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A man, identified as Shane Eskra of Brattleboro, was arrested after a multi-state incident involving gunfire early this morning. The Brattleboro Police Department initially responded to a report of shots fired on Garfield Drive. Later, Eskra was spotted in Hinsdale, brandishing a handgun before fleeing back to Vermont. A standoff ensued on Mount Wantastiquet, where Eskra fired several rounds at officers. He was eventually apprehended with the help of a New Hampshire State Police K-9 unit. Eskra faces multiple charges, including reckless conduct and criminal threatening.
The case was part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide effort to combat child exploitation and abuse.
A Jaffrey man has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison for illegal possession of firearms, ammunition, and homemade weapons, following a federal court ruling in Concord.
A former office manager for The Dartmouth, Dartmouth College’s student newspaper, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for embezzling over $223,000 from the publication, officials announced.
A police pursuit involving multiple law enforcement agencies came to an end in Winchester early this morning.
A couple from Keene, New Hampshire, is facing federal charges related to two bank robberies and an attempted hold-up at a marijuana dispensary in southeastern Vermont.
The N.H. Attorney General’s office has released the names of those involved in the tragic events that unfolded early Thursday morning in Troy and Portsmouth.
The Keene School District fell victim to a cyber-attack Wednesday resulting in the theft of approximately $2.1 million.
Vermont State Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery that occurred Monday afternoon in Rockingham believed to be connected to two other robberies at banks in Brattleboro and Bellows Falls.
A Swanzey resident has been formally charged in federal court for the theft of firearms from a licensed gun dealership, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young.