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Judge weighs murder suspect’s competency

NASHUA – Experts were questioned and segments of phone calls Devin Tappan made from prison were played by prosecutors, as the sides in Tappan’s murder case addressed, at his most recent hearing last week, the topic of his competency to stand trial. Tappan, who turned 32 last week, is ...

Hudson standoff ends with arrest

HUDSON – A roughly four-hour police standoff with a suspect last seen inside a Barbara Lane residence late Saturday morning ended without incident, police said, when the suspect was located and taken into custody. Police said the incident began around 11 a.m. Saturday, when officers ...

Deferred jail term for Nashua’s Webster

NASHUA – Prosecutors at Timothy Webster’s plea and sentencing hearing this week agreed to a deferred jail term and to amend a felony assault charge to a misdemeanor, as long as Webster abides by the terms spelled out in his sentencing order. In exchange, Webster, 22, most recently of 14 ...

UPDATE: Whitey Bulger, Boston gangster, killed in West Virginia Prison

BOSTON (AP) — James “Whitey” Bulger, the murderous Boston gangster who benefited from a corrupt relationship with the FBI before spending 16 years as one of America’s most wanted men, was slain in federal prison. He was 89. Bulger was found unresponsive Tuesday morning at the U.S. ...

Alleged pumpkin vandals nabbed

NASHUA – Five juvenile suspects have been arrested in connection to the pumpkin vandalism that occurred last week. Through the evening of Oct. 23 and into the morning of Oct. 24, multiple residents reported vehicles being damaged using pumpkins. The Nashua Police Department received several ...

Nashuans receiving scam calls

NASHUA — “Right now, you and your physical property, those are being monitored and it’s very important that I do hear from you as soon as possible before we proceed further in any legal matter,” states one transcript of a monitored call to Nashua resident Chris Wilcox. The caller, ...