MANCHESTER, N.H. – As the nation grapples with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, law enforcement in New Hampshire are already thinking about the lessons learned from Pennsylvania and how they can secure future campaign events.

“No chief or no police agency wants what happened on Saturday on their resume,” Manchester, New Hampshire Police Chief Allen Aldenberg told WBZ-TV.

Secret Service and police coordinate weeks before campaign event  

Aldenberg has helped secure his fair share of campaign events involving presidents, former and current. Manchester is a popular campaign stop in the swing state of New Hampshire and Secret Service often reach out to local police weeks before an upcoming event.

“They trust us. So perhaps they may give us a little more than they would,” Aldenberg said.

Most Manchester rallies are held at the city’s SNHU arena. In those cases, Aldenberg says Secret Service is involved with securing the interior of the arena, Manchester police are involved with securing the outside, and preparation for these events can take weeks.

“And once you get three or four days out from the event, we’re in there probably sometimes two or three times a day, meeting with Secret Service, meeting with the arena staff, the management, doing walkthroughs,” Aldenberg said.

“Communication is key”  

On the day of the event, communication is key. Each agency involved works with its own communication system. That is why Aldenberg says he pairs up his local police with other agencies.

Manchester police offer all sorts of capabilities to Secret Service. They use bomb-sniffing dogs, local intelligence, and tactical assistance in the form of SWAT teams. Aldenberg says they do not offer sniper capability.

Each event can be time-consuming and costly. Aldenberg says each local department is typically left to pick up the tab for the security it provides, which can be a strain on small police departments.

“It can also be a financial burden. It’s a significant amount of money when a candidate or a particular sitting president comes into your community to hold an event. But that cannot be an excuse not to do what’s appropriate and what’s right,” he said.

Aldenberg says it’s critical that local law enforcement and the public receive as much information as possible about what led to the assassination attempt on Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally.

“They owe it to the public to be fully transparent so we make sure this doesn’t happen again,” he said.

A 21-year-old Farmington, New Hampshire, man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly driving his motorcycle in the Live Free or Die state at speeds up to 158 mph Sunday, and fleeing from police in the process.

Zachary Dionne was eventually arrested after stopping at a gas station off Portsmouth’s Exit 3 on Interstate 95. He was charged with felony reckless conduct — deadly weapon, reckless driving, making an unsafe lane change, disobeying an officer, resisting arrest, failing to display plates, and having an unregistered vehicle, State Police said.

State Police initially received a report of a group of motorcyclists “being operated hazardously” while traveling east on Route 101 in Raymond. A trooper in a police aircraft then located the group and noticed one bike — allegedly operated by Dionne — begin to pull away, “passing other motor vehicles, and going in between two vehicles at the same time.” The trooper observed this motorcycle going 158 mph as it continued east, police said.

As the bike approached the exit ramp for I-95, a trooper in a vehicle spotted it, allegedly clocked it at 110 mph, and activated his blue lights. “Trooper [Samuel] Provenza observed a passenger on the back of the motorcycle, and it did not appear to be slowing, he did not pursue it,” police said.

The police aircraft followed the motorcycle from above as it traveled east and south on Route 1. It slowed in traffic, and Provenza was able to see it again.

This is what happened next, per police:

The motorcycle again refused to stop and instead accelerated rapidly and began recklessly passing other vehicles and disregarding multiple motor vehicle laws. Trooper Provenza did not pursue and allowed the aircraft to follow it.

The motorcycle continued onto Route 107 and then entered I-95 northbound, where (Trooper Thomas Lombardi in the aircraft) acquired multiple additional speed readings, with a high speed of 144 mph. During this time, the operator used all lanes of I-95 to pass and weave in and out of traffic. The motorcycle took Exit 3, and Trooper Lombardi maintained visual contact as it traveled down Greenland Road and pulled into a gas station.

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That’s where Dionne was taken into custody. He was scheduled to be arraigned Monday.

NEWINGTON — The Brooklyn Café, at 2299 Woodbury Ave., billing itself as New Hampshire’s first kosher café. This new establishment provides the local community with a variety of kosher-certified dishes.

This café aims to bring a taste of authentic New York cuisine to the community, including falafel, bagels and other delicious items. But it’s more than just a place to eat. As a nonprofit organization, all proceeds from the café go towards funding local needs, helping families and individuals, and supporting the wider community in various ways.

“Our vision is to create a welcoming space for people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and affiliations to feel safe and connected,” said Rabbi Berel Slavaticki. “This café is a dream come true, and we hope it becomes a cherished part of your lives as well.”

The Brooklyn Café is dedicated to providing high-quality meals in a warm and inviting atmosphere. It is committed to serving the community by offering delicious food that adheres to Jewish dietary laws and promoting cultural understanding.

Open to the public, the café invites guests from all backgrounds to experience and enjoy its cuisine.

For information, visit BrooklynCafeNH.com or call (603) 319-8453.