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New Hampshire
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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New Hampshire
Possible 2028 Democratic White House contenders weigh in on Iran with New Hampshire voters
As the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran overtakes the foreign policy debate in Washington, two Democratic governors with potential 2028 presidential aspirations — Gavin Newsom and Andy Beshear — recently traveled to New Hampshire, introducing themselves to the state’s famously engaged voters. The two weighed in on the war and both criticized and questioned President Trump’s strategy and endgame.
“If a president is going to take a country into war, and risk the lives of American troops and Americans in the region, he has to have a real justification and not one that seems to change every five to 10 hours,” Beshear told CBS News after a Democratic fundraiser in Keene.
“This President seems to use force before ever trying diplomacy, and he has a duty to sell it to the American people and to address Congress with it,” Beshear continued. “He hasn’t done any of that. In fact, it appears there isn’t even a plan for what success looks like. He’s gone from regime change to strategic objectives and now is talking about unconditional surrender, which isn’t realistic where he is.”
Beshear also said he thought that Congress should have reined in Mr. Trump’s war powers.
“He is trying to ignore Congress. He’s trying to even ignore the American people,” Beshear said.
He went on to note that the president’s State of the Union address took place “three — four days before he launched this attack,” and Mr. Trump “didn’t even have the respect to tell the American people the threat that he thought Iran posed to us.”
Last week, both the House and the Senate failed to pass resolutions to limit Mr. Trump’s war powers and stop him from taking further military action against Iran without congressional support.
For Newsom, the war with Iran constitutes part of a broader criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
At an event last Tuesday in Los Angeles, Newsom had compared Israel to an “apartheid state.” Later, in New Hampshire, he sought to clarify his comment.
“I was specifically referring to a Tom Friedman [New York Times] column last week, where Tom used that word of apartheid as it relates to the direction Bibi is going, particularly on the annexation of the West Bank,” Newsom explained during a book tour event Thursday night in Portsmouth. “I’m very angry, with what he is doing and why he’s doing it, what he’s going to ultimately try to do to the Supreme Court there, what he’s trying to do to save his own political career.”
Friedman wrote that at the same time that the U.S. and Israel are prosecuting a war in Iran, within Israel, Netanyahu’s government has undertaken efforts to annex the West Bank, driving Palestinians from their homes; fire the attorney general who is leading the prosecution against Netanyahu for corruption; and block the government’s attempt to establish a commission to examine the failures that led up to the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre of Jews by Hamas.
CBS News has reached out to the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., for comment.
On Iran, Newsom said, “I’m very angry about this war, with all due respect, you know, not because I’m angry the supreme leader is dead. Quite the contrary. I’m not naive about the last 37 years of his reign. Forty-seven years since ’79 — the revolution,” Newsom said. “But I’m also mindful that you have a president who still is inarticulate and incapable of giving us the rationale of why? Why now? What’s the endgame?”
Many attendees at Newsom’s book event said that the situation in Iran is a top-of-mind issue for them, too. Some said they’re “horrified” by what is happening.
29-year-old Alicia Marr told CBS News she decided to attend Newsom’s event because of his social media response to the war with Iran.
“There was one spot left, and I decided to pick it up, and it was due to his response to the war, that it is just unacceptable, and I would agree with that,” Marr said.
While some voters like Marr are eager to hear about where potential candidates stand on foreign policy, many at Newsom’s event said they care most about how potential candidates plan to address domestic issues.
“I’m more focused on getting the middle class back on track and fighting the oligarchy, and I’m less invested in international issues,” said Anita Alden, who also attended Newsom’s event,
“I wouldn’t call myself America first, but we have so many problems at home that are my priority,” she told CBS News.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who may also be weighing another White House bid, told Fox 2 Detroit last week that she “unequivocally opposes” the Trump administration’s military action in Iran and urged Congress to take action.
“If we want to stop Donald Trump with this random decision that he has arrived at, then Congress must act, and Congress must act immediately. The American people do not want our sons and daughters to go into this unauthorized war of choice,” Harris said.
Mr. Trump has lashed out against Democrats who have pushed back on his Iran strategy, calling them “losers” last week and arguing that they would criticize any decision he made on Iran.
“If I did it, it’s no good. If I didn’t do it, they would have said the opposite, that you should have done this,” the president said.
Local News
Police say the Attleboro man was driving 104 mph in a 55 mph zone on Route 202 near in Rindge, New Hampshire.
A Massachusetts man was arrested late Wednesday night after police say he was driving more than 100 mph on a New Hampshire roadway.
Officers with the Rindge Police Department stopped a vehicle shortly after 11 p.m. on Route 202 near Sears Drive in Rindge following a report of a car traveling at excessive speed, according to a statement from Chief Rachel Malynowski.
The vehicle, a 2020 Kia Stinger, was spotted traveling at 104 mph in a posted 55 mph zone, Malynowski said.
The driver, a 21-year-old man from Attleboro, was arrested and charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle, according to police.
He is scheduled to be arraigned April 5. If convicted, the man faces a fine of at least $750, in addition to the court’s penalty assessment, and a 90-day license suspension, Malynowski said.
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