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Local man receives suspended sentence

NASHUA – Hudson resident Joshua Smith stood before a Superior Court judge Wednesday and entered guilty pleas to four felony charges, including one count of armed robbery, all stemming from the 2017 rampage in which he robbed a person and threatened three others with a knife. Add to that the ...

‘Hesitant’ defendant prompts judge to halt sentencing hearing

NASHUA – Corey Moody, one of three people picked up during a Nashua police Operation Granite Hammer drug sweep in May 2017, was in court Wednesday prepared to enter a plea agreement when the judge said he felt he should halt the proceeding and resume another day. “You’re hesitant ... I ...

Reports: Man shot by police said, ‘just wanted you guys to kill me’

NASHUA – Justin Contreras, the 29-year-old Nashua man shot by police June 26, allegedly told police he raised his gun in hopes officers would kill him. On July 2, after Contreras got out of the hospital, authorities arrested him on a charge of criminal threatening. He was released on bail, ...

Weekend death ruled a homicide

NASHUA – A Monday autopsy indicated Nashua resident David Smith is the victim of a homicide, with his death resulting from a single gunshot wound. Smith, 49, was reportedly found early Sunday morning “not breathing ... cold to the touch” by someone who then called 911, according to ...

Pair arrested for criminal trespassing, disorderly conduct

MERRIMACK – Police on Saturday arrested two people for criminal trespassing and disorderly conduct, one of whom was allegedly found hiding under a bed. Officers responded to a call that Christian Prater, 22, of Merrimack and Brittney Elwell, 22, of Lowell, had entered a home without ...

Police investigate Nashua man’s death

NASHUA – The police investigation into the suspicious death early Sunday of Nashua resident David Smith will continue Monday with an autopsy, which police say will be conducted at the State Medical Examiner’s office in Concord. Details surrounding the circumstances of Smith’s death were ...