads guilty to embezzlement |
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The former
treasurer of Cub Scout Pack 136 pleaded guilty
to charges of embezzling at least $4,000 raised
by the Scouts through popcorn sales. |
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Date: 12/22/09 |
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Former FBI 'Most Wanted'
fugitive sentenced |
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Jon Schillaci,
who ranked among the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted
fugitives until his capture last year, was
sentenced today... |
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Date: 12/22/09 |
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Fat Belly's fine
reinvested in alcohol enforcement efforts |
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Money paid to the
county attorney's office for an alcohol-related
accident and overserving a bar patron last year
will go toward the prevention of other such
incidents. |
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Date: 12/2/09 |
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Reams named County
Attorney of the Year |
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County Attorney
Jim Reams was named County Attorney of the Year
by the New Hampshire Association of Counties at
its annual meeting at the Mount Washington Hotel
October 26-28. |
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Date: 11/16/09 |
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NH woman pleads guilty to
identity fraud |
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A Dover woman
pleaded guilty this morning to charges she
impersonated an Exeter lawyer in an attempt to
reap millions from two cash advance settlement
companies. |
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Date: 11/16/09 |
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Exeter man gets 11½ years
in federal prison for Maine arsons |
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An Exeter, N.H., man was
sentenced to 11½ years in federal prison
Thursday morning for setting fire to two
businesses in Maine earlier this year, a crime
that caused almost $4 million in damages. |
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Date: 11/13/09 |
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Derry teen, out on bail,
facing unrelated assault charge |
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A Derry man who
was sprung from jail by friends who allegedly
burglarized homes to raise bail money has been
indicted in an unrelated assault, according to
court documents. |
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Date: 11/12/09 |
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Telly's owners waive
arraignment on over-serving charges |
The
owners of Telly's Restaurant &
Pizzeria in Epping have waived a
scheduled arraignment on charges of
over-serving alcohol to two young
men who died in a car accident after
leaving the restaurant.
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Date: 11/05/09 |
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Danville man charged again
with stalking |
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A Danville man
who has admitted to police he has a sexual
addiction to athletic-looking boys has recently
been arrested again for stalking. |
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Date: 11/04/09 |
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Reams: New N.H. state law
wouldn't impact bar cases |
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Rockingham County
Attorney Jim Reams said a new law redefining
legal liability for serving intoxicated patrons
would have made no difference in recent cases of
two restaurants that pleaded guilty to serving
liquor... |
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Date: 11/03/09 |
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County attorney rebuts
editorial |
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The Herald
editorial of Oct. 23, headlined "County attorney
unfair to bar owners," has enough errors,
misunderstandings of law and the facts of the
cases to warrant a response. |
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Date: 10/30/09 |
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Reams: Liquor liability
law change is ‘window dressing' |
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Rockingham County
Attorney Jim Reams said a new law redefining
legal liability for serving intoxicated patrons
would have made no difference in recent cases of
two restaurants... |
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Date: 10/27/09 |
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Exeter Margaritas faces
Liquor Commission sanctions |
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On the heels of a guilty
finding for serving alcohol to an intoxicated
person who caused a car crash, Margaritas
Mexican Restaurant & Watering Hole is expected
to be penalized Wednesday... |
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Date: 10/27/09 |
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Exeter man guilty of 19
counts of sex assault and child pornography |
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An Exeter man pleaded
guilty Monday to 19 charges of sexual assault
and child pornography involving four young
girls. |
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Date: 10/23/09 |
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County attorney unfair to
bar owners |
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Three Seacoast
restaurants have been indicted recently, accused
of over-serving patrons. |
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Date: 10/23/09 |
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Reams named NDAA
president-elect |
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The National
District Attorneys Association named Rockingham
County Attorney Jim Reams president-elect at the
organization's recent annual meeting. |
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Date: 10/23/09 |
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Margaritas admits
over-serving patron |
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Margaritas
Restaurant in Exeter admitted to over-serving a
bar patron last November in a surprise plea deal
with prosecutors. |
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Date: 10/20/09 |
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Jail time for youth
counselor who had child porn |
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Child rapist Jeremy
“Jay” Semprebon was sentenced to serve 10 to 21
years in a state prison for failing to disclose
his sex offender status while counseling youths
and for possession of child pornography, said
County Attorney Jim Reams. |
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Date: 10/19/09 |
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Telly's in Epping indicted
for overserving patrons before fatal crash |
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The owner of Telly's
Restaurant, who has been indicted for allegedly
overserving alcohol to two young men who later
died in a car accident after leaving the
restaurant, said he was shocked by the charges. |
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Date: 10/16/09 |
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Danville man guilty of
manslaughter |
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Adam Mentus
remembers the gun firing and the scream from his
friend. |
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Date: 10/10/09 |
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Rockingham's Second Chance
puts prison on hold |
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At one of the
state's busiest prosecutor's offices, criminal
defendants are known for coming up with every
excuse under the sun. That's especially true for
young, first-time offenders looking for leeway
on a relatively minor crime. |
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Date: 10/05/09 |
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County attorney announces
'2nd chance' for non-violent offenders |
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Non-violent offenders
under the age of 25 who commit their first crime
are now eligible for a second chance, if they
successfully complete a closely-monitored
two-year program. |
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Date: 09/28/09 |
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Invest in education, fight
crime |
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Recently, three members of the New Hampshire law
enforcement community joined with an
organization called Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
to urge that we, as a community, as a state,
and, perhaps, even as a nation, re-examine our
concepts of crime prevention.... |
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Date: 09/24/09 |
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Epping Cub Scout volunteer
indicted for embezzling at least $2,500 |
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Tammy Sylvain of Epping,
former Cub Scout Pack 136 treasurer, was
indicted on charges she embezzled at least
$4,000 from the pack. |
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Date: 09/15/09 |
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Prison term to start soon
for former coroner |
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Former Massachusetts
coroner Dr. Putnam Breed has been ordered by a
Rockingham County Superior Court judge to begin
serving a prison sentence. |
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Date: 09/14/09 |
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Londonderry coach
sentenced on drug charges
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A contrite drug
dealer, who was the victim of a road rage
incident, was sentenced to one and a half to
three years in state prison yesterday.... |
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Date: 06/30/09 |
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Man sentenced in sale of
fake hallucinogen |
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A Kingston teen
is headed to prison after pleading guilty to
doctoring up store-bought shiitake mushrooms
with blue food coloring and trying to sell them
as a drug for $900. |
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Date: 06/29/09 |
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Fat Belly's Grill and Bar
fined $8K in plea deal |
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Superior Court Judge
Kenneth McHugh on Monday found Fat Belly's Grill
and Bar in Portsmouth guilty of a misdemeanor
charge of prohibited sales for serving alcohol
to an intoxicated patron on Dec. 20, 2008. |
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Date: 06/24/09 |
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Insurer sues Fat Belly's,
wants liquor liability coverage revoked |
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Fat Belly's Grill & Bar
should have its liability insurance revoked
because its owners failed to disclose a history
of liquor-related infractions, according to a
suit filed in Rockingham County Superior Court. |
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Date: 06/23/09 |
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Apology for fatal overdose
doesn't cut prison time |
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Facing a judge
for sentencing yesterday afternoon, Jeffrey
Marshall apologized for selling the fatal dose
of heroin that killed a homeless Portsmouth man
during a night of partying in October 2007. |
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Date: 06/23/09 |
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10 years to life for
heroin death |
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A former resident of the
city's homeless shelter was sentenced Monday to
serve ten years to life in a state prison for
providing the heroin that killed Anthony Fosher
on October 22, 2007 in city hotel room. |
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Date: 06/22/09 |
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Alternative sentence
offers a way back |
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It would be
worthwhile for county prosecutors in central New
Hampshire to take a look at a program being used
in the southern part of the state for first-time
non-violent offenders. |
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Date: 06/8/09 |
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Stephen Sargent sex
assault trial slated for October |
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A multitude of sexual
assault and possession of child pornography
charges against an Exeter man have been
consolidated and he is scheduled for an October
trial. |
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Date: 06/5/09 |
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State putting convicts to
work in state parks |
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Commit a crime in
Rockingham County, even a small one, and you can
spend the summer in one of New Hampshire's
acclaimed state parks. But there won't be
s'mores and campfires. |
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Date: 06/4/09 |
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Fat Belly's bartender
guilty of overserving patron |
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A Fat Belly’s bartender
was found guilty of serving beer to an
intoxicated patron who police say later drove
into a pedestrian. |
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Date: 05/13/09 |
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National Victims Rights
Week celebrated |
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The 10th Annual
Victim's Rights Awards ceremony was held on
Wednesday, April 29, to recognize and honor
representatives from local law enforcement and
the criminal justice system for their work in
supporting and providing assistance to the
victims of crime. |
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Date: 05/01/09 |
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Portsmouth police honored
at Victim's Rights Awards ceremony |
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The Portsmouth
Police Department was honored at the 10th annual
Victims Rights Awards ceremony Wednesday. |
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Date: 04/30/09 |
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Portsmouth deputy chief
hails precedent-setting Margaritas indictment |
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When Deputy
Police Chief Len DiSesa heard about the county's
first-ever indictment of a business for
allegedly overserving liquor, he "did a little
dance." |
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Date: 04/18/09 |
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Exeter Margaritas owners
indicted |
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Owners of the
Margaritas Mexican Restaurant & Watering Hole in
Exeter have been indicted on charges of selling
alcohol to an intoxicated person after a number
of incidents at the Portsmouth Avenue
restaurant, according to police. |
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Date: 04/14/09 |
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Timberlane Middle School
teacher faces child porn charge |
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A gym teacher at
Timberlane Middle School who also coached three
girl's sports teams -- basketball, track and
soccer --
was put on administrative leave yesterday after
being indicted on felony child pornography
charges, court records show. |
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Date: 04/14/09 |
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Man gets 15 to 30 years
for raping babysitter |
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A Manchester man
will spend the next 15 to 30 years in prison
after a judge sentenced him yesterday for raping
his former babysitter over a period of almost
two years, starting when she was 14. |
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Date: 03/27/09 |
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Sex assault, porn case
heads to trial |
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An Exeter
resident facing multiple charges of sexual
assault and possession of child pornography has
waived an arraignment and will head to trial in
the Rockingham County Superior Court. |
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Date: 03/24/09 |
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Exeter man's child porn,
sex assault case heads to trial |
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An Exeter
resident facing multiple charges of sexual
assault and possession of child pornography has
waived an arraignment and will head to trial in
the Rockingham County Superior Court. |
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Date: 03/19/09 |
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Guilty verdict: Heroin
overdose caused death at Red Sox party |
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A jury found a
former resident of the city's homeless shelter
guilty Friday of a felony count of "dispensing
drugs that resulted in death." |
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Date: 03/12/09 |
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Sargent indicted on sex
assault charges |
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An Exeter
resident has been indicted on multiple counts of
sexual assault and possession of child
pornography. |
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Date: 03/12/09 |
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Trial begins in heroin
death at Red Sox party |
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The Portsmouth
man facing a possible life sentence for
allegedly buying the heroin that caused the
death of an acquaintance went on trial Tuesday. |
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Date: 03/11/09 |
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Kingston man guilty in
child porn case |
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Kingston man will
serve up to six years in jail after police
caught him in the act of downloading child
pornography onto his home computer. |
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Date: 03/4/09 |
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Rockingham County grand
jury indictments |
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A sex offender
and four alleged assailants, all arrested by
city police, were indicted by the most recent
Rockingham County grand jury.... |
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Date: 02/17/09 |
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Rockingham nixes jury
trials |
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New Hampshire's
busiest court, Rockingham County Superior Court
in Brentwood, 20 miles from the Massachusetts
border, has been called on to hold off jury
trials for the month of February as part of a
move to cut costs. |
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Date: 02/17/09 |
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Exeter man allegedly
sexually assaults two minors, possesses child
pornography |
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An Exeter man
charged with assaulting two minors waived a
probable cause hearing in Hampton District
Court. |
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Date: 01/06/09 |
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Man gets jail for raping
drunken girl |
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Despite a tearful
and uninvited courtroom appeal from his family,
a Pelham teenager pleaded guilty yesterday to
forcefully raping a drunken 14-year-old girl... |
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Date: 01/03/09 |
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