Crime & Safety

8 Arrested On Drug, Other Charges In Nashua

Nashua, Hampton, and the homeless were arrested on various charges in mid-to-late December 2023.

Top row: Charles Coolidge, Jada Depina, Danielle Evans, and Thomas Famolare. Bottom row: Amber Mochrie, Ashley Reeves, Michael Shea, and Randy Widmer.
Top row: Charles Coolidge, Jada Depina, Danielle Evans, and Thomas Famolare. Bottom row: Amber Mochrie, Ashley Reeves, Michael Shea, and Randy Widmer. (Nashua Police Department)

NASHUA, NH — Narcotics intelligence officers and the city’s problem-oriented policing made eight arrests during the week of Dec. 18, 2023, in Nashua.

According to Sgt. John Cinelli, the public information officer and communications division supervisor for the department, said the eight suspects were arrested on “various drug crimes, crimes frequently associated with criminal behavior related to drug activity, and other criminal offenses.”

Arrested were:

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Charles Coolidge, 28, of Balcom Street in Nashua on a felony possession of crack cocaine charge.

Jada Depina, 25, of Hampton was arrested on a probation-parole warrant out of Merrimack County Superior Court.

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Danielle Evans, 30, of no fixed address was charged with felony possession of crack cocaine and criminal trespass charges.

Thomas Famolare, 23, of no fixed address was arrested on one count of possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute-subsquent and three counts of sale of crack cocaine-subsequent, all felonies.

Amber Mochrie, 38, of no fixed address was arrested on a capias warrant out of Hillsborough County Superior Court South as well as felony possession of fentanyl-subsequent and unlawful possession of a prescription medication.

Ashley Reeves, 31, of no fixed address was charged with sale of fentanyl-subsequent, possession of fentanyl-subsequent, and possession of crack cocaine-subsequent. She was also arrested on an active capias warrant.

Michael Shea, 31, of McKenna Drive in Nashua was arrested on a transporting drugs in a motor vehicle charge.

Randy Widmer, 37, of Walnut Street in Nashua was arrested on possession of buprenorphine, possession of crack cocaine-subsequent, sale of a controlled drug-crack cocaine-subsequent charges, all felonies.

Coolidge was released on personal recognizance and is due in Hillsborough County Superior Court South on a future date.

Shea was released on personal recognizance and is due in Nashua District Court at a future date.

Depina, Evans, and Mochrie refused bail and were held.

Famolare was held on preventative detention, while Reeves and Widmer were held without bail.

Nashua residents were urged to call the Narcotics Hotline at 603-594-3597 or utilize the Nashua Police Department’s website NashuaPD.com with any information concerning illegal drug activity.

Anyone with information regarding these cases was asked to call the Nashua Police Department Crime Line at 603-589-1665.

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