"Mass. man sentenced 30 years after N.H. burglary" by Lynne Tuohy | Associated Press, August 03, 2013
CONCORD, N.H. — A man who fled New Hampshire in the middle of his burglary trial 30 years ago has finally been apprehended and sent to prison.
Robert Wade, 55, was arrested by police in Brockton, Mass., in January. He was using an alias, but eventually was linked to the decades-old crime in Manchester. He fought being sent to New Hampshire and, once extradited, asserted that he was not the Robert Wade who was convicted in absentia in Hillsborough Superior Court. His sentencing in May was postponed until this week so prosecutors could amass evidence to prove his identity.
Hillsborough County Attorney Patricia LaFrance said not only did her office have on file fingerprints taken from the crime scene and after Wade’s arrest, but had obtained recent jailhouse phone recordings in which Wade repeatedly acknowledged he was the same Robert Wade who had been convicted three decades earlier....
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"Three swimmers rescued off Hampton Beach
State authorities said a team effort resulted in the rescue of three swimmers off Hampton Beach. Hampton Deputy Fire Chief Jameson Ayotte said emergency responders were called to the beach just after 8 p.m. Thursday after a report of three struggling swimmers. Bystanders rescued one; two others were about 75 yards offshore in water 10 to 15 feet deep. Ayotte said two firefighters donned wetsuits and swam out with a police officer trained as a life guard. The swimmers were eventually picked up by a nearby boat (AP)."
"N.H. wife charged in N.J. crash that killed husband
Authorities in New Jersey have charged a New Hampshire woman with vehicular homicide in a crash that killed her husband. Officials said Allison Hawks Nasta, 28, of Manchester, N.H., was driving with a suspended license when she lost control of her vehicle on the Black Horse Pike in Pleasantville and struck a utility pole in August 2012. Nasta’s husband, William, 34, died. She and their two young daughters were injured. She was later charged with receiving stolen property after police found jewelry, cameras, and electronics stolen from southern New Jersey homes in the motel room the couple shared."
"Concord plan to buy armored vehicle is criticized
City officials deciding whether Concord should accept a federal grant to buy an armored vehicle say most of the criticism they have heard comes from outside the city. In applying for the grant, the city mentioned groups it considers antigovernment and troublesome, including the Free State Project and Occupy New Hampshire. That prompted the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union to criticize the application and a Nashua woman to start a petition against it. Police Chief John Duval told the Concord Monitor that he does not think the groups are domestic terrorists, but said they and others sometimes create polarizing situations."
Turns out I needed those waders because the bulls*** is getting pretty thick.
