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CONCORD, NH — A New Hampshire State Police K-9 unit was able to locate a vehicle theft suspect from Lowell, Massachusetts, on May 30.

Around 1 a.m. on the Everett Turnpike in Nashua troopers received a call about a disabled vehicle near Exit 2. A trooper arrived and spoke with the occupants of the vehicle and, while doing so, a man fled the scene after being asked for his identity, Tyler Dumont, a public information officer for state police. The trooper identified the man as Richard Kopycinski, 42, of Lowell, MA, who had an active felony warrant for theft of a vehicle out of Plaistow, he said.

A K-9 unit was requested and successfully tracked Kopycinski and found him about 30 minutes later.

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“When encountered by the K-9, Kopycinski surrendered and was taken into custody without incident,” Dumont said. “Kopycinski was held on preventative detention at Valley Street Jail pending an arraignment scheduled (later that day).”

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Wanted Man Found Dead In Marlow

State police reported on May 30 a suspect troopers were searching was later found dead.

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On May 25, troopers were sent to Route 10 in Marlow for an incident. They accused Brian Roffer, 44, of Marlow, of committing several crimes, including criminal threatening with a deadly weapon. He was suspected to be in a wooded area of town.

The next day, Roffer was found dead behind his home of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

“No one else was hurt during the incident,” Dumont said.

100 Vehicle Violations Reported On The Seacoast

During a Seacoast special enforcement effort Memorial Day weekend, troopers “observed 100 different motor vehicle violations,” including 52 driving clocked at 90 mph or more. Eight were seen driving more than 100 mph, according to a press release.

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Several drivers were also cited for child restraint violations, following too closely, and operating after suspension.

“Troopers wish to remind motorists to pay special attention to their speed, reduce distractions in their vehicle, and focus their attention on driving during this busy holiday weekend,” Dumont said.

Troop A

Eric C. Brewer, 27, of Rochester was arrested at 1:18 p.m. on May 12 on an operating without a valid license charge in Epping.

Aidid Ismail Ahmed, 24, of Somersworth was arrested at 6:22 a.m. on May 12 on reckless operation and operating with an expired license charges in Greenland.

Nicholas D. Guillet, 32, of Seabrook was arrested at 11:01 p.m. on May 11 on a driving under the influence charge in Seabrook.

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Warren James Webster, 20, of Danby, Vermont, was arrested at 12:05 a.m. on May 11 on road racing, reckless operation, and driving after revocation or suspension charges as well as an unregistered vehicle violation. Also arrested was a 16-year-old from Danville on road racing and reckless operation charges. They were arrested in Raymond.

Thomas Higgins, 64, of Rochester was arrested at 6:59 p.m. on May 10 on a felony operating after being certified as a habitual offender charge in Rochester.

Al Senesombath, 44, of Newmarket was arrested at 1:58 a.m. on May 10 on a DUI charge and a yellow-solid line violation in Hampton.

Kevin Paul Goodwin, 41, of Dundalk, Maryland, was arrested at 9:33 a.m. on May 9 on simple assault and disorderly conduct charges in Portsmouth.

David C. Dimott, 86, of Kennebunk, Maine, was arrested at 7:28 p.m. on May 8 on DUI and conduct after an accident charges in Portsmouth.

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Bert E. Clement, 28, of South Portland, ME, was arrested at 9:31 p.m. on May 7 on DUI, aggravated DUI-attempt to elude police, aggravated DUI-30-mph-plus, reckless operation, reckless conduct-deadly weapon, and disobeying an officer charges in Portsmouth.

Troop B

Isaiah Malik Caban, 23, of Methuen, MA, was arrested at 2:15 a.m. on May 12 on DUI, conduct after an accident, criminal mischief, and DUI-adult greater than 0.08; minor greater than 0.02 charges in Salem.

Alexis Yahir Luciano De Jesus, 18, of Manchester was arrested at 8:18 p.m. on May 11 on a transport alcohol by a minor charge as well as unsafe lane change and yellow-solid line violations. Also charged with unlawful possession-intoxication were Liana Elizabeth Waugh, 19, of Manchester, Gabrieliz Marie Santana, 20, of Manchester, and Hector Mercedes, 20, of Manchester. They were all arrested in Manchester.

Ayden Gilman Rainey, 30, of Manchester was arrested on a bench warrant at 5:40 p.m. on May 11 in Manchester.

Jolani Eliel Viera, 19, of Manchester was arrested at 8:20 a.m. on May 11 on DUI, driving after revocation or suspension, reckless operation, and unlawful possession-intoxication charges in Manchester.

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Michael J. Delisle, 53, of Manchester was arrested at 1:56 a.m. on May 11 on transport drugs in a motor vehicle and two possession of controlled drug charges as well as a misuse of plates violation. Also arrested were Elissa M. Card, 26, of Manchester and Nathan Barka, 43, of Auburn on warrants. They were all arrested in Londonderry.

Anthony Richard Bolton, 18, of Hooksett was arrested at 11:29 p.m. on May 10 on speeding-25 mph over the 55 or less limit and operating without a valid license charges as well as a failure to use turn signal violation in Manchester.

Joshua Matthew Wyman, 32, of Enfield was arrested on a warrant as well as a stalking charge after an incident in Windham at 11:07 p.m. on May 10.

David O. Bennett, 29, of Manchester was arrested on a bench warrant at 3:51 p.m. on May 10 as well as driving after revocation or suspension and driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent charges and a failure to use turn signal violation in Salem.

Michael Joseph Anderson, 46, of Milford was arrested at 2:55 p.m. on May 10 on a DUI, breach of bail, and two driving after revocation or suspension charges in Derry.

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Jake D. Sullivan, 35, of Dover was arrested at 9:13 p.m. on May 9 on DUI and DUI-second offense charges and a lane control violation in Londonderry.

Brooke Elizabeth Tinsley, 36, of an unknown address, was arrested at 8:36 p.m. on May 9 in a bench warrant in Manchester.

Derek M. Climo, 42, of Bedford was arrested at 12:24 a.m. on May 8 on DUI and aggravated DUI-30-mph-plus charges in Manchester.

Nicholas Daniel Tevepaugh, 19, of Nashua was arrested at 5:34 p.m. on May 8 on a reckless operation charge and an uninspected vehicle violation in Nashua.

Ashley Lynne Sutton, 35, of Nashua was arrested at 3:09 p.m. on May 8 on driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent, driver’s license prohibitions, and speeding-1 to 10 mph over the limit of 55 or less charges and a suspension of vehicle registration violation in Nashua.

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Anthony Andrew Caporella, 41, of Concord was arrested at 11:25 p.m. on May 7 on a bench warrant in Manchester.

Jessica Anne Pilla, 30, of Manchester was arrested at 9:15 p.m. on May 7 on a DUI charge in Manchester.

Jacob J. Cook, 27, of Manchester was arrested at 7:06 p.m. on May 7 on driving after revocation or suspension and driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent charges in Manchester.

Yaniris Peralta-Severino, 33, of Lawrence, MA, was arrested at 8:20 p.m. on May 6 on driving after revocation or suspension and operating without valid license charges in Salem.

Corey Ronald Cyr, 39, of Manchester was arrested at 3:01 p.m. on May 6 on motor vehicle not equipped with an alcohol interlock device and two driving after revocation or suspension charges as well as a driving without giving proof violation in Bedford.

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Jaiden Life Cordero, 21, of Manchester was arrested at 6:09 a.m. on May 6 on speeding-25-mph over the 65 limit, driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent, and two driving after revocation or suspension charges in Manchester.

Troop D

Robert A. Tessier, 56, of Kingston was arrested at 11:18 a.m. on May 12 on a DUI charge and an open container violation in Hooksett.

Hilary Ogbenna C. Unaegbu, 31, of Bowie, MD, was arrested at 8:05 a.m. on May 12 on DUI and reckless operation charges in Hooksett.

Jessica Noelle Melanson, 29, of Mendon, MA, was arrested at 11:35 p.m. on May 11 on aggravated DUI-30-mph-plus, DUI, reckless operation, and speeding-25-plus-mph over the 70 limit charges in Canterbury.

Brian J. Neuberger, 37, of Andover was arrested at 10:41 p.m. on May 11 on felony second-degree assault-domestic violence-strangulation, two domestic violence-false imprisonment, and three domestic violence-simple assault charges after an incident in Andover.

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James C. Lafontaine, 31, of Laconia was arrested at 5:39 p.m. on May 11 on a DUI charge as well as lane control and yellow-solid line violations in Bow.

Amanda Bethanie Webber, 28, of Washington was arrested at 2:16 a.m. on May 11 on DUI and speeding charges in New Hampton.

Tiffanie Summar Night Bell, 47, of Loudon was arrested at 12:18 a.m. on May 11 on a DUI charge and a lane control violation in Bow.

Madilyn Elizabeth Mae Laroche, 25, of Manchester was arrested at 7:02 p.m. on May 10 on DUI, driving after revocation or suspension, and possession of a controlled drug charges as well as suspension vehicle registration violation in Henniker.

Ross Keith Landry, 39, of Houston, Texas, was arrested at 12:36 a.m. on May 10 on driving after revocation or suspension-subsequent, speeding-25-plus-mph over the 65 limit, disobeying an officer, and operating without a valid license charges in Grantham.

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Travis Strople, 35, of Allenstown was arrested at 11:08 p.m. on May 9 on aggravated DUI-30-plus-mph, possession of a controlled drug, and DUI charges as well as a possession of marijuana more than three-quarters of an ounce or 5 grams of hashish violation in Concord.

Ryan William Bailey, 20, of Franklin was arrested at 3:24 a.m. on May 8 on breach of bail, reckless operation, DUI, transport alcohol by a minor, and two endangering the welfare of a child charges as well as an open container violation in Boscawen.

David F. Schroder, 51, of Danbury was arrested at 12:32 p.m. on May 7 on reckless conduct-deadly weapon and resisting arrest or detention charges in Danbury.

Katina R. Ahlin, 28, of Concord was arrested at 6:36 p.m. on May 6 on an operating without a valid license charge in Bow.

Other Arrests

Benjamin J. Collins, 19, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, was arrested at 9:15 a.m. on May 26 on a manufacture-possess false ID charge in Wolfeboro.

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Alexandra Jacobson, 18, of Hanover, MA, was arrested at 1:09 a.m. on May 25 on DUI-adult more than 0.08; minor more than 0.02, obstruct government administration, transport alcohol by a minor, manufacture-possess false government ID, and unlawful possession-intoxication charges. Also charged with unlawful possession-intoxication were Isabelle Rosina Desrosiers, 18, of East Haven, Connecticut, 17-year-olds from Tavares, Florida, and Douglaston, New York, and Jacob H. Kunkel, 18, of Cocoa Beach, Florida. They were charged in Wolfeboro.

Eileen Mary King, 59, of Danvers, MA, was arrested at 10:18 p.m. on May 24 on aggravated DUI-0.16-plus, aggravated DUI-more than 0.08/0.02-attempt to elude police, and disobeying an officer charges in Moultonborough.

John C. Sutton, 40, of Bartlett was arrested at 11:35 a.m. on an aggravated felonious sexual assault-domestic violence charge in Conway.

Gary H. Ward, 77, of Tamworth was arrested at 10:56 a.m. on May 16 in Seabrook.

Jose Luiz Caldas, 58, of Woburn, MA, was arrested at 1:42 p.m. on May 13 on a driving after revocation or suspension charge and a lane control violation in Twin Mountain.

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Dusten Daigle-Gray, 34, of Richmond was arrested at 7 p.m. on May 11 on two criminal threatening-deadly weapon charges in Keene.

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Former NH legislator sentenced to decades behind bars for exploitation of toddlers

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A former New Hampshire state representative was sentenced to more than 33 years in prison for involvement in a child exploitation case — almost double the mandatory minimum.

Stacie Marie Laughton, 42, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of children after soliciting and receiving nude photos of three toddlers from an ex-girlfriend who worked at a daycare.

Lindsay Groves, 41, of Hudson, N.H., was sentenced to almost 22 years in prison earlier this month after pleading guilty to the same charges as well as an additional count of distribution of child pornography.

According to court documents, Groves took the photos of the victims in 2023 at Creative Minds daycare in Tyngsboro, where she was a teacher, during designated bathroom breaks and nap times.

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She then sent the photos to Laughton, who requested the images and asked that Grove touch one of the minor’s genitals. In the conversation included in the records, the pair sexualizes the victims.

“Did the girl give you an issue,” Laughton texted after receiving the photos.

“No… the boy didn’t either,” Groves texted back.

In a sentencing memorandum, Laughton’s counsel had argued that she should receive a shorter sentence than Groves and asked for the minimum mandatory sentence, which would have 15 years for each count to be served concurrently.

“Stacie Laughton is a complex 42-year-old woman,” the memo said, noting that she was the first openly transgender woman to be elected to the New Hampshire legislature.

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The filing described Laughton’s history of mental health, substance abuse, sexual abuse, and trauma as mitigating factors the judge should consider.

“One of the few consistencies in Ms. Laughton’s life is her challenges with mental health illnesses,” the memo said. “She began receiving mental health treatment at the age of four and has been in and out of extensive treatment programs ever since.”

The death of Laughton’s wife in 2020 and a tumultuous relationship with Groves also added to her mental health struggles, the memo said, stating that the defendant drank every day and had tried heroin for the first time leading up to her arrest.

A doctor quoted in the filing said that Laughton likely had a low IQ, tied in part to her premature birth, as well as “normal sexual interests.”

“This finding shows both how caught up Ms. Laughton was in her relationship with Groves that she participated in activity counter to this and is … an important factor in considering whether Ms. Laughton would be a future threat upon release,” the memo said.

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The filing described Laughton’s actions as “horrendous, reprehensible, and shocking,” but said that even though the crimes were “utterly inexcusable,” she should still receive a shorter sentence than her codefendant out of a sense of justice.

However, in their own sentencing memo, federal prosecutors requested Laughton receive 40 years in prison.

“These crimes only came to light when Laughton reported them in an apparent attempt to punish Groves for ending their relationship,” prosecutors wrote. “The defendant, of course, did not disclose her own role in the creation of the imagery.”

“She ultimately admitted that she told Groves to touch one child’s penis, and claimed that she was feeding Groves’s attraction to children,” their memo said.

The prosecutors said that Laughton’s voice was the “more prominent one” in the conversation about exploiting children.

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Three seriously injured in head-on crash on I-293 in Hooksett, N.H. – The Boston Globe

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Three seriously injured in head-on crash on I-293 in Hooksett, N.H. – The Boston Globe


Three people suffered injuries in a two-vehicle collision early Tuesday morning in Hooksett, New Hampshire.Courtesy of New Hampshore State

Three people suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a two-vehicle crash in Hooksett, N.H., police said.

The head-on collision happened around 5:40 a.m. on Interstate 293 northbound, State Police said.

Police said that Timothy Hubbard, 43, of Rome, Maine, was traveling south when he lost control of his car and crossed the median into oncoming traffic, police said.

Hubbard, his passenger, and the other driver were taken to hospitals to be treated for serious injuries, police said. The injures were not believed to be life-threatening.

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Police said speed was believed to be a factor in the crash, which is under investigation.


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Sara Doherty

Franklin, NH – Sara Jane (Sanford) Doherty, 79, of Franklin, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully at her home on June 11, 2026. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, Sara was born on June 5, 1947, in Hanover, New Hampshire, to Harold and Sadie (Pettengill) Sanford.

As the daughter of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers employee, Sara spent her childhood moving throughout New England, living in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. She graduated from high school in Hudson, Massachusetts, and later returned to New Hampshire, eventually settling in Franklin, where she made her home for more than forty years.

Sara built a successful career in the textile industry. She worked as a seamstress at Howland Originals before joining Star Specialty Knitting, where she began as a stitcher and, through hard work and determination, advanced to Plant Manager. She retired in 2003, and one of the greatest joys of her retirement was caring for several of her grandchildren, whom she adored.

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Sara was a remarkably talented and creative artisan. She sewed clothing for her children when they were young and later created outfits for her grandchildren and their dolls. She was a gifted painter and artist whose extraordinary drawings and paintings brought joy to those around her. An accomplished seamstress, knitter, crocheter, cake decorator, and musician, Sara had an exceptional ability to create beauty in many forms. Her handmade gifts and treasured creations will be cherished by her family for generations to come.

Her talent for cake decorating blossomed into a successful side business that spanned more than thirty years. Sara created hundreds of stunning and imaginative cakes, including wedding and birthday cakes for her own children and grandchildren. Her passion for baking was so well known that for many years her license plate proudly read “CAKES+.”

Sara also had a remarkable gift for bringing people together. She hosted countless family reunions, each one more creative than the last. With elaborate themes, games, prizes, delicious food, and endless laughter, she created memories that her family will treasure forever. She was also known for her generous holiday gatherings, often welcoming more than thirty family members and friends into her home for Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. Summers brought cherished Fourth of July cookouts by Webster Lake, where Sara delighted in decorating the waterfront and gathering loved ones to enjoy the annual boat parade.

Sara’s love of giraffes was known by all who knew her. She spent years collecting hundreds of them, giving each a special “G” name. Before her passing, she shared one of her favorites, “Geebri,” with her granddaughter Sydni, who is expecting Sara’s first great-grandchild.

Her warmth, creativity, generosity, and love of family touched everyone who knew her. To say she will be missed is a vast understatement. She was truly the heart of her family.

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Sara leaves behind her devoted husband of 43 years, Joel Doherty; her sons, Todd (Michelle) Chapman of Sanbornton, New Hampshire, and Paul (Cheryl) Chapman of Northfield, New Hampshire; her stepdaughters, Ali (Oliver) Frates of Amherst, New Hampshire, and Kate Hodge of Durham, New Hampshire; and her beloved grandchildren, Shelby, Sydni, Morgan, Owen, Duncan, Calum, Macy, and Elyse, and Step-grandchildren, Matthew, Jennifer, Eric, & Kevin.

Sara was predeceased by her parents.

Sara’s family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Franklin VNA for their rapid and seamless response in setting up hospice, and to The Payson Center for their dedication and care, which gave us more precious time with her.

A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM in Franklin Cemetery, Thompson Park in Franklin.

For more information or to leave the family an online condolence, please visit www.smartmemorialhome.com.

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