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New Hampshire Stolen Gun Felon Wanted On Probation Violation: NH DOC
CONCORD, NH — The New Hampshire Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help finding an “armed and dangerous” felon on a probation violation after being convicted of felon in possession of a dangerous weapon and other charges.
Brandon Michael Bostwick is white, 35, about 6 feet, 2 inches tall, and has brown hair and eyes. He has a tattoo of praying hands with a rosary on his upper right arm, a skull with a woman’s face with a rose on his upper left arm, the word “RESPECT” on the lower left arm, and initials on the left side of his neck. Investigators also noted Bostwick had pierced ears.
The warrant for his arrest was issued in late December 2023 by the Cheshire County Superior Court.
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“Bostwick is serving a four-year term of probation that began on Oct. 30, 2023, after convicted of being a felon in possession of a dangerous weapon, theft by unauthorized taking of a firearm, and unauthorized use of a propelled vehicle,” an alert stated. “All these offenses were committed while Bostwick was out on bail pending the resolution of two counts of endangering the welfare of a minor.”
Bostwick has a lengthy criminal history and is known to abuse drugs, the alert stated.
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“Shortly after beginning his term of probation, Bostwick absconded from supervision,” investigators stated.
Bostwick has ties to Cheshire and Sullivan counties and Windham County, Vermont. An “armed and dangerous” warning was put on his alert due to the prior gun and child endangerment charges.
According to superior court records, Bostwick’s criminal history dates back more than a decade.
In Winchester, in May 2011, he was charged with acts prohibited, but the charge was nolle prossed two months later.
A couple of years later, in Keene, he was charged with theft and receiving stolen property and pleaded guilty to the theft charge in October 2013. While that case was going on, he was arrested on an escape charge out of Keene and pleaded guilty.
Two more years after that, also in Keene, he was arrested on bail jumping and financial responsibility and conduct after accident charges. In November 2016, he pleaded guilty to both charges.
While that case was going on, Bostwick was charged with felony habitual offender in Swanzey and bail jumping in Keene, and then three credit card fraud charges, also out of Keene. He was charged with habitual offender, attempted theft, theft, and willful concealment in Claremont, forgery and resisting arrest in Keene, and felony theft in Keene.
Bostwick pleaded guilty to most of the charges in November 2016.
Later, he was charged with probation or parole violation on the Keene theft charge five times between December 2016 and March 2020.
In August 2017, he was charged with habitual offender in both Hinsdale and Keene, in October 2017 he was charged with habitual offender in Hinsdale. Bostwick pleaded guilty to all the charges in March 2018.
In September 2018, he was charged with felony theft out of Hinsdale and pleaded guilty 11 months later. Bostwick was charged with probation violation twice, in March 2022 and July 2022.
Bostwick was charged again with habitual offender in Hinsdale in April 2019, and pleaded guilty to the charge four months later.
In Keene again, in September 2020, he was charged with felony drug possession and received a suspended sentence in May 2021.
Bostwick was charged with computer services; use prohibited and three child endangerment charges in Hinsdale in March 2022. A year later, the computer charge was dropped and he pleaded guilty to the two endangerment charges, receiving a year in jail sentence with 360 days credit.
While that case was going on, Bostwick was charged with theft, felon in possession, habitual offender, and unauthorized use charges in Winchester. He pleaded guilty to the weapon, theft, and unauthorized use charges, and received three sentences — 360 days in jail, a 12-month sentence with 239 days served, and eight years with a mandatory minimum of four years, all suspended for 10 years.
Nine months later, he was accused of violating probation, and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Anyone who knows where Bostwick is should not try and apprehend him. Contact local police, the corrections department at 603-271-1804, or the Cheshire County Sheriff’s Office at 603-355-2000.
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N.H. woman accused of civil rights violation after allegedly shooting at lost man because he was Black
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Diane Durgin, 67, is accused of shooting at a Black man who inadvertently drove to her property after a prearranged truck part sale, prosecutors said.
A New Hampshire woman is accused of violating the state’s Civil Rights Act four times after she allegedly shot at a man because he was Black, prosecutors said.
Diane Durgin, 67, of Weare, N.H. could face up to a $5,000 fine for each violation she is found to have committed, the office of New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said in a press release Tuesday.
Durgin is also charged with criminal threatening against a person with a deadly weapon and attempted first degree assault with a deadly weapon, Michael Garrity, a media representative for the New Hampshire Attorney General, said in an emailed statement to Boston.com.
Durgin had a final pre-trial conference last week, Garrity said.
In a civil complaint filed Tuesday, Durgin is accused of threatening physical force against the victim, the AG said. Prosecutors asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction barring Durgin from repeating her alleged behavior and from contacting the victim and his family.
During the morning hours of Oct. 20, 2024, the victim claims, he “mistakenly” drove to Durgin’s home after a prearranged purchase of a truck part with a seller online, prosecutors wrote as part of their request for an injunction.
When the man — whom prosecutors identified in court documents as X.G. — arrived, Durgin allegedly stepped out of her home and approached his car with a gun “holstered by her waist,” prosecutors wrote.
Upon noticing that X.G. was Black, Durgin allegedly “removed her gun and pointed it at X.G.,” prosecutors said in the injunction request.
While X.G. explained that he was lost, Durgin called the victim a “Black mother[expletive],” and threatened to “kill him,” prosecutors allege.
As the victim attempted to drive away, Durgin allegedly took her gun and fired two shots at the fleeing man’s car, missing both times, the AG’s office said.
While on the phone with a dispatcher, Durgin allegedly said she shot the man’s car because the victim is Black, the AG said.
“The guy is Black. And he, he…he says he’s meeting someone here and I think he’s coming here to steal,” Durgin allegedly said.
Police located X.G. and brought him to the Weare Police Department, stopping along the way at the correct seller’s home to complete the truck part purchase, prosecutors wrote in court documents.
To prove a violation of the New Hampshire Civil Rights Act, the AG must show that Durgin “interfered or attempted to interfere with the rights of the victim to engage in lawful activities by threatening to engage in or actually engage in physical force or violence, when such actual or threatening conduct was motivated by race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, or disability,” prosecutors said.
Streets of Portsmouth after snow storm
The streets of Portsmouth are still in the process of being cleaned up, as seen the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, following a huge snow storm.
It may be March, but winter in New Hampshire is far from over. Just one week after a blizzard tore through the state with heavy snow and high winds, the state is getting another round of snowfall.
The state will get three to five inches during the evening and night of Tuesday, March 3, says the National Weather Service (NWS) of Gray, Maine. While the accumulation will not be significant, the snowfall may cause dangerous road conditions and a layer of ice on the ground in certain parts of the state.
Here’s what to know before tonight’s snow in New Hampshire, including snow totals and timing.
When will it snow in NH tonight?
According to the NWS, it will start snowing in New Hampshire during mid-afternoon or early evening and continue through the night. Specifically, snow will arrive to the southern part of the state around 2-3 p.m., spreading northwards through the rest of New Hampshire by 5 p.m.
Rain or freezing rain will mix in later this evening across southern New Hampshire, creating a wintry mix. All precipitation should move out of the state by midnight.
Due to the timing of today’s snowfall, the Tuesday evening commute will be affected, with the NWS warning to slow down and exercise caution while driving.
How much snow will NH get tonight?
New Hampshire will get one to four inches of snow tonight, with one to two inches in northern New Hampshire, two to three inches in southern New Hampshire and three to four inches in the center of the state, with the possibility for five inches in localized areas.
In the Seacoast specifically, Portsmouth, Rye, Hampton and York are expected to get between two to three inches of snow, while Dover, Exeter and Rochester may get up to four.
The wintry mix may also cause a light glaze of ice across southern New Hampshire.
NH weather watches and warnings
The NWS has issued a winter weather advisory for the state of New Hampshire, in effect from 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3 through 4 a.m. on Wednesday, March 4.
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