CONCORD, NH — A felon from Concord, with previous weapon charges, is facing more charges after two incidents in February.
Around 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5, four officers were sent to Herbert Street for a report of a domestic incident. A woman told dispatch Evrin Demir Kalkan, 39, of Herbert Street in Concord, was “actively breaking things” and he had “pushed and spit on her,” an affidavit stated. When officers arrived, they found Kalkan and the woman at the home, but they were not arguing. The woman was asked to leave so the officers could speak to Kalkan.
Kalkan reportedly sat down at a kitchen table and pulled out a firearm from his waistband saying, “You obviously know I have this … let me put it away,” the affidavit stated.
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The firearm dropped to the table and the officer grabbed it until another officer could arrive to take it, the reporting officer wrote. They noted they were unsure if it was loaded, but no magazine was in the gun.
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When asked what was going on, Kalkan “kept his head down and would not answer any of my questions” and “mumbled and spoke in word salads,” the affidavit stated.
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“It’s always going around,” Kalkan was accused of saying, with the officer adding he was not making any sense.
The officer noted brass knuckles were also taken from him. The weapons were secured in a cruiser and he was handcuffed.
Officers spoke to the woman, who accused Kalkan of being “out of control for the past two weeks.” On that evening, she accused him of breaking things, putting holes in the wall, and threatening her. Kalkan’s “homeless friends” were also over, “and they all do drugs,” the woman stated, and she was sick of it. The woman also said Kalkan spit on her earlier, although the reporting officer did not observe any spit. The complainant also stated Kalkan “shoved her from behind, and she fell onto the ground” the day before, the report said. During that altercation, she cut her finger — it had been bleeding and hurt her knee, she said.
The officer went back to Kalkan, who denied assaulting the woman, the report said. The affidavit stated, when asked about the cut on her finger, he began to cry, and said, “Never again” and yelled, “I’m sorry!”
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Kalkan was arrested at 8 p.m. on Feb. 5 on carrying or selling weapons charges. A probably cause affidavit was issued on Feb. 6 for simple assault, domestic violence-simple assault charges. Since he had been arrested on disorderly conduct and indecent exposure-gross lewdness charges on Feb. 2, after an incident or investigation on Herbert Street, and was out on bail, a breach charge was added.
According to superior court records, eight days after being arrested, two felon in possession of a dangerous weapon counts were added, both felonies. The case was also boundover from Concord District Court to the superior court.
Kalkan is due back in Merrimack County Superior Court for a dispositional conference hearing on April 12.
Kalkan is no stranger to police.
Back in July 2019, Kalkan was charged with felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and carrying or selling weapons charges after an incident at Aldi on Loudon Road. In November 2019, the felony charge was nolle prossed and he pleaded guilty to the carrying or selling charge. Kalkan received a 12-month sentence, all suspended, for two years.
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In February 2021, he was accused of acts prohibited out of Ashland from an incident 11 months before. He pleaded guilty to the charge in May 2022, and received a 12-month sentence, all deferred, for two years, and suspended for an additional two years.
Nearly three years ago, in May 2021, police were sent to the home for a domestic where a woman accused him of breaking glass during an argument about money and cigarettes. Kalkan was accused of grabbing the woman, taking her phone, and throwing it in the trash. He was arrested on simple assault, domestic violence-simple assault, criminal mischief, and obstruct report of crime-injury, as well as a bench warrant, due to failing to appear at an Ashland drug court hearing.
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WILTON, N.H. (WHDH) – A woman died in a Wilton, New Hampshire, house fire Wednesday morning, according to the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office.
At 9:08 a.m., Wilton firefighters responded to Burns Hill Road after a caller said their home was filling up with smoke. When they arrived, a single-family home was on fire and they found out two people were still inside on the second floor.
A man and a woman were both taken out of the house by firefighters and taken to Elliott Hospital. The woman was pronounced dead and the man is in serious condition.
Officials have not released the name of the victim at this time.
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At this time, investigators are looking into the cause of the fire and are trying to determine if a power outage in the area played a factor. The fire is not currently considered suspicious.
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Diane Durgin, 67, is accused of shooting at a Black man who inadvertently drove to her property after a prearranged truck part sale, prosecutors said.
A New Hampshire woman is accused of violating the state’s Civil Rights Act four times after she allegedly shot at a man because he was Black, prosecutors said.
Diane Durgin, 67, of Weare, N.H. could face up to a $5,000 fine for each violation she is found to have committed, the office of New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a press release Tuesday.
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Durgin is also charged with criminal threatening against a person with a deadly weapon and attempted first degree assault with a deadly weapon, Michael Garrity, a media representative for the New Hampshire Attorney General, said in an emailed statement to Boston.com.
Durgin had a final pre-trial conference last week, Garrity said.
In a civil complaint filed Tuesday, Durgin is accused of threatening physical force against the victim, the AG said. Prosecutors asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction barring Durgin from repeating her alleged behavior and from contacting the victim and his family.
During the morning hours of Oct. 20, 2024, the victim claims, he “mistakenly” drove to Durgin’s home after a prearranged purchase of a truck part with a seller online, prosecutors wrote as part of their request for an injunction.
When the man — whom prosecutors identified in court documents as X.G. — arrived, Durgin allegedly stepped out of her home and approached his car with a gun “holstered by her waist,” prosecutors wrote.
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Upon noticing that X.G. was Black, Durgin allegedly “removed her gun and pointed it at X.G.,” prosecutors said in the injunction request.
While X.G. explained that he was lost, Durgin called the victim a “Black mother[expletive],” and threatened to “kill him,” prosecutors allege.
As the victim attempted to drive away, Durgin allegedly took her gun and fired two shots at the fleeing man’s car, missing both times, the AG’s office said.
While on the phone with a dispatcher, Durgin allegedly said she shot the man’s car because the victim is Black, the AG said.
“The guy is Black. And he, he…he says he’s meeting someone here and I think he’s coming here to steal,” Durgin allegedly said.
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Police located X.G. and brought him to the Weare Police Department, stopping along the way at the correct seller’s home to complete the truck part purchase, prosecutors wrote in court documents.
To prove a violation of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act, the AG must show that Durgin “interfered or attempted to interfere with the rights of the victim to engage in lawful activities by threatening to engage in or actually engage in physical force or violence, when such actual or threatening conduct was motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or disability,” prosecutors said.
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The streets of Portsmouth are still in the process of being cleaned up, as seen the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, following a huge snow storm.
It may be March, but winter in New Hampshire is far from over. Just one week after a blizzard tore through the state with heavy snow and high winds, the state is getting another round of snowfall.
The state will get three to five inches during the evening and night of Tuesday, March 3, says the National Weather Service (NWS) of Gray, Maine. While the accumulation will not be significant, the snowfall may cause dangerous road conditions and a layer of ice on the ground in certain parts of the state.
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Here’s what to know before tonight’s snow in New Hampshire, including snow totals and timing.
When will it snow in NH tonight?
According to the NWS, it will start snowing in New Hampshire during mid-afternoon or early evening and continue through the night. Specifically, snow will arrive to the southern part of the state around 2-3 p.m., spreading northwards through the rest of New Hampshire by 5 p.m.
Rain or freezing rain will mix in later this evening across southern New Hampshire, creating a wintry mix. All precipitation should move out of the state by midnight.
Due to the timing of today’s snowfall, the Tuesday evening commute will be affected, with the NWS warning to slow down and exercise caution while driving.
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How much snow will NH get tonight?
New Hampshire will get one to four inches of snow tonight, with one to two inches in northern New Hampshire, two to three inches in southern New Hampshire and three to four inches in the center of the state, with the possibility for five inches in localized areas.
In the Seacoast specifically, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton and York are expected to get between two to three inches of snow, while Dover, Exeter and Rochester may get up to four.
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The wintry mix may also cause a light glaze of ice across southern New Hampshire.
Blizzard snowfall totals: Latest snowfall total from New Hampshire, Maine after blizzard
NH weather watches and warnings
The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for the state of New Hampshire, in effect from 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 through 4 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4.
