Crime & Safety
Nashua Home Invasion: Elderly Man Bound; Suspect Arrested
Nashua police said Maryanne Jacobsmeyer tied up a 92-year-old man and ransacked his home in June.

NASHUA, NH — A Nashua woman was arrested in connection with a June home invasion, police announced Thursday. Maryanne Jacobsmeyer, 51, was charged with kidnapping and robbery, among a host of charges. Police said she tied up a 92-year-old man and ransacked his residence.
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The robbery June 8 in the French Hill neighborhood. Jacobsmeyer, masked in a hood with a hat and large sunglasses, broke into the man's residence and tied him up with duct tape, according to Nashua police Lieutenant Craig Allard. She stole "numerous" items, including a debit card, then fled in the victim's vehicle, Allard said. She allegedly ditched the vehicle in another section of the city then used the debit card to withdraw money from multiple city banks.
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Jacobsmeyer was caught on camera as she committed the robbery and police said they used an image to help identify her. She also burglarized the man's residence prior to the home invasion, police said. Jacobsmeyer has multiple theft convictions on her record, according to Allard.
Jacobsmeyer was arrested Wednesday and charged with kidnapping, robbery, two counts of burglary, three counts of theft, falsifying evidence and being a habitual offender. She was held at the Hillsborough County House of Corrections on $250,000 bail pending an arraignment Thursday in Nashua District Court.
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Photos: Maryanne Jacobsmeyer masked during a June home invasion (left), according to police, and her mugshot at right. (Credit: Nashua Police Department)
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