10 Arrested In NH Seacoast Sobriety Checkpoint

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SEABROOK, NH — New Hampshire State Police working with Seabrook and Hampton Police Departments as well as the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department arrested 10 people Friday night and Saturday morning, according to a press alert. Two were also taken into protective custody during the checkpoint which was held on Route 1A in Seabrook. Arrested during the checkpoint for driving while intoxicated were: (name removed); Sheila Metayer, 51, of Salem, NH; Dustin Mears, 27, of Newton, NH; Jason Dumont, 48, Newburyport, MA; Patrick Shankhour, 23, Tewksbury, MA; Margarita Manon, 29, Methuen, MA; Brent Allen, 59, Phillipston, MA; and Tiffany McCorry, 37, North Reading, MA.

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Two residents of Attleboro, MA, were also arrested: William Preston, 32, was charged with disobeying a police officer while Crystal Cantone, 37, wasarrested for allowing an improper person to operate a motor vehicle. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Hampton-North Hampton NH Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Everyone that was arrested is due in Seabrook District Court on Sept. 14.

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Two other men – from Amesbury and Methuen – were taken into protective custody.

According to Sgt. Jesse Sherrill of Troop A, 271 vehicles were stopped and screened during the checkpoint.

Credit: Brian Blackden