Man Found with Heroin in Hotel Parking Lot: Cops

MANCHESTER, NH - A local man was arrested earlier this weekend after a Queen City police officer allegedly found him passed out in a parked Acura.

Daniel Mercier, 32, of Goffstown, was arrested on Jan. 17, 2016, for possession of a controlled drug.

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A Manchester Police officer was conducting a business check at the La Quinta Inn and Suites on Front Street in Manchester at just before midnight when he noted a man slumped over the wheel of an Acura Integra. The vehicle was backed into the parking spot with its parking lights on, so the officer checked on the driver.

“The officer noticed a bag on the floorboard of the driver’s seat as he spoke with him,” according to Lt. Brian O’Keefe of the Manchester Police Department. “Inside, they located needles, cotton, a spoon and two loaded syringes. The liquid tested presumptive positive for heroin, so he was taken into custody without incident.”

Mercier charged and released on personal recognizance bail. He’s due in court on Feb. 24.