Crime & Safety
RI Man Arrested After Multi-State Pursuit
Gregory Coffey of Providence led troopers on an alleged stolen vehicle chase from I-89, to I-93, onto the Everett Turnpike, and into Mass.
CONCORD, NH — A Rhode Island man was arrested this morning on a fugitive from justice charge after allegedly leading law enforcement officials on a multi-state pursuit this morning, according to New Hampshire State Police. Gregory Coffey, 33, of Providence, RI, was arrested on June 11, 2017, on multiple charges out of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. According to state police, at around 2:15 a.m. Sunday morning, troopers attempted to stop a 2003 Nissan sedan on I-89 in Warner.
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The Nissan was reportedly stolen and allegedly refused to stop when directed to troopers. This reportedly led to a chase from I-89 South in Warner, through Concord onto I-93, and then south onto the Everett Turnpike from Bedford, through Merrimack, and into Nashua.
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“Spike strips were successfully deployed with the assistance of Nashua Police Department near Exit 3,” according to Lt. N.A. Noyes of Troop B in Bedford. “After the vehicle ran over the spike mat, it continued to flee and exited the Everett Turnpike at Exit 2. The vehicle continued south onto the Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua.”
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The operator allegedly continued to drive the Nissan on its rims on the DW Highway into Tyngsborough, MA, and south onto Tyngsborough Road. Police in that community successfully deployed another set of spike strips and the vehicle came to a stop just across the Tyngsborough-Chelmsford line.
Coffey was then arrested.
“Coffey is facing multiple charges out of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts,” Noyes noted. “Once a hearing is scheduled and held, Coffey will be extradited back to the state of New Hampshire to answer multiple charges from Nashua Police Department and the New Hampshire State Police.”
Anyone with information regarding this incident is requested to contact Trooper R. St. Cyr at the NH State Police – Troop D barracks at 603-223-4381.
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