Indictments; Overdose Deaths Increase; Man Falls From Building; More: PM Patch NH

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• Former NH Fire Captain Gets 4 To 8 On Rape Charges: Follow-Up: Russell Steiz of Bradford was imprisoned for at least 4 years after raping one woman in Pembroke in 2019 and another in Bradford in 2020.
• Maine Woman Indicted On 4 Theft By Deception Charges: Court Roundup: Plus: Elderly Epping woman accused of scratching SUV; man indicted on strangulation charge; Rye man indicted on falsifying evidence charge.
• Nashua Man Indicted On Burglary, 8 Sexual Assault Charges: Court: Manchester man indicted on knife threat charges in Merrimack; Milford man accused of indecent exposure, lewdness; Nashua drug indictments.
• Newport Sex Offender Indicted On More Child Rape Charges: Court: Also: Elderly Hopkinton man faces sexual assault charges; Concord felon indicted on machete charge; habitual offender and drug indictments.
• Couple Accused Of 14 Counts Of Animal Cruelty Arrested In Londonderry: Meghan Williams and Robert Gerhold were charged by police Thursday after being accused of leaving 14 cats inside a foreclosed home in 2022.
• Nashua, Manchester Experienced High Opioid Overdose Deaths In 2022
• A Home Nestled On The Banks Of Merrymeeting Lake: New Hampshire Wow
• New Hampshire Bar Stabbing Suspect Captured In Long Island, New York
• White Supremacist, Antisemitic Propaganda On The Uptick In NH: Report
• School B-Ball Game Riot; Man Killed By Tree Limb; More: PM Patch NH

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