Courts & Corrections
New Trial Set in Double-Murder after State Police Botched Evidence
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The man accused in the brutal slaying of two women is heading to trial again after the New Hampshire State Police investigator’s errors led to a mistrial.
News
Report: Intoxicated Lebanon Cops Assigned To SWAT Duty
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The revelations that Lebanon put two armed officers into a dangerous situation in which they were prepared to use deadly force, despite the fact they had been drinking, comes from a right-to-know request filed by Scott Traudt, the man who has been fighting the department for 16 years, ever since he was convicted of assaulting now Chief Phil Roberts during a 2007 incident.
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Safety Commissioner Quinn Whistleblower Complaint Dismissed
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Even though Tiffany Foss had reason to believe Department of Safety Commissioner Robert Quinn broke the law when he requested a background search for an acquaintance, her whistleblower complaint can’t go forward since she no longer works for Quinn, according to a ruling issued this week.
County Refuses To Release Investigation Involving Smolenski Accuser
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Grafton County taxpayers were charged close to $9,000 to investigate an alleged affair between county employees, but they don’t get to know about it.
Courts & Corrections
Safety Commissioner Quinn Renominated Despite Whistleblower Complaint
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Robert Quinn has been renominated to lead New Hampshire’s Department of Safety despite concerns about his leadership including an accusation he illegally directed employees to run an improper background check.
Courts & Corrections
Stalking Trial Delayed for Lebanon Ex-Cop Amid New Revelations
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The stalking trial against ex-Lebanon Police Lt. Richard Smolenski is delayed as the judge tries to sort out revelations that Grafton County investigated the accuser based on information from Smolenski.
Courts & Corrections
Traudt Case Dropped After 16 years, AG Is Now Investigating
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Scott Traudt is finally totally free 16 years after he was arrested for allegedly assaulting two Lebanon police officers and convicted of assaulting one of them, an arrest Traudt maintains was bogus.
Courts & Corrections
Hate Groups Taking Root in New Hampshire
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In the wake of the anti-Semitic and racist vandalism targeting businesses and places of worship in Portsmouth last week, it is becoming clear that the Granite State is home to a growing number of hate groups.
Business & Economy
Injunction Seeks To Stop Elimination of Dalton Planning Board and Conservation Commission
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A citizen’s effort to abolish both government bodies at the upcoming March Town Meeting is seen as an attempt to make the town more receptive to the solid waste facility, according to an injunction filed in Coos Superior Court.