New Hampshire
New Hampshire man charged with overturning port-a-potty, trapping woman and child inside
A New Hampshire man is facing charges after police say he knocked over a portable toilet containing a woman and child who became trapped inside.
Witnesses told Manchester police that the man and woman had been arguing near the port-a-potty at Derryfield Park on Wednesday. When the woman, who apparently didn’t know the 18-year-old man, went inside the port-a-potty to help her daughter, the man pushed it over and it landed with the door on the pavement. Bystanders ran over and overturned the toilet, freeing the woman and child who reported being covered in feces and bodily fluids, police said.
The woman and child were not hurt. The man was arrested and charged with criminal mischief and criminal restraint. He was also charged with simple assault for throwing something at one of the officers, police said. It was not immediately known if he is being represented by an attorney.
A soaking rain is expected to arrive Thursday evening across New Hampshire, where moderate drought still persists.
The National Weather Service reports that thunderstorms are possible in central New Hampshire and wind gusts could reach up to 40 mph.
Their forecast indicates that the White Mountains and foothills could get the heaviest rainfall, as much as 1 inch.
Related: Ongoing drought could fuel a more intense wildfire season in NH
Rangers with the state Division of Forests & Lands posted Wednesday’s fire danger at moderate levels.
WMUR reports firefighters from half a dozen communities responded in Deerfield on Tuesday to help the Deerfield Fire Department contain a brush fire, which was exacerbated by windy conditions.
After this rain storm, New Hampshire can expect to see mostly sunny days Thursday and Friday. The next chance of rain is Saturday afternoon and evening.
Protests and rallies:
📅 Wednesday (May 6)
New Hampshire Peace Action: Vigil for Permanent Ceasefire Now! (Dover, 2 p.m.)
New Hampshire Peace Action: Ceasefire Now! (Hanover, 4-5 p.m.)
603Forward: North Country Power Hour (Gorham, 6 p.m.)
📅 Thursday (May 7)
New Hampshire Peace Action: Ceasefire Vigil (Concord, 12-1:30 p.m.)
American Friends Service Committee: Meeting for Worship with Attention to Peace (Virtually, 7:30 p.m.)
Brookline Democrats: Gerrymandering in NH (Brookline Historical Society, 6:30 p.m.)
📅 Friday (May 8)
American Friends Service Committee: Action Hour for Palestine (Virtual, 12 p.m.)
Indivisible: Nashua Bridge Brigade (Nashua, 2-4 p.m.)
New Hampshire Public Radio: By Degrees Climate Summit Community Resilience (Manchester, 12 p.m.)
Rochester Dems: Dance for Democracy (Rochester Performing & Arts Center, 6 p.m.)
📅 Saturday (May 9)
NH Peace Action: Standing against authoritarian actions (Kingston, 11 a.m.- 2 p.m.)
New Hampshire Democratic Party: Pro-Democracy Weekly Visibility (Derry, 12 p.m)
📅 Sunday (May 10)
Occupy Seacoast: Civil Rights Sunday (Portsmouth, 12-4 p.m.)
First Unitarian Universalist Society of Exeter: Bridge Brigade (Exeter, 5-5:30 p.m.)
Have an event to add? Email Lily Jackson, lily@couriernewsroom.com with details (please send details at least one week before the event).
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