Nashua Citizen Honored for Helping Officer Make Arrest

NASHUA, NH — A Nashua citizen this week was honored by police for helping an officer make an arrest

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Police said Thomas Panek was at the Pheasant Lane Mall recently when he saw an officer “struggling to handcuff a combative suspect.”

Panek assisted the officer as the subject was subdued and taken into custody.

Nashua Police Chief Andrew Lavoie presented Panek with a letter thanking him for jumping into action.

Photo: Nashua Police Chief Andrew Lavoie and Thomas Panek. (Credit: Nashua police)