MANCHESTER, N.H. – As the nation grapples with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, law enforcement in New Hampshire are already thinking about the lessons learned from Pennsylvania and how they can secure future campaign events.

“No chief or no police agency wants what happened on Saturday on their resume,” Manchester, New Hampshire Police Chief Allen Aldenberg told WBZ-TV.

Secret Service and police coordinate weeks before campaign event  

Aldenberg has helped secure his fair share of campaign events involving presidents, former and current. Manchester is a popular campaign stop in the swing state of New Hampshire and Secret Service often reach out to local police weeks before an upcoming event.

“They trust us. So perhaps they may give us a little more than they would,” Aldenberg said.

Most Manchester rallies are held at the city’s SNHU arena. In those cases, Aldenberg says Secret Service is involved with securing the interior of the arena, Manchester police are involved with securing the outside, and preparation for these events can take weeks.

“And once you get three or four days out from the event, we’re in there probably sometimes two or three times a day, meeting with Secret Service, meeting with the arena staff, the management, doing walkthroughs,” Aldenberg said.

“Communication is key”  

On the day of the event, communication is key. Each agency involved works with its own communication system. That is why Aldenberg says he pairs up his local police with other agencies.

Manchester police offer all sorts of capabilities to Secret Service. They use bomb-sniffing dogs, local intelligence, and tactical assistance in the form of SWAT teams. Aldenberg says they do not offer sniper capability.

Each event can be time-consuming and costly. Aldenberg says each local department is typically left to pick up the tab for the security it provides, which can be a strain on small police departments.

“It can also be a financial burden. It’s a significant amount of money when a candidate or a particular sitting president comes into your community to hold an event. But that cannot be an excuse not to do what’s appropriate and what’s right,” he said.

Aldenberg says it’s critical that local law enforcement and the public receive as much information as possible about what led to the assassination attempt on Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally.

“They owe it to the public to be fully transparent so we make sure this doesn’t happen again,” he said.

NEWINGTON — The Brooklyn Café, at 2299 Woodbury Ave., billing itself as New Hampshire’s first kosher café. This new establishment provides the local community with a variety of kosher-certified dishes.

This café aims to bring a taste of authentic New York cuisine to the community, including falafel, bagels and other delicious items. But it’s more than just a place to eat. As a nonprofit organization, all proceeds from the café go towards funding local needs, helping families and individuals, and supporting the wider community in various ways.

“Our vision is to create a welcoming space for people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and affiliations to feel safe and connected,” said Rabbi Berel Slavaticki. “This café is a dream come true, and we hope it becomes a cherished part of your lives as well.”

The Brooklyn Café is dedicated to providing high-quality meals in a warm and inviting atmosphere. It is committed to serving the community by offering delicious food that adheres to Jewish dietary laws and promoting cultural understanding.

Open to the public, the café invites guests from all backgrounds to experience and enjoy its cuisine.

For information, visit BrooklynCafeNH.com or call (603) 319-8453.

GREENLAND, NH — A New Hampshire motorcyclist was arrested Sunday after being accused of driving recklessly on three Granite State highways.

On Route 101 Sunday morning, state police received a report concerning “a group of motorcycles” traveling east on the highway. A trooper in an aircraft was able to locate the group of motorcycles, according to Trooper Nicole Stone. One motorcycle was spotted “pulling away from the others in the group, passing other motor vehicles, and going in between two vehicles at the same time,” a report stated.

Stone said the motorcycle was clocked from the air at 158 miles per hour.

As it approached I-95, a second trooper recorded the motorcycle at 110 mph and then attempted to pull it over, Stone said. The motorcyclist, who had a passenger on the back of the motorcycle, “did not appear to be slowing,” and the trooper chose not to pursue it.

A report stated the state trooper in the air continued to follow the motorcycle onto Route 1 south while the trooper on the ground was able to catch up to it, too. The troopers accused the motorcyclist, identified later as Zachary Michael Dionne, 21, of Farmington, of driving onto Route 107 and then entering onto I-95 North, where he was accused of driving at speeds of up to 144 mph.

“During this time,” Stone said, “the operator used all lanes of I-95 to pass and weave in and out of traffic. The motorcycle took Exit 3, and (the) trooper maintained visual contact as it traveled down Greenland Road and pulled into a gas station.”

A trooper sergeant stopped and arrested Dionne on felony reckless conduct-deadly weapon, resisting arrest or detention, and disobeying an officer charges, as well as failure to display plates, unsafe lane change, and unregistered vehicle violations. He was held on preventative detention and is expected to be arraigned in Hampton District Court on Monday.