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The state’s child advocate has notified the New Hampshire Executive Council of abuse she said her office has documented at the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, which includes a child’s broken arm and being held down for three and a half minutes and other reports of extended lock downs there this winter.
Retired Judge David King criticized Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald for not asking for input from the lower court on a bill when the sponsor asked him to work on it.
Berlin’s Sandra “Marisol” Fuentes Huaracha might have been alive today had a new law related to bail reform been in place last summer, Attorney General John Formella said Tuesday.
Prosecutors should not be allowed to introduce new evidence in an attempt to justify the unconstitutional search already slapped down by the New Hampshire Supreme Court, according to convicted murderer Logan Clegg’s defense attorney Thomas Barnard.
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice is releasing the final reports from investigations into two separate, unrelated officer-involved shootings: a March 18, 2024, incident in Hampstead, New Hampshire, and an April 29, 2025, incident in Keene, New Hampshire.
Some folks are voicing concerns about police departments participating in Immigrations and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program, which authorizes local officers to perform immigration officer functions under direction and oversight of ICE.
Police responded to a domestic disturbance early Monday morning in Northfield that resulted in a woman being shot to death by one of the responding officers, according to a press release from Attorney General John Formella.
A shootout late Saturday night ended when suspect Matthew J. Masse, 38, was found dead after exchanging gunfire with police who were trying to take him into custody after he shot a Nottingham police officer earlier in the day, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.
The suspect is identified as Matthew J. Masse, 38, of Raymond. He was last seen on foot and was carrying a long gun. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to (603) MCU-TIPS. If seen, do not approach and call 911 immediately.