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Concord Felon Arrested On Gun, Assault, Exposure, And Other Charges
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.
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!”
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.
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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What employers are getting wrong, and how to fix it before it becomes a claim
New Hampshire’s employment law landscape heading into 2026 may not be dramatically different from last year, but the real risks lie in implementation missteps. From the initial setting of wages, to calculating and distributing wages, employers will likely find a specific statute and/or labor regulation governing the transaction. Failure to follow these detailed wage and hour laws can result in significant back wages and other penalties being imposed by the state or federal Department of Labor following an audit. Fortunately, however, this area of employment law is relatively easy to master, once you are familiar with the basics.
Notice compliance
One of the most common pitfalls for employers in New Hampshire is misunderstanding the wage and hour notice requirements under RSA 275 and the related New Hampshire Department of Labor Administrative Rules.
At the time of hire, employers must notify employees in writing of their rate of pay and the day and place of payment. This notice is traditionally delivered to employees by way of an offer letter or some sort of “New Hire Rate of Pay” form. (A sample form is available from the New Hampshire Department of Labor website.) What surprises most employers, however, is that Lab. 803.03(f)(6) also requires employers to request and obtain their employees’ signatures on this written notification of wages, and employers must keep a copy of the signed written notification of wages on file. Further, employers must notify employees in writing during the course of employment of any changes to wages or day of pay prior to such changes taking effect, and the employer must obtain the employee’s signature on this subsequent notification as well. (See RSA 275:49; Lab. 803.03.)
Employers are further required to notify employees in writing, or through a posted notice maintained in a place accessible to employees, of:
• employment practices and policies with regard to vacation pay, sick leave and other fringe benefits.
• deductions made from the employee’s payroll check, for each period such deductions are made.
• information regarding the deductions allowed from wage payments under state law. (RSA 275:49; Lab. 803.03.)
Policies regarding vacation and sick leave should inform employees whether or not the employer will “cash out” unused time at year end or at the end of employment, and if so, under what terms. Again, if any changes are made to vacation pay, sick leave and other fringe benefits during the course of employment (all of which are considered “wages” under New Hampshire law), employers must request and obtain their employees’ signatures on the written notification of the change, and must keep a copy of the signed form on file. (Lab. 803.03.) Importantly, notification by way of pay stub alone is not sufficient, and, these requirements apply to both increases and decreases in pay.
Two-hour minimum (reporting pay)
Another frequently overlooked obligation is New Hampshire’s two-hour minimum reporting pay requirement. Under RSA 275:43-a, non-exempt employees who report to work but are sent home early must generally be paid for at least two hours. Weather-related closures, client cancellations or operational slowdown days can trigger this rule. Employers should also note that the New Hampshire Department of Labor currently applies this law to remote-based employees. Consequently, employees who “report to work” at an employer’s request from a home office may likewise have a right to two hours of pay, depending on the circumstances.
Salaried vs. hourly employees
Misclassification of employees as exempt from overtime remains a significant source of compliance exposure. The position’s job duties — not the titles or label such as “salaried” — determine whether an employee qualifies for an overtime exemption.
Employers, particularly in nonprofits, health care and small businesses, unintentionally misapply exempt classifications to roles such as administrative staff, office managers, executive assistants, program coordinators or hybrid jobs that involve significant non-exempt tasks. Over time, as organizational needs evolve and employees take on broader responsibilities, job duties can drift outside of an exemption’s scope.
Best practice is to periodically review job descriptions and actual job duties to ensure continued compliance with exemption criteria, particularly following any significant restructuring or job redesigns.
Peg O’Brien is chair of McLane Middleton’s Employment Law Practice Group. She can be reached at margaret.o’brien@mclane.com.
Local News
“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” said the family of the victim.
A new photo has been released of the victim in a nearly 30-year-long unsolved murder case, in the hope of finding any new potential witnesses in the cold case, New Hampshire officials said.
“Our family wants to know what happened, who did this and why,” the family of Rosalie Miller said in a press release. “We miss her and want to give her peace.”
Miller was last seen on December 8, 1996 at her apartment in Manchester. At the time of her disappearance, Miller had plans on meeting friends in the Auburn, New Hampshire area, officials said.
Her body was found on January 20, 1997 in a partially wooded spot on a residential lot along the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn, officials said in the release.
The autopsy report declared Miller’s death a homicide by asphyxiation due to ligature strangulation, N.H. officials wrote.
As part of a new effort to garner public help with the case, an “uncirculated” photo of Miller, 36, is being distributed “in hopes it may jog the memory of someone who saw or spoke with her in the winter of 1996,” Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announced on behalf of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit in a joint press release.
Investigators are especially hoping to talk to anyone who was in contact with Miller in December of 1996 or anyone “who may have seen her in the vicinity of the Londonderry Turnpike in Auburn during that time,” officials said in the release.
“We are releasing this new photograph today because we believe someone out there has information, perhaps a detail they thought was insignificant at the time, that could be the key to solving this case and bringing justice for Rosalie and those who loved her,” Senior Assistant Attorney General R. Christopher Knowles, New Hampshire Cold Case Unit Chief said in the release.
The New Hampshire Cold Case Unit encourages anyone with any amount of information to contact the group at [email protected] or (603) 271-2663.
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