Barnstead Woman Arrested In Merrimack On Needle Possession Charge

MERRIMACK, NH — A woman was arrested after police began an investigation into counterfeit bills being passed in town Saturday, according to a report. At just before 5 p.m., officers were sent to "several local businesses" for a report of women passing funny money, according to Sgt. Brandon Gagnon of the Merrimack Police Department. During the investigation, officers located one of the women accused of being involved in the incident.

"(She) provided a false name to officers," Gagnon said. "While speaking with the female, it was learned that she was in possession of hypodermic needles."

The woman was taken into custody but officers were able to determine her identity to be Nora Dansereau, 28, of Province Road in Barnstead.

"A subsequent records check revealed that Dansereau had an active warrant out of the Merrimack County Superior Court, as well as one for violation of parole," Gagnon added.

Dansereau was processed, refused bail, and held at the Valley Street Jail. She was scheduled to be arraigned in Merrimack District Court Monday.

Dansereau's previous run-ins with the law include a prostitution charge in Manchester in 2012, according to WMUR-TV, and a drug possession charge in Lawrence, Massachusetts, during a prostitution sweep in June.

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