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Plymouth Man Charged In Shooting
Guards And Reserves Have Burial Rights
Concord Police are asking the owner or operator of a dark green Toyota RAV4 that was parked at the Marsh Loop trailhead on Portsmouth Road in Concord on April 18 to contact the Criminal Investigations Division of the Concord Police Department at 603-225-8600. The car, with a model year between 2006 and 2012, was seen at the trailhead near the wooded area where Stephen and Djeswende Reid’s bodies were found on April 21.
The Reids had left their residence in the Alton Woods apartment complex on the afternoon of April 18 to go for a walk in the area of the Broken Ground Trails. That was the last time their family and friends heard from them.
Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Mitchell Weinberg, who conducted autopsies on the Reids’ bodies after they were found, determined that both died of multiple gunshot wounds. The Concord Regional Crimeline has announced a reward of as much as $33,500 for information that leads to the arrest and indictment of whoever is responsible for the murders.
Plymouth Man Charged In Shooting
Twenty-four-year-old Kegan O'Neil of Plymouth faces assault charges in connection with a shooting at Highland Terrace on June 1. Police took O’Neil into custody in Meredith on June 2.
Plymouth police received a 911 call at 6:47 p.m. Wednesday saying a 33-year-old man had been been shot. The victim suffered life-threatening injuries, but officials on Thursday night said he was in stable condition.
O'Neil has been charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and reckless conduct.
Guards And Reserves Have Burial Rights
The Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act, sponsored by New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas as part of the federal omnibus package that President Joe Biden Jr. signed into law in March, allows state residents who served in the National Guard or as reservists to be buried at the New Hampshire Veterans’ Cemetery. Previously, interment at the cemetery in Boscawen was limited to those who had served in the military on active duty. The Act allowed states to use their own discretion when deciding whether to inter people who are not otherwise VA-eligible.
The Executive Council unanimously voted this week to allow the change in burial policy. Warren Perry, the state’s deputy Adjutant General, said the change is likely to result in free burial for about 50 newly eligible soldiers annually, and their spouses can be interred for a $350 fee.
The New Hampshire Veterans’ Cemetery was created in 1997 on 104 acres of former public forest in Boscawen in legislation spearheaded by the late Republican lawmaker James Whittemore of Franklin.
Café Chatter: Comment on ‘Enhanced Records’
On Monday, I called the Superintendent’s office to ask about what kind of security our schools had. I will tell you that the Newfound Schools are in great shape, the security in each of the buildings is up to date. They are checked regularly, note changes, resolve any problems that have appeared. Teachers & students are regularly given the information that they need in order to react in a positive way that will help them to be safe. This plan has been in place & it works well. Our Police & Fire departments are part of the security plans for each of our buildings. Each of our buildings are so different, [it] presents different needs for each of them. We are so fortunate to have these people in place. I came away from my conversation with the Superintendent very pleased with the knowledge that the security situation in the Newfound Area School District is in good hands.
— Barbara Greenwood, Bristol
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