Homeless Men Arrested Twice in 24 Hours

Two men with a long arrest history in the capital region ran into a heap of trouble after two separate incidents recently, according to court and arrest reports.

Frank H. Pickering, 31, pictured right, a homeless man now located in Concord, was arrested at 4:12 p.m. on Feb. 23, 2015, on a criminal trespass charge and a charge of attempted to commit unauthorized use of a propelled vehicle. Daniel A. Chambers, a homeless man now located in Concord, was also arrested on a criminal trespass charge. The next day, both Pickering and Chambers were arrested again at around 4:11 p.m., on resisting arrest or detention and default or breach of bail conditions charges.

According to documents, in the first incident, police were sent to the Dunkin’ Donuts on Manchester Street for a report of men trying to steal an SUV.

The owner of the vehicle said his wife had gone out to start it and after she did, came back inside the store. The next thing he knew, he heard the SUV’s doors open and shut again. The owner went outside and reportedly saw two men in the vehicle. He and his son ran out to stop them from stealing the vehicle, banging on the hood of the SUV, as one of the men attempted to shift the vehicle into gear.

The men then jumped out of the SUV and began calling the owner and his son names, according to the report, and tried to pick a fight. After exchanging words, the two men fled the area.

Officers checked the area but didn’t locate anyone matching the description of the men.

A little while later, an officer saw two men matching the description of the ones reportedly involved in the incident walking west on Manchester Street.

The officer spoke to the men, later identified as Chambers and Pickering. Pickering tried to speak about the incident but Chambers reportedly interrupted him saying they had done nothing wrong and were just looking for cigarette butts on the ground when the other men tried to pick a fight with them.

“Pickering told me that he and Chambers got into the Tahoe because he thought it was his sister’s,” according to the reporting officer.

The owner of the SUV reportedly visually identified the pair and they were arrested.

The next afternoon, officers were called to Gibson’s Bookstore on South Main Street for a report of two intoxicated subjects in the store’s bathrooms with one possibly passed out.

The first officer at the scene alleged that Pickering was passed out on the floor between the men’s and women’s bathrooms in the back of the store. Chambers was reportedly looking down at Pickering.

When asked for identification, Chambers reportedly said he didn’t have one and gave the name “Daniel Johnson” to the officer. Dispatch didn’t have that name in the system. He was allegedly “uncooperative” and appeared to be intoxicated.

“Every time Chambers spoke, I was overcome by the alcohol on his breath,” the officer alleged.

After a number of attempts to get his real name, he was taken into custody.

At the same time, Concord Fire and Rescue teams were attempting to treat and revive Pickering by rubbing his sternum. He later woke up, allegedly flailed his arms around, and began yelling. Pickering also allegedly smelled like alcohol, was “extremely hostile,” and refused to identify himself.

Another officer arriving at the scene recognized Pickering from the day before and he was arrested for breach of bail. Pickering allegedly pushed back at police who tried to take him into custody and had to first be pinned to a wall and then the ground, according to the report.

While in the cruiser, “Pickering began to kick the door of my cruiser so hard that I could see it moving in and out from the frame,” the officer alleged.

Both were held without bail and arraigned the next day.

During the past few years, both men have been repeatedly arrested on numerous charges, according to posts on Patch.

Editor’s note: This post was derived from information supplied by the Concord 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.