New Hampshire
Concord Police Department Offers Updates On Recent Cases: Follow-Ups
CONCORD, NH — Here are some recent updates to cases in Concord.
Concord police were sent to William Healy Memorial Park, near the Exit 13 onramp of Interstate 93 on Saturday, around 2:45 p.m., to investigate a BB gun shooting. Witnesses reported seeing a man, covered in blood, down in the street.
The man was rushed to Concord Hospital with a chest wound.
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Deputy Chief John Thomas of the Concord Police Department said officials were not commenting on the incident, at this time. When asked why police were at the scene for two days, including having bloodhounds brought in Sunday morning, he said it was to process the scene.
Officers kept the park partially closed to the public while collecting evidence.
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Patch has learned the victim in the case, a homeless man, was in serious condition at Concord Hospital. The victim was struck with a single BB — a metal pellet with a sharpened point that looked like a bullet, which entered his lung and caused major damage, even though it was a BB.
Airport Road Investigation
Three times during the past week, Concord police have been sent to 58 Airport Road.
The first time, on March 12, around 11:30 a.m., a property manager reported a broken windowpane and a burglary possibly in progress. Merrimack County Sheriff’s deputies assisted, and police also learned a woman with red hair had fled the area on a scooter but could not find her. After checking the building, police cleared.
Around 9:15 a.m. on Wednesday, detectives returned with a search warrant, and one noted the scooter was back home. Police were at the home for several hours.
Thomas said the department was offering no comment because it, too, was an open investigation.
Patch has learned, however, that Angela Spataro, 32, a former resident at the home who was evicted after it was sold due to foreclosure to a house flipper, was arrested on a criminal trespass charge. Also arrested was Jay M. Pease, 36, of Concord, also for criminal trespass.
Around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, police were requested back to the scene, after the property manager reported a former resident inside the house as well as another person tapping into electricity in the house for their camper. Spataro was arrested again for criminal trespass.
Neither Pease nor Spataro are strangers to the police.
During the past seven years, she has been arrested on endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated driving while intoxicated, DWI, operating without a valid license, and false fire alarm charges, and warrants.
Pease has an active felony habitual offender charge out of Holderness from February 2022 and an active felony habitual offender charge out of Concord from August 2023.
Pease is a felon due to a habitual offender conviction in February 2023. He also pleaded guilty to habitual offender charges in Belmont and Meredith in June 2023. Pease has also been arrested on possession of drugs, manufacture of controlled drugs, stalking, breach of bail, domestic violence, transport drugs in a motor vehicle, assault, and driving after revocation or suspension charges, and warrants.
Fatal Fisherville Road Crash
The man who was killed during a motor vehicle accident last month on Fisherville Road has been identified.
Timothy Hoyt, 67, of Concord was struck and killed on Feb. 21 at just before 6 a.m. The road was closed for several hours during the investigation.
No other information was available about Hoyt.
Teacher Found Dead Inside Condo
A woman who was found dead inside her condominium on Fisherville Road last month has also been identified. last month.
Heidy Voigt, 57, was discovered inside her apartment after her employer, the Winnisquam Regional School District, requested a welfare check at her home when she did not show up for work. She died of natural causes.
Originally from Bedford, Massachusetts, she taught social studies at Winnisquam Regional High School for three decades. Voigt was named Teacher of the Year in 2013.
A memorial scholarship fund for Winnisquam students has been created in her honor. Donations can be mailed to the school or on GoFundMe.com, linked here.
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The federal government has activated the New Hampshire National Guard’s 157th Air Refueling Wing in connection with the war with Iran.
“I’ve had a briefing myself, a classified briefing, but it’s really important on the messaging on this that we really coordinate with the Pentagon,” Gov. Kelly Ayotte told reporters during a press briefing following Wednesday’s Executive Council meeting.
Ayotte said she was unable to share additional details about the nature of the New Hampshire National Guard’s activity related to the conflict, including how many guard members have been activated or what role they are playing.
“We’re going to respect what messaging comes out of the Pentagon just to make sure that our men and women in uniform are fully protected and that we aren’t providing any information that could be used in a way that would be harmful to them,” Ayotte said.
In a statement Thursday, Ayotte said the unit had been deployed in late February to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of the operation.
Earlier this week, Pentagon officials confirmed that members of the Vermont National Guard were involved in attacks against Iran over the weekend, though our news partners at Vermont Public were not able to confirm additional details on the nature of the operation.
During the briefing with local reporters, Ayotte also stressed her support for servicemembers and those close to them.
“I have such respect for our men and women in uniform,” Ayotte said. “As you know, I come from a military family, and they have our full support, and we appreciate them and their families, and obviously anyone who is serving right now, and my thoughts and prayers go out to those who have lost someone that they love.”
By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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