Crime & Safety

Firearm Fugitive Found In Tilton By U.S. Marshals Task Force

Due to possible "armed and dangerous" status, task force members were happy to quickly apprehend Kaylene Loranger inside a Tilton apartment.

Kaylene Loranger was allegedly found hiding inside an apartment in Tilton on June 13, 2019.
Kaylene Loranger was allegedly found hiding inside an apartment in Tilton on June 13, 2019. (U.S. Marshals Service)

CONCORD, NH — This week's New Hampshire Fugitive of the Week has been caught, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. Kaylene Loranger, 32, was captured by The District of New Hampshire - New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force on Laconia Road in Tilton. She was wanted for failure to appear on criminal threatening with a firearm and reckless conduct with a firearm charges from 2018.

Based on the charges being gun related, the task force considered Loranger to be possibly "armed and dangerous" and "a high priority investigation," according to Deputy Marshal Jeffrey White. Numerous tips were received after the publication of the fugitive notice which led investigators to an apartment in Tilton on June 13, 2019.

"Members of the (task force) went to this location where a female resembling Loranger was observed entering the apartment," White stated. "The task force went to the door and Loranger refused to come to the door. Entry was made into the apartment, where Loranger was located and arrested without further incident."

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Loranger was transported to the Belknap County Jail where she is being held without bail. White noted that the arrest was a cooperative effort between Belknap, Hillsborough, Rockingham, and Strafford county sheriff’s offices, the federal protective service, the Greenfield Police Department, and deputy U.S. Marshals.

"This cooperative effort, combined with the fantastic assistance of the public, led to quick and safe arrest of Ms. Loranger today," White added.

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Editor's note: This post was derived from information supplied by the U.S. Marshals Service. It does not indicate a conviction. This link explains the removal request process for New Hampshire Patch police reports.

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