Fires, Crashes, Cool Homes, Suspicious Packages: Nearby News

Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around New Hampshire Patch sites last week:

1. NH Teacher Arrested And Arraigned On Sexual Assault Charges In PA: Reports: Whitney Roberts, a softball coach and substitute teacher, allegedly had sex with a boy last year in Franklin Township, PA.
2. Suspicious Package Detonated In Downtown Concord: Watch: Parts of North Main Street were cordoned off on Friday due to a cardboard box with metal that was detonated by the NHSP bomb squad.
3. Fatal Crash Reported At Bedford Tollbooth: The Everett Turnpike North is being re-routed off the airport access road due to a crash. All travel lanes are closed.
4. Bow Bassist ID'd As Man Who Died In Fiery Bedford Crash: Caleb Scofield, 39, played for the metal band Cave In, based out of Methuen, MA. Money is being raised for his family via YouCaring.
5. Police Bag 5 During Latest Operation Granite Shield Drug Raids: Eddie Nolasco of Lowell; Scott Collier formerly of Concord, Joe Burgos, Laura Gettings, Corey Scruton of Nashua were all arrested yesterday.
6. Vehicle Fire Reported On Everett Turnpike: Reports online are warning about traffic issues on the Everett Turnpike after a multi-vehicle accident.
7. Nashua Man Faces Child Sexual Assault Charges: An investigation into Scott Harley of Nashua, who police say sexually assaulted juvenile victims he knew, began last year.
8. Fire Destroys Barn, Damages Home In Bow: Watch: A fire in a barn attached to a home on Bow Center Road went to three alarms this morning.
9. NH Woman Indicted In Revenge Porn Incident: Rockingham Court: Concord woman indicted on another drug charge, CT teen indicted on theft, property charges, and Salem man indicted for indecent exposure.
10. Woman Tries To Grab Cop's Gun, 3 Arrested For Prowling: Report: Deatrah Reilly and Kyle Beaulier of Manchester, and Justin Haberstroh, formerly of Concord, were arrested after allegedly casing a building.

Other posts readers may have missed include:

Parents Beat, Pour Hot Oil On Teen For Refusing Marriage: Sheriff

New Rules About Toys R Us Closing Sales

Alleged Human Trafficker, Gang Member Indicted: Roundup

School Threats, Attempted Murder Incident At Hotel: Nearby News

Pittsfield Man Indicted For Threatening To Kill Woman With A Gun

Traffic Stop Leads To $8.4 Million Drug Bust

Local Woman Picked Up On Shoplifting Charge: Concord Police Log

Package Detonated By NHSP, Drug Raids, New Jobs: NH Right Now

NH Man Gets Nearly 9 Years In Jail For Drug Trafficking And Guns

Hampton Man Convicted Of Child Rape

Mass. Man Arrested After Downtown Nashua Stabbing Incident

Woman Charged With Stabbing Man, Mugging In Concord, Fatal Crash

Teen Ruins Airbnb Home With Booze-Filled Party, Guns And Blood

NH Police Seek Help With Runaway Case

Granite State Challenge: Exeter High Soars Past Oyster River High

Seabrook Teen Indicted On Strangulation, Knife Threat: Court

441 Winnacunnet Road In Hampton: Wow!

A Custom-Built Beachfront Home With A Guest Suite On The Seacoast

I-93 Work In Londonderry Begins March 25

25 Cota Road In Merrimack: Wow!

Milford Women Arrested On Assault Charges: Police Log

Milford Men Arrested On Domestic Violence Charges: Police Log

Dover Driver Charged With DWI After Plummeting Down Embankment

Suspicious Package Sent to Rep. Porter's Office: Report

GOP State Rep. From Salem Indicted For Welfare Fraud

NJ Man Bagged For DWI After Running Out Of Gas On I-93: NHSP

Maine Trucker Drives Off I-93, Crashes, Dies: NHSP

Pro Boxing in Windham, NH - North Andover's "Irish" Tommy O'Connell vs. Bruce Boyington

Here are some slightly older posts that were popular with readers last week:

• 10 Affordable Small Towns Where You'd Actually Want to Live
• Amherst Man Arrested Twice In 6 Hours: Police Log
• Queen City Woman Arrested On Prostitution Charge: Police Log
• NH Police Ask For Assistance With Missing Persons Case
• $100M Development Project To Start In Fall 2018

Thanks for reading Patch.com in New Hampshire.

Barn fire image via NewsCam 603, car and truck fire images via Jeffrey Hastings/frameofmindphoto.com, used with permission, police file photos, bomb photo via Tony Schinella, Patch staff, teach photo via Plymouth State University, and home image via realtor.com.