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Accused Aggravated Assaulter, Wanted In Georgia, Arrested By NH State Police: Roundup

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April 23, 2024

Accused Aggravated Assaulter, Wanted In Georgia, Arrested By NH State Police: Roundup

CONCORD, NH — An early morning traffic stop late last month on Interstate 89 led to a Brazilian national being arrested on warrant out of Georgia on assault charges from late 2019.

Around 2:15 a.m. on March 28, a state trooper driving north on Interstate 93 in Bow saw an SUV speeding in the middle lane in front of their cruiser. The trooper caught up with the 2023 Kia Sportage, clocked the vehicle going 81 mph in a 55 zone, and pulled the driver over.

The driver was identified as Arthur Bello Veiga, 26, of Rumford Street in Concord, from a Brazilian passport and driver’s license, the trooper wrote in an affidavit. Veiga also had an expired Georgia driver’s license, the report stated. After running Veiga’s information, an active extraditable warrant was found for his arrest for failure to appear in November 2019 on aggravated assault and aggravated battery felony charges out of the Chatham County Superior Court in Georgia. He was accused of assault in 2018 when he lived in Savannah, GA.

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Veiga was then arrested on a fugitive from justice charge as well as speeding and taken to the county jail. He was arrested later that morning.

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Troop A Blotter

Maekenna Nichole Spence, 22, of Westbrook, Maine, was arrested at 9:23 p.m. on March 31 on a reckless operation charge in Seabrook.

Jennifer Ann Goss, 54, of Greenland was arrested at 12:47 a.m. on March 31 on a driving under the influence charge in Portsmouth.

Alan Lawrence Garcia, 30, of Rochester was arrested on a warrant at 9:54 p.m. on March 30 in Dover.

Nathan E. Kimball, 34, of Dover was arrested at 3:10 p.m. on March 30 on a felony operating after being certified as a habitual offender charge in Newington.

Keyan Charles Scott, 23, of Hudson was arrested at 7:06 a.m. on March 30 on a DUI charge in Raymond.

Troy Andrew Canney, 24, of Barrington was arrested at 1:56 a.m. on March 30 on DUI and DUI-adult more than 0.08; minor more than 0.02 charges as well as yellow-solid line, directional signals, and front lights fail-turn on lights when required violations in Dover.

John Anthony McManus, 18, of Westwood, Massachusetts, was arrested at 8:14 p.m. on March 29 on manufacture-possess a false ID, transport alcohol by a minor, speeding-25-plus over the 65 limit, and unlawful possession-intoxication charges. Also charged was Erik James Sheehan, 18, of Westwood, MA, on a manufacture-possess a false ID. They were charged in North Hampton.

Tyler O. Zimmer, 30, of Rochester was arrested at 6:27 p.m. on March 29 on suspension of vehicle registration and uninspected vehicle violations in Somersworth.

Courtney L. Boston, 31, of Rochester was arrested at 4:55 p.m. on March 29 on driving after revocation or suspension charge as well as uninspected vehicle, driver’s license prohibitions, and change of address-name violations.

Michael R. Dowling, 62, of Hampton was arrested at 11:30 a.m. on March 29 on a driving after revocation or suspension charge after an incident in Hampton.

Noah Charles Hanscom, 21, of Barrington was arrested at 7:06 a.m. on March 29 on driving after revocation or suspension, operating with an expired license, and speeding-26-mph over the limit of 55 mph of less in Newington.

Nytasha Lee Hooks, 22, of Sanford, ME, was arrested at 1:13 a.m. on March 28 on a reckless operation charge in Hampton.

Jovan F. Hussey, 24, of Haverhill, MA, was arrested at 4:32 p.m. on March 27 on operating without a valid license and speeding-26-plus mph over the limit of 55 or less charges in Portsmouth.

Troop B Blotter

Oscar Nale Nieves, 37, of Manchester was arrested at 3:14 p.m. on March 31 on driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent, operating without a valid license, and two driving after revocation or suspension charges in Bedford.

Amanda L. Warren, 36, of Lawrence, MA, was arrested on a warrant at 3:10 p.m. on March 31 and operating without a valid license, motor vehicle not equipped with an alcohol interlock device, disobeying an officer, driving without giving proof, driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent, and two driving after revocation or suspension charges as well as uninspected vehicle and defective equipment violations in Londonderry.

Corey J. Weymouth, 38, of Derry was arrested on a warrant at 8:09 a.m. on March 31 in Brentwood.

Robert Joseph Stack, 34, of Manchester was arrested at 8:24 p.m. on March 30 on a driving after revocation or suspension charge and a following too closely violation in Manchester.

Louis A. Walbourne, 43, of Manchester was arrested on a warrant at 12:35 p.m. on March 30 in Manchester.

Jonathen D. Petrie, 32, of Bedford, MA, was arrested at 2:45 a.m. on March 30 on reckless conduct-deadly weapon, resisting arrest or detention, disobeying an officer, reckless operation, and negligent driving charges as well as failure to move right for emergency vehicles, lane control, driving on a divided way; crossing a median, traffic control device, and two yellow-solid line violations in Manchester.

Marcia M. Whitney, 52, of Hillsborough was arrested at 10:08 p.m. on March 29 on a possession of a controlled drug charge in Manchester.

Thomas James Belcher, 36, of Hillsborough was arrested at 8:19 p.m. on March 29 on DUI and controlled drug: controlled premises where drugs kept charges in Manchester.

Emmanuel Jimenez, 22, of Thorndike, MA, was arrested at 6:13 p.m. on March 29 on driving after revocation or suspension, operating without a valid license, and transport drugs in a motor vehicle charges as well as a failure to use required turn signal violation in Bedford.

Jason M. Donovan, 47, of Cornish, ME, was arrested on a bench warrant at 6:04 p.m. on March 29 and a driving after revocation or suspension charge in Bedford.

Mercy Gaetano, 42, of Manchester was arrested on two bench warrants at 10:11 p.m. on March 27 in Derry.

Sandy Kathrin Andrews, 22, of Nashua was arrested at 11:47 a.m. on March 26 on reckless operation and negligent driving charges after an incident in Bedford.

Troop D Blotter

Lauren Elizabeth Harrington, 32, of Bradford was arrested at 8:30 p.m. on March 31 on DUI and reckless operation charges in Concord.

Joshua Allen Woods, 24, of Newport was arrested at 8:20 p.m. on March 31 on an operating without a valid license charges in Sunapee.

Zachary Bouffard, 30, of Concord was arrested at 2:58 a.m. on March 31 on DUI, aggravated DUI-30-plus mph, and speeding-25-plus mph over the 65 limit charges in Bow.

Calvin Atwood, 49, of Manchester was arrested at 11:47 p.m. on March 30 on driving after revocation or suspension, possession of a controlled drug, and transport drugs in a motor vehicle charges as well as a defective equipment violation in Bow.

Arleigh C. Dinning, 39, of Concord was arrested at 10:41 p.m. on March 30 on DUI and DUI-second offense charges as well as a lane control violation in Northfield.

Christopher A. Plourde, 31, of Dorchester was arrested at 10:03 p.m. on March 30 on DUI and conduct after an accident charges in Dorchester.

Jessica B. Reeves, 29, of Concord was arrested at 5:53 p.m. on March 30 on DUI and speeding-25-mph over the 65 limit charges in Bow.

Colby Jordan Reid, 22, of Laconia was arrested on a reckless operation charge in Sanbornton at 6:45 p.m. on March 29.

Sergio Lucas De Farias, 30, of Milford, MA, was arrested at 4:26 p.m. on March 29 on driving after revocation or suspension and operating without a valid license charges in Warner.

Arthur Bello Veiga, 26, of Savannah, Georgia, was arrested at 2:13 a.m. on March 28 on an arrest prior to requisition and speeding-26-plus mph over the limit of 55 or less charge in Bow.

Shaun Christopher Trader, 42, of Webster was arrested at 7:19 p.m. on March 25 on a DUI charge in Webster.

Shannon Charlotte Iriana, 43, of Boscawen was arrested at 9:50 a.m. on March 25 on a bench warrant in Lebanon.

Other Arrests

Charlie F. Robbins, 34, of Albany was arrested at 1:30 p.m. on March 31 on transport drugs in a motor vehicle, controlled drug: controlled premises where drugs kept, possession of a controlled drug, and falsifying physical evidence charges in Conway.

Joseph Peter Vaillancourt, 36, of Rumney was arrested at 3:05 a.m. on March 27 on DUI, aggravated DUI-attempt to elude police, disobeying an officer, theft by unauthorized taking-$1,501-plus, driving after revocation or suspension, resisting arrest or detention, criminal mischief, and two reckless conduct-deadly weapon charges.

Branden Lemay, 25, of Campton was arrested at 3:43 p.m. on March 26 on DUI-second offense, DUI-second offense-adult more than 0.08; minor more than 0.02, and aggravated DUI-0.16-plus charges as well as open container and possession of marijuana violations in Campton.

Sarah E. Rivers, 35, of Augusta, Maine, was arrested at 8:44 p.m. on March 19 on aggravated driving under the influence-passenger under 16, driving after revocation or suspension, and speeding-26-plus mph over the limit of 55 or less charges in Jefferson.

Melinda Ann Kennett, 58, of Groveton was arrested at 3:45 p.m. on March 19 on eight tampering with public record-false entry and eight computer off; unauthorized access-less than $1,000 charges. She was arrested in Lancaster.

Murcia Borges Soares, 39, of Manchester was arrested at 2:30 p.m. on March 13 on a tampering with public record-false entry charge after an incident or investigation in Concord.

Wyatt Paul Hugg, 19, of Charlestown, was arrested at 9:30 a.m. on March 12 on tampering with public record-false entry and unsworn falsification, written-electronic statement charges after an incident or investigation in Concord.

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Pakistan hosts diplomatic discussions on ending war

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5 hours ago

March 29, 2026

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Pakistan hosts diplomatic discussions on ending war

Foreign ministers from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will meet in Islamabad today in an attempt to come up with a plan to de-escalate the Iran war.

The meeting comes as several thousand more U.S. troops arrived in the region and after another group got involved in the expanding conflict: Yemen’s Houthis.

The Iran-backed Houthis launched missiles towards Israel, and there’s concern their involvement could threaten another vital global shipping lane in the Red Sea.

Here are more updates on day 30 of the Iran war.

Diplomacy Push in Pakistan

The four foreign ministers from regional powers will meet in Islamabad today and Monday for a push towards diplomacy to end the war.

In a statement ahead of the meeting, the Egyptian government said: “Discussions are expected to focus on recent developments related to regional military escalation and ongoing diplomatic efforts to contain tensions and promote de-escalation.”

“The talks come amid heightened concerns about regional stability, with participating countries seeking to coordinate their stances and support political solutions to emerging crises,” it added.

Whether whatever consensus the countries known as “the quad” come up with will be accepted by the US, Israel, and Iran is another question.

Pakistan has emerged as a possible peace-broker in the conflict, passing messages between the U.S. and Tehran. Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said Saturday that “dialogue, diplomacy, and such confidence-building measures are the only way forward.”

Dar also welcomed the fact Iran has agreed to allow 20 Pakistan-flagged ships – or two a day – through the Strait of Hormuz.

Houthis enter war

Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen launched the first missile they have fired since the war began toward Israel on Saturday. Israel’s military successfully intercepted it but the Houthis’ attack opens another front in a war that has now moved into its second month.

Up until Saturday’s missile launch the Houthis had stayed out of this war. But a Houthi spokesman said attacks will continue until “the aggression on all resistance fronts stops.”

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In this photo released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, left, meets with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, March 29, 2026.

The Yemen-based rebels were active during Israel’s war in Gaza, firing on cargo ships in the Red Sea and disrupting global commercial traffic.

With Iran essentially blockading the Strait of Hormuz, driving up global oil prices, there are concerns that if the Houthis start attacking ships in the Red Sea again global shipping will be even more disrupted.

Iran also hit multiple sites around Tel Aviv and Jerusalem Saturday and Israel’s military says Iran is increasingly using cluster bombs.

Designed to detonate at high altitude the munition disperses dozens of smaller bombs that are more challenging for Israel’s multi-layered air defense system to intercept and can cause damage over a wider area.

Dozens of countries have signed onto a cluster munitions treaty banning the weapons – except Iran, Israel and the U.S.

Iran threatens U.S. universities in region

Iranian authorities and residents say more airstrikes hit them overnight. Social media videos from across Iran showed strikes hitting all over the country.

Israel’s military said it had completed what it called a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting weapons production and storage sites.

Iran claims U.S.-Israeli strikes hit a Tehran university over the weekend and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened American university campuses in the Middle East in retaliation.

“We advise all employees, professors, and students of American universities in the region and residents of their surrounding areas” to stay a kilometer away from campuses, the statement, carried by Iranian media, said.

Several US universities have campuses in the Gulf, including New York University in the United Arab Emirates and Texas A&M University, among others, in Qatar.

Meanwhile, Iran continues to fire drones and missiles at Gulf countries, with Kuwait saying it was intercepting missile and drone attacks early Sunday. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted and destroyed ten drones.

Iran also claimed it had attacked two major aluminium sites in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Emirates Global Aluminium confirmed an Iranian attack wounded several and caused significant damage to its plant.

U.S. Troops injured, more arrive

At least 15 U.S. service members were wounded Friday in an Iranian strike on a Saudi air base that hosts American troops, according to the Associated Press, including at least five in serious condition. The missile and drone strikes targeted Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan air base, located outside the capital Riyadh.

A first responder assists an injured boy following a strike that hit a residential building amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026.

Iran has targeted U.S. service members at bases throughout the region since the war began a month ago, in retaliation for the U.S. attacks and seeking to drive troops out of the region. Overall, the Pentagon has put the U.S. casualty toll at 13 killed and more than 300 injured.

On Saturday, troops from the Japan-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, made up of around 3,500 sailors and Marines, arrived in the Middle East, according to U.S. Central Command.

The U.S. military will not say where and how they might be deployed. Thousands more soldiers from the U.S. military’s 82nd Airborne Division are also expected to be deployed.

Journalists killed in Lebanon

Three Lebanese journalists covering the Israeli invasion of the country’s south were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Jezzine.

Women hold posters showing Al-Mayadeen TV reporter Fatima Ftouni, left, and, in another poster, Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, center, and cameraman Ali Ftouni during their funeral at a temporary cemetery in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. — Women hold posters showing Al-Mayadeen TV reporter Fatima Ftouni, left, and, in another poster, Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV correspondent Ali Shoeib, center, and cameraman Ali Ftouni during their funeral at a temporary cemetery in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026.

One of them worked for a TV channel affiliated with Hezbollah and Israel accuses him of being a militant rather than a journalist – but has not provided evidence. The journalist Israel says it targeted was Ali Shaeb, a veteran TV correspondent and household name in Lebanon. After killing him, Israel’s military issued a statement accusing him of exposing the locations of Israeli troops.

The other two journalists killed were siblings, TV correspondent Fatima Ftouni and her cameraman brother, Mohammed Ftouni. Afterward their father appeared on TV, saying he was proud of his children.

All three had been covering Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon.

Lebanese officials called the attack a flagrant violation of international law, and said they’re complaining to the UN Security Council. Hundreds of fellow journalists marched at a protest vigil in Lebanon’s capital.

The three journalists were among at least 47 people killed Saturday in Israeli attacks, according to Lebanese health officials.

Nine of those killed were paramedics, which the head of the World Health Organization called “a tragedy,” noting health workers are protected under international law.

Residents inspect their home after it was struck by an Iranian missile in Eshtaol, central Israel, Saturday, March 28, 2026.

Israel has intensified its attacks across Lebanon, mostly in the South, where Israeli ground troops are moving northward to try to oust Hezbollah militants.

Another Israeli soldier was also killed in Lebanon, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressing his condolences on X over the weekend.

Developments in Syria, Iraq

The war is spreading to more parts of the Middle East. On Sunday, Syria said it had intercepted a drone strike from Iraq targeting a U.S. military base. Pro-Iran Iraqi groups have claimed responsibility for some attacks on US interests.

Separately, the Syrian and UAE governments condemned an attack targeting the residence of the Kurdish region’s president Nechirvan Barzani.

French President Emmanuel Macron also condemned the attack saying: “The sovereignty of Iraq, and of Kurdistan within it, is essential to regional stability. Everything must be done to prevent Iraq from being drawn into the ongoing escalation.”

On Sunday, the Israeli army said it had launched its “first” attack into Lebanon from Syria.

Jane Arraf in Amman, Emily Feng in Van, Turkey, Lauren Frayer in Jezzine, Lebanon, Carrie Khan in Tel Aviv, and Kate Bartlett in Johannesburg contributed to this report.

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Abandoned Camper Fire On South Main Street Knocked Down By Concord Fire And Rescue Teams

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March 28, 2026

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Abandoned Camper Fire On South Main Street Knocked Down By Concord Fire And Rescue Teams

CONCORD, NH — The Concord Fire Department is investigating the cause of a camper fire on South Main Street late Friday night.

Around 11:30 p.m., fire and rescue teams were sent to South Main Street, not far from Langdon Avenue, for a report of a camper on fire. Dispatch said it was unknown if anyone was inside or if the camper was abandoned.

“We have a couple of calls on it,” a dispatcher said. “It’s fully involved.”

A few minutes later, the fire was confirmed, and firefighters worked to extinguish it. The battalion commander confirmed no one was inside, and it appeared to be abandoned. Dispatch said, if they recalled correctly, the camper had been there for “quite a while.”

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The bulk of the fire was knocked down after about 20 minutes, with firefighters overhauling and dealing with “the hot spots.”

Not long after the overhaul update, firefighters were sent to a business on South Main Street, near the camper fire, in response to a report of an alarm activation.

After investigating, there did not appear to be an activation at the business, a commander said. Later, dispatch said the alarm appeared to restore itself automatically. Firefighters cleared the scene of the business alarm just after midnight on Saturday.

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New Hampshire may see rare Atlas V rocket launch. Here’s when to look

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March 28, 2026

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New Hampshire may see rare Atlas V rocket launch. Here’s when to look

A 20-story tall, 1.3 million-pound Atlas V rocket will blast off from Florida this weekend, and Granite Staters waking up very early might able to see it if the clouds in the sky don’t cover it.

Teams with United Launch Alliance are prepping for the Atlas V rocket launch, the fifth Amazon Leo constellation mission. Liftoff is planned at 3:53 a.m. ET Sunday, March 29, 2026, from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Pending weather conditions and cloud cover, the Atlas V-Amazon Leo predawn launch could be visible from Florida to New England, according to ULA. That is, if their city falls on the ULA Atlas V rocket launch visibility map (see below), and if they’re awake at the time of liftoff.

The Atlas V rocket will be equipped with five solid rocket boosters to launch the next batch of Amazon Leo broadband satellites (previously referred to as Project Kuiper) into low-Earth orbit, giving a great show to those watching.

However, weather could disrupt viewing, as the New Hampshire area on the visibility map is set for isolated snow showers before 10 p.m. on Saturday night as well as partly cloudy skies, the National Weather Service said.

Here’s what to know about ULA Atlas V rocket launch visibility from New Hampshire.

When will ULA Atlas V launch?

The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in the early morning hours on Sunday, March 29. The 29-minute launch window will begin at 3:53 a.m.

The visibility map provided by ULA shows about when and where your best chances are to see the rocket as it streaks northeasterly into space.

Will New Hampshire be able to see the ULA Atlas V launch

New Hampshire, specifically just outside Concord, New Hampshire, falls in the semi-outer periphery of the visibility area for the ULA Atlas V rocket launch, according to ULA’s visibility map.

Estimated visibility will occur at launch +330 seconds, or about five minutes and 30 seconds, following the launch in Florida. However, viewing chances depend on weather conditions, and Concord, New Hampshire is currently set for isolated snow showers before 10 p.m. and then partly cloudy skies on Saturday night into Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service. This might block visibility, as clear skies are essential for best views.

What is ULA Atlas V?

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket is a spacecraft with five solid rocket boosters that will send a batch of Amazon Leo broadband satellites into outer space, to low-Earth orbit.