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Alleged Bulger gunman describes decades of killings

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

John Martorano, a government witness in the federal murder trial of James “Whitey” Bulger, started his testimony yesterday by identifying 10 of the people he killed over his decades in organized crime. Bulger, who went on trial this month in federal court in Boston, was captured in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011 after 16 years on the run. Before that, … 0

State photo-ID databases become troves for police

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver’s-license fraud but that increasingly are used by the police to identify suspects, accomplices and even innocent bystanders in a wide range of criminal investigations. The facial databases have grown rapidly in recent years and generally operate with few legal safeguards beyond the requirement … 0

Attorney Mark Sisti speaks with reporters at Concord District Court; Monday, June 17, 2013. Judge Boyle ruled that the stalking charge brought by Samuel Reid against Sisti's client, City councilor and State Rep. Dick Patten, be dismissed.

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Judge lifts stalking order against Concord City Councilor Dick Patten

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

A district court judge yesterday dismissed a 20-year-old man’s stalking petition against Dick Patten, a city councilor and Democratic state representative. After a brief hearing in Concord’s district court, Judge Gerard Boyle found that Patten, 60, had contacted Samuel Reid once after Reid told him not to, but not twice, as the state’s … 0

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Riders gather for the mandatory meeting at the last day of racing on June 16, 2013 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Concord racer follows 90 years of tradition at Loudon Classic

Matt Shay, owner of Audiowerks from Tewksbury, Mass., poses for a portrait on a customized 2013 Harley Davidson Road Glide.

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Police officers stand next to a body near an entrance to Santa Monica College, Friday, June 7, 2013, in Santa Monica, Calif., following a shooting incident in the area. Two people were found dead in a burned home near the college, where someone sprayed a street corner with gunfire, authorities said. (AP Photo/Tami Abdollah)

Police: Gunman killed 4 in Santa Monica shootings

Saturday, June 8, 2013

A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed at least four people and wounded several others yesterday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several blocks of a normally idyllic beachfront city. The police shot him dead in … 0

FILE - In this May 31, 2013 file photo, members of an FBI hazardous materials team prepare to enter a residence in New Boston, Texas in connection with a federal investigation surrounding ricin-laced letters mailed to President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Two U.S. law enforcement officials say Shannon Richardson of New Boston, Texas, has been arrested Friday, June 7, in the investigation. (AP Photo/Texarkana Gazette, Evan Lewis) MANDATORY CREDIT

Texas woman Shannon Richardson charged in Obama ricin threat

Saturday, June 8, 2013

A pregnant Texas actress who told FBI agents her husband had sent ricin-tainted letters to President Obama and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was charged yesterday with threatening the president. Shannon Richardson, 35, made an initial appearance in … 1

Hanover drowning victim was visiting for brother’s Dartmouth graduation

Saturday, June 8, 2013

A classmate at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, described 20-year-old Ernest Amoh, whom the police have identified as the victim of an accidental drowning in the Connecticut River Wednesday night, as “a sweetheart.” Amoh, a rising sophomore at Trinity, was attending a senior week cookout at the … 0

UPDATE: Police say armed robbery committed by white supremacist gang

Friday, June 7, 2013

Update 12:35 p.m.: Peters was held on a $100,000 cash bail following his arraignment this morning at Concord’s district court. According to an affidavit in the case, the men committed the armed robbery to obtain drugs but also as retribution against the victim, who had insulted a white … 0

Man charged in 2010 Concord prison beating

Friday, June 7, 2013

Authorities have filed murder charges against a former state prison inmate who they say beat a fellow inmate nearly three years ago, causing a traumatic brain injury that resulted in his death after months on life support. Thomas Milton was arrested in Florida and charged with reckless second-degree … 0

Concord police log for June 6

Thursday, June 6, 2013

∎ Roy Aikens, 50, of North Main Street was arrested May 23 and charged with criminal trespassing. The police said Aikens was asking for money in front of the Rite Aid on South Street after being told to not be on that property. He refused bail and was scheduled … 0

Concord police: Man flipped car during fight with girlfriend

Thursday, June 6, 2013

A Concord man has been charged with reckless conduct after the police say he flipped his vehicle while in a heated fight with his girlfriend, who was in the passenger’s seat. According to the police, 24-year-old William Paul … 1

N.H. court says convicted sex offender must register

Thursday, June 6, 2013

The New Hampshire Supreme Court said a man convicted of attempted sexual assault must register as a sex offender, rejecting his argument that there wasn’t an actual assault or victim. Justin Czyzewski, 28, was convicted in October 2009 based on online conversations with an undercover detective he believed … 0

Lawyer: Facebook refusing to comply with court order in Northwood sexual assault case

Thursday, June 6, 2013

A Northwood man charged with sexually assaulting a young girl is fighting with Facebook for access to account information he believes could call his accuser’s credibility into question. A Rockingham County Superior Court judge in March ordered the social media company to comply with 48-year-old Eddy Folland’s request, … 0

In this detail from a courtroom sketch, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, lower right, sits with his civilian attorneys, John Henry Browne, left, and Emma Scanlan, second from left, Wednesday, June 5, 2013 as they appear before military judge Col. Jeffery Nance, right, during a plea hearing in a military courtroom at Joint Base Lewis McChord in Washington state. Bales pleaded guilty to multiple counts of murder, stemming from a pre-dawn attack on two villages in Kandahar Province in Afghanistan in March, 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Millett)

Soldier Robert Bales pleads guilty in massacre of 16 Afghan civilians

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

The American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians, many of them women and children who were asleep in their villages, pleaded guilty to murder yesterday and acknowledged to a judge that there was “not a good reason … 0

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