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Laconia Woman Arrested On 3 Simple Assault Charges At Hospital: Concord Police Log
CONCORD, NH — Grant Provencher, born 1984, of Chesley Street in Concord was arrested at 4:47 p.m. on Aug. 2, 2024, on simple assault and resisting arrest or detention charges. He was arrested after an incident or investigation on Chesley Street.
Corey Michael Lakevicius, 59, a homeless man now located in Concord, was arrested at 11:47 p.m. on July 26 on a stalking charge. He was arrested after an incident or investigation on Mountain Road.
Justin Weber, born 1980, of Concord was arrested at 12:19 p.m. on July 25 on a bench warrant after an incident or investigation at the Concord Coop at 24 S. Main St.
Vincent A. Mott, born 1991, of Concord was arrested at 2 p.m. on July 19 on an arrest prior to requisition as well as a bench warrant, a felony second-degree assault-strangulation-domestic violence charge, and a felony second-degree assault-strangulation charge. He was arrested after an incident or investigation on North Main Street. Read more about this case here: Concord Man, Also A Boston Fugitive, Faces Assault Charges in Massachusetts, New Hampshire
Jesse Lorenzo Moscarito, born 1996, of Concord was arrested at 1:43 p.m. on July 18 on a criminal mischief charge after an incident or investigation on Merrimack Street.
Joseph R. Giconte, born 1995, of Concord was arrested at 9:12 p.m. on July 17 on simple assault and domestic violence-simple assault charges after an incident or investigation on Fisherville Road.
Kimberly Lynette Orantes, born 1976, of Concord was arrested at 2:54 a.m. on July 17 on three bench warrants after an incident or investigation on Monroe Street.
Mikayla C. Georgoulakos, born 2000, of Concord received a summons at 1:25 p.m. on July 15 on a bench warrant after an incident or investigation at Stickney Avenue.
John Ratchford, born 1981, of Concord received a summons at 2:15 a.m. on July 13 on an operating with an expired license-subsequent charges after an incident or investigation on North Main Street.
Kristen Alexander, 48, of Laconia received a summons at 8:31 p.m. on July 3 on three simple assault charges after an incident or investigation at Concord Hospital at 250 Pleasant St.
Nathaniel G. Griffin, 24, a homeless man now located in Concord, was arrested on a bench warrant at 9:55 a.m. on July 3, as well as two felony drug possession charges. Police were sent to the Concord Public Library at 45 Green St. for a report of two people, a man and a woman, “acting strange” who “appeared to be impaired inside the library,” an affidavit stated. The reporting officer first spoke to a woman in her late 30s, who asked if library staff called the police and then admitted to being “a little aggressive” inside. Staff then pointed out the man, Griffin, and police went to speak with him. He asked why police were speaking with him and the officer explained library staff said they both did not seem to be acting right, a report stated. Griffin stated he was just there reading books about computers, the officer wrote. An officer ran a check on Griffin while asking him to step outside, and he had an electronic bench warrant out of Nashua District Court for nonappearance with bail set at $100 cash. After he was outside, and the warrant and his descriptors were confirmed, he was arrested. Griffin “immediately began to tell me there was a small black cross strap bag that was not his, it was (the woman’s),” the affidavit stated, “(and) he asked if I could give it to her.” The woman came over, was asked if the bag was hers, she denied it, and Griffin was then searched and secured in the police cruiser, the officer wrote. His belongings were searched, and inside the black cross-strap bag was a small baggie with a white crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine, according to the report. Griffin was taken straight to the county jail, and the officer noted his belongings were searched there. A tan rock substance, believed to be fentanyl, inside a plastic wrapper was found inside a glass container, the affidavit said. Griffin’s case was boundover from Concord District Court to Merrimack County Superior Court on July 16. He is due back in superior court for a dispositional conference hearing on Oct. 17.
Rebecca Caryn Anderson, born 1995, of Manchester received a summons at 9:45 a.m. on July 2 on an operating with an expired license charge and a suspension of vehicle registration violation after an incident or investigation at 164 Loudon Road.
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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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