Police: Panhandler Caused Crash

A local woman with a string of arrests in the past was charged yesterday after an accident at the intersection of Beech and Bridge streets in Manchester.

Alyssa Ramalho, 24, of no fixed address, was arrested on March 25, 2015, and charged with disorderly conduct and violation of bail.

According to a report, a detective working a detail on Bridge and Ash streets witnessed a crash about a block away between two vehicles.

The detective approached the area and spoke to the operators, both adults from Manchester. The man who caused the crashed stated that he was stopped on Beech Street and began speaking with a panhandler, Ramalho, and later, handed her a dollar. The detective then spoke to Ramalho and determined, after an investigation, that she was allegedly “partially at fault for the accident” and arrested her.

Ramalho was arraigned earlier today.

According to online reports, Ramalho has been arrested a number of times in the last few years.

Back in November 2014, she was arrested in Londonderry two counts of possession of controlled/narcotic drugs, two counts of possession of drugs in a motor vehicle, possession of burglary tools, felon in possession of dangerous weapon, and three counts of receiving stolen property. In 2013, she was arrested on a theft by deception charge.

In July 2010, she was arrested for unlawful possession of alcohol and intoxication after an incident in Hampton.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Manchester Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction. Click this link to find out how to get a name removed from a New Hampshire Patch police report.