New Hampshire
Mass. man prepared for N.H. hiking trip, but deep snow resulted in an emergency rescue
An Acton man was rescued after he did not bring snowshoes while hiking between Mount Guyot and South Twin Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, on Friday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said.
At around 8:45 a.m. on Friday, March 21, conservation officers were notified of a hiker in distress off the Twinway Trail between the two mountains, in a remote part of the Pemi Wilderness, Fish and Game said in a statement. The hiker, Gary Sullivan, 52, of Acton, did not have cell service and could not call or text 911 to report that he was lost and was in deep snow.
Sullivan planned a two-day trip and brought with him a tent, a sleeping bag, extra clothes, traction devices, food, water, his 10 essentials and a Hike Safe card, Fish and Game said. But he did not have snowshoes.
“In researching his hike, he had read reports that traction devices were necessary but snowshoes were not needed,” the department stated. “This was true for the majority of his hike until he reached the area of Mount Guyot where he encountered waist-deep snow. He took shelter for the night of March 20 just west of Mount Guyot and started towards Galehead on the morning of March 21.”
After he started his hike, Sullivan lost the trail and was walking through waist-deep snow, the statement continued.
Sullivan was able to set up a shelter but with his phone’s battery running low, he could not get himself back to the trail, the statement read. While he would have been able to access through Gale River Road in Bethlehem, it was a 6-and-a-half-mile hike.
Two conservation officers and two Pemigewasset Valley Search and Rescue volunteers went off from Gale River Road and were flown by the New Hampshire Army National Guard to the Cannon Mountain Ski area at around 1 p.m., Fish and Game said.
By 4 p.m. the National Guard returned to Concord, New Hampshire, as the weather had not improved above 3,000 feet, the statement read. First responders returned with the hiker at 5:20 p.m. He had his gear packed and he was given snowshoes, and at 5:45 p.m., they group started to hike back.
At 10:05 p.m., the team arrived at Gale River Road with Sullivan, Fish and Game said.
A Massachusetts man has been charged for allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase in New Hampshire while driving under the influence, according to state troopers.
Mason Hebert, 22, of Boxford, was arrested following the pursuit Thursday night. He’s now facing multiple charges, including reckless conduct, aggravated driving under the influence of liquor and disobeying an officer, according to a news release from New Hampshire State Police.
Police said that a trooper caught Hebert’s BMW going more than 120 mph on I-95 north in Hampton, New Hampshire at around 10:30 p.m. Thursday. He allegedly did not stop when the trooper tried to pull him over, resulting in a pursuit down the highway, which was eventually called off due to safety.
Authorities found his car behind a business off Lafeyette Road, and he was arrested.
Hebert was held in Rockingham County Jail, pending a hearing that was scheduled for Friday in Portsmouth District Court.
An investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information can get in touch with Trooper Cameron Vetter at Cameron.S.Vetter@dos.nh.gov.
Surveillance video shows a man robbing a pizza restaurant in Dover, New Hampshire, at gunpoint on Wednesday evening.
It happened at Papa Jay’s Pizzeria on Broadway Street just after 7 p.m. Dover Police said that the suspect entered through a back door into the kitchen area before threatening the employees with the gun. Surveillance video shows the suspect instructing an employee to open the cash register and put all of the money into a bag, including the change from the drawer.
The suspect then leaves through the same door before heading north, according to police.
The suspect could also be seen smacking something out of an employee’s hand during the video. Police said that no one was hurt during the incident and no gunshots were fired. The amount of money taken is unknown.
Papa Jay’s Pizzeria took to Facebook after the incident, posting several surveillance video angles and asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect. Police said that the video, once released to the public, “developed information leading them to arrest” 36-year-old Brice Charest from Dover. Charest was arrested at his home and charged with robbery. He is due in Dover District Court at 9 a.m. on Friday.
Anyone with any additional information about the robbery is asked to call Dover Police at 603-742-4646.
Dover, New Hampshire is located approximately 66 miles north of Boston. It is near the Maine and New Hampshire border. The city has a population of under 33,000
A Massachusetts man has been arrested after allegedly hitting a New Hampshire State Police cruiser during a chase that ended in Manchester.
Authorities arrested 27-year-old Alejandro Vargas of Lowell early Tuesday morning, they announced Wednesday. Police in Epping notified state police at 1:21 a.m. that a silver 2026 Chevrolet Silverado had fled from them.
Epping officers briefly pursued the truck and had last seen it heading west on Route 101. Police in Candia then reported seeing the same truck going 105 mph.
State police said a trooper tried to stop the truck at Exit 1 on Interstate 293 northbound, but the driver refused to pull over.
The driver got off I-293 on Arnold Street, a dead end, and tried to turn around. He allegedly hit a state police cruiser and two parked vehicles.
State police said the driver and a passenger got out and ran in opposite directions. Manchester police officers, who arrived to the scene with a drone, found and arrested the driver, identified as Vargas.
The passenger was not found. Police did not issue a description.
Vargas had an outstanding warrant from the U.S. Marshals Service, police said without giving details on why he was wanted.
In Tuesday’s incident, Vargas is facing a felony charge of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor charges of simple assault, disobeying an officer, resisting arrest and conduct after an accident, as well as multiple unspecified violations.
Police said Vargas was expected to be arraigned Wednesday at Manchester District Court. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney.
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