Crime & Safety

Nashua 'Granite Hammer' Crime Sweep: 7 Arrested

The latest Nashua "Operation Granite Hammer" crime sweep was conducted with the FBI and targeted the sale of heroin in the city.

NASHUA, NH — Nashua police on Friday announced they arrested seven people in the latest "Operation Granite Hammer" crime sweep. Suspects were arrested Thursday and charged with crimes ranging from selling heroin to methamphetamine possession to selling morphine, according to Nashua police Lt. Kevin Rourke.

The Granite Hammer sweeps are conducted with the help of the FBI and target drug distribution — especially heroin — across Nashua. Two earlier sweeps in November netted a combined 37 arrests.

Those arrested Thursday include:

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  • Kathleen Caron, 55, a Nashua resident with no fixed address. She was charged with selling morphine and refused bail.
  • Erika Barlow, 25, of 1 Pacific Boulevard, Nashua. She was charged with selling heroin and held on $25,000 bail.
  • Sean Muldoon, 28, a Nashua resident with no fixed address. He was charged with selling crack cocaine and refused bail.
  • Ryan Little, 58, of 23 Temple Street, Apartment 220, of Nashua. He was charged with selling heroin (second offense) and held on $75,000 bail.
  • Karissa Scruggs, 25, with no fixed address, Nashua. She was charged with selling heroin and resisting arrest and held on $25,000 bail.
  • Rebecca Six, 28, of 24 Spencer Drive, Nashua. She was charged with methamphetamine possession (second offense) and resisting arrest and held on $2,500 bail. Police said she also had three warrants.
  • William Duffany, 53, of 30 Airport Road, Concord. He was charged with selling heroin and held on $2,000 bail.

The two earlier Granite Hammer sweeps were conducted on November 25 and November 11.

Police said anyone who suspects drug activity in their neighborhood should contact the police narcotics hotline at 603-594-3597.

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Photo: The suspects arrested Nashua crime sweep December 1, 2016. (Credit: Nashua police)

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