CONCORD, NH — A felon from Concord was arrested on Tuesday morning after being accused of public drunkenness and passing out on the ground of a downtown street and sidewalk.
An officer traveling in the area of 61 S. Main St. around 12:45 a.m. saw a man face down on the ground halfway on the sidewalk and the street. The officer turned their cruiser around and checked on the man, who was not moving. The officer immediately recognized the man as Michael Guglielmo, 62, of Rumford Street in Concord, “from prior police contacts,” an affidavit stated. The officer attempted to speak to Guglielmo to confirm it was him and he “slurred that his name was ‘Michael Guglielmo,’” the report stated.
The officer accused Guglielmo of giving off “the strong scent of alcohol” and “attempted to move his head from the ground, but due to being highly intoxicated, he was having issues lifting his body.” The officer said there was a pool of drool and a hat on the sidewalk near where he was on the ground. He believed Guglielmo had lost his balance and had fallen onto the ground, the report stated.
Find out what’s happening in Concordwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
When asked where he was coming from and if anyone could get him, Guglielmo could not respond, the report stated. After several minutes, he was able to push himself up, onto his hands and knees, and staggered up onto the sidewalk, the affidavit said. The officer told him to sit down so he would not hurt himself, but instead, Guglielmo used a rock wall for support and was heavily swaying, the report stated. The officer noted he had blood on his forehead, and fire and rescue teams were requested to assist him.
Advertisement
After repeatedly being asked if someone could get him, “Michael was so inebriated that he would just grunt or not respond” and had “a one-thousand-yard stare” as he waited for firefighters, the officer wrote.
Find out what’s happening in Concordwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
EMTs cleaned up his forehead wound while the reporting officer attempted to find assistance for him but was unable to.
Due to his highly intoxicated condition, Guglielmo was taken into protective custody, the officer said. The reporting officer asked him to stand up, but he was unable to, they wrote. He was then cuffed and assisted to a police cruiser.
During a search, though, the reporting officer accused Guglielmo of getting “extremely irritated” and “began to yell,” the officer said.
“As I was attempting to finish the search,” the officer wrote, “Michael began to lunge his body at officers.”
Advertisement
Officers, they wrote, had to be pushed against while they attempted to force him into a cruiser. The affidavit said he was warned to stop lunging at them or he would be charged, but instead, Guglielmo lurched at them and attempted to use his feet to prevent a door from being closed after he was placed in the cruiser.
Guglielmo was taken to Concord Hospital and security was requested to meet the officer with a wheelchair, the report said. But he was accused of locking his legs and pushing against the ground when they tried to put him into the wheelchair.
“F— you,” Guglielmo was accused of yelling at officers and hospital security.
The reporting officer said they decided to place Guglielmo back into the police cruiser, but he was accused of fighting officers — although three were able to get him back inside. The reporting officer accused him of smacking his head off the cruiser as he was pushed back in but had no reaction to it.
The reporting officer interviewed one of the security guards to confirm whether Guglielmo kicked them. The security guard said No and believed him to be “too intoxicated to know what was really going on around him.”
Advertisement
Guglielmo was placed later into a bed in restraints and wheeled into the hospital, the report said. After being medically cleared, he was taken to the county jail. Guglielmo was charged with two counts of resisting arrest or detention and pleaded not guilty in Concord District Court. He is due back in court for a trial in March.
Last year, Guglielmo placed third in the Zone A (Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4) Concord board of education seat with 119 votes, after pulling his children out of the SAU 8 school district due to complaints by him and others about a crossdressing elementary school art teacher.
In April, he was arrested on a driving under the influence-second offense charge and an unsafe lane change violation after a crash on South State Street.
Guglielmo is a felon due to attempting to kill his drug dealer and being involved in a shootout with police in Manchester in the 1980s. He served nearly two decades in prison.
Do you have a news tip? Please email it to tony.schinella@patch.com. View videos on Tony Schinella’s YouTube.com channel or Rumble.com channel. Follow the NH politics Twitter account @NHPatchPolitics for all our campaign coverage.
Advertisement
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
CONCORD – While Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte has said she opposes increasing highway toll rates across the state, the Senate voted Thursday to increase rates for out-of-state license plate holders.
It now goes to the House for consideration.
This would be a $1 increase for those who have out of state plates going through the tolls at Hooksett, Hampton and Bedford for out-of-state plates, a 75 cent hike for those taking Hampton’s Exit 2 and on the Spaulding turnpike at Rochester, and a 50 cent hike for those taking the exit off I-93 to Hooksett.
Advertisement
An analysis in the bill shows that this would increase toll revenue by $53.3 million in fiscal year 2027 and go up each year to generate $81.4 million a year in 2036.
Senate Bill 627 passed on a voice vote with two Republicans, Senators Regina Birdsell of Hampstead and William Gannon of Sandown opposing.
Senator Mark E. McConkey, R-Freedom, moved to take the bill off the table and offered an amendment. He said the last time there was a systemwide increase to the turnpike toll was 19 years ago.
“I am sure we could all agree the cost of operations…has continued to escalate when revenue is not rising with it,” and he noted that with an enterprise fund, the state can only spend what it takes in.
The state has just completed a 10-year highway plan and there was a $400 million shortfall in projects that could not be paid for under the current income.
Advertisement
McConkey said the measure would not increase tolls for New Hampshire drivers with a state license plate.
“Why don’t we ask our neighbors,” to pay a toll increase. “We are getting the best of all worlds,” by passing the bill, he said, including “protecting our residents” and having resources for improvements to the turnpike system.
Sen. Gannon, R-Sandown, asked McConkey if there are any studies on impacts near the border on businesses.
If implemented, McConkey said the state will be the 27th lowest in per mile cost still. McConkey said the bill would also increase from seven to 14 days the amount of time for those with NH license plates to pay for a toll adding there are other states that also have different rates for out-of-state users.
The Hampton toll cost would go from $2 to $3, while Hooksett and Bedford would rise from $1 to $2 for out-of-state plates.
Advertisement
New Hampshire currently has the lowest rate per mile among states with tolls roads. The governor said she does not support a toll increase.
“We are not going to put a burden on drivers for a toll increase,” Ayotte said. “Families are struggling.”
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.
Advertisement
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.
(Copyright (c) 2025 Sunbeam Television. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
Join our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox
