Cassidy Jensen
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As demands on New Hampshire cops grow, the politics of police funding remain the same
At a March U.S. Senate field hearing in Manchester, U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas addressed the panel of law enforcement officials who had just spent hours telling him, fellow Rep. Annie Kuster and U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan about drug trafficking in the... → Read More
New Hampshire’s largest law enforcement agency, the State Police, has grown by 30% since 2000
Capt. Brendan Davey was born into a New Hampshire State Police family. His dad was a sergeant and assistant troop commander, and after earning a degree in psychology from the University of New Hampshire, Davey jumped into a green cruiser himself.“I... → Read More
Few NH police departments collect demographic data, but those that do are overwhelmingly white and male
As a kid growing up in Concord, many of George Tarwo’s friends didn’t trust the police.Like many former refugees, Tarwo was born in a country, Liberia, where that mistrust was warranted. His childhood was difficult, and police were called to his home... → Read More
Small towns grapple with whether a police department is worth the money
On New Year’s Eve, some 1,000 people living in the small town of Hill quietly lost their police department.At the end of December, Hill Corporal Andrew Williamson resigned after the town tried in vain to hire a new chief. The only other officer was on... → Read More
The number of New Hampshire police officers has grown twice as fast as the population over the last twenty years
Violent crime in Concord is nearly half the national average, a rate that has barely budged over the last two decades. Despite recent increases, police calls for service are below what they were 10 years ago.Still, the Concord Police Department has... → Read More
Hometown Heroes: Therapy dog Zavya and handler Carol Zablocki offered comfort to nursing home patients
Whenever Zavya arrived at a nursing home to provide therapy, the faces of her charges would light up. She dried tears, prompted smiles and offered special solace to whichever patient she could tell was having a particularly bad day.Her techniques were... → Read More
How a fake sick day landed a Concord police officer on the Laurie List
Josh Levasseur didn’t falsify evidence like former Claremont Sgt. Ian Kibbe and officer Mark Burch did in 2018. He wasn’t convicted of a hit-and-run like former Manchester officer Steven Cornacchia, nor did he punch and stomp a suspect after a chase... → Read More
Despite increasing lifeguard pay, Concord will only open four pools Sunday
Four out of Concord’s seven pools will open for the season on Sunday – one fewer than last summer – despite pay increases for lifeguards meant to overcome last year’s staffing shortage. Last year, pools at Garrison and White Park remained closed,... → Read More
With many LEACT policies in place, Merrimack Sheriff and Concord Police look ahead to body cams, accreditation
Having implemented most of a state commission’s 2020 recommendations for law enforcement reforms, the Concord Police Department and the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office are still working towards national accreditation and obtaining body cameras for... → Read More
Brothers Cortado to host “coffee with a cop” with Concord Police
Coffee-loving Concord residents will have the chance to sip a cortado at 3 Bicentennial Square with members of the Concord Police Department on Friday and ask officers questions about their work. Between 9a.m. and 11a.m. on June 10, Concord police... → Read More
Investigators rule out driver of Toyota RAV4 in Reid murder investigation
Concord Police and the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office say the driver of a dark green Toyota RAV4 they had been looking for is not a suspect in the murders of Steve and Wendy Reid and had no connection to the crime.On June 2, Concord Police... → Read More
Hometown Heroes: Linda Woodward has fostered babies in Boscawen for decades
For more than four decades, Linda Woodward has cared for New Hampshire babies who need a safe place to stay. While most septuagenarian grandparents might breathe a sigh of relief that they no longer have to stay up all night with a newborn infant,... → Read More
NH Department of Corrections faces challenges filling positions
Missing workers in more than one-third of its security positions, the New Hampshire Department of Corrections continues to struggle to fully staff the state’s prisons.Currently, 179 out of 499 security staff positions are open, a 36% vacancy rate... → Read More
Beaver Meadow supporters praise golf course as a ‘gem’ at public hearing
Chris Mulleavey was the first of many residents to call the Concord’s public golf course a “gem.” Bow resident Jared Bland, speaking next to his young golfer son Jack, talked about the popularity of the youth golf program he started at Beaver Meadow... → Read More
Langley Parkway opponents pack budget meeting to demand project be scrapped from long-term plans
A group of city residents calling themselves the Concord Greenspace Coalition, packed City Council Chambers on Thursday night to ask councilors to remove the third phase of the Langley Parkway extension from the city’s future spending... → Read More
Amid surging golf revenues, city will ask taxpayers to pay for course improvements
In a proposed budget that relies on 4.8% tax hike and American Rescue Plan funds to increase spending, Concord taxpayers will again be asked to pay for improvements at the Beaver Meadow Golf Course’s clubhouse and grounds in the next fiscal... → Read More
Jury finds Ellison guilty of second-degree murder
After two days of deliberations, a jury has found Richard Ellison guilty of second-degree murder in the 2005 killing of Robert McMillan. He was found not guilty of first-degree murder.Ellison, 49, was charged with setting the fire that killed McMillan... → Read More
Bump in calls following pandemic used to justify increase funding for Concord fire and police
Emergency calls for service are up this year, which will require significant new investments in public safety, Concord City Councilors were told on Thursday in one of the first meetings to determine next year’s city budget. What councilors weren’t... → Read More
Family Promise opens new day center location
Last spring, Amber Frost found herself in an impossible situation. She had just fled domestic violence in North Carolina, and back in New Hampshire, she was desperately trying to finish college and keep a roof over her kids’ heads in one of the... → Read More
Closing arguments in Ellison trial hinge of witness credibility, fire forensics
More than sixteen years after a fire killed 74-year-old disabled veteran Robert McMillan, prosecutors and defense attorneys told a new set of jurors to carefully judge the credibility of witnesses and weigh forensic fire evidence for themselves to... → Read More