Crime & Safety

Nashua Man Indicted On Indecent Exposure, Endangerment, And Child Sexual Abuse Image Charges: Indictments

Plus: Philadelphia man faces Merrimack theft charges; felon indicted on gun charge; Salem man indicted on first-degree assault charge.

A woman from Nashua was indicted on a drug sale charge.
A woman from Nashua was indicted on a drug sale charge. ( Jeffrey Hastings)

NASHUA, NH — A Hillsborough County grand jury recently indicted the people listed below.

Oscar De La Cruz, 27, of 2nd Avenue in Nashua, on indecent exposure and lewdness, endangering the welfare of a child, and five possession of child sexual abuse images charges, all felonies. He was accused of sharing an image of himself exposing his genitals to a child and attempting to engage in sexual activity with a child between Oct. 5 and Dec. 31, 2019, in Hudson, according to an indictment. De La Cruz was accused of possessing images and videos of the girl on Oct. 29, Oct. 30, Nov. 5, and Nov. 8, 2019, with one image being sent by text between Oct. 5 and Dec. 31, 2019, in Hudson.

Hector Sanchez Diaz, 25, of North 7th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on a felony count of theft by unauthorized taking-$1,001 to $1,500. He was accused of stealing merchandise from the Guess Factory Store Outlet in Merrimack on June 6.

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Melissa Dimond, 39, of Prospect Street in Manchester, on a felony count of controlled drug act; acts prohibited-crack cocaine on May 6 in Nashua.

Jacob Dionne, 29, of Paige Avenue in Nashua, on a felony count of operating while deemed a habitual offender. He was accused of driving on the Everett Turnpike in Nashua on July 1 after being deemed a habitual offender by the NH DMV in December 2020.

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Sharon Dube, 57, of Lock Street in Nashua, on a felony count of sale of a controlled drug-amphetamine/dextroamphetamine on Feb. 1 in Hudson.

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Robert Reynolds, 21, of Forest Street in Derry, on a felony count of conduct after an accident. He was accused of causing personal injury during a crash on the Everett Turnpike in Nashua and leaving the scene on Jan. 14.

Jesse Sanders, 37, of Coburn Wood in Nashua, on a felony count of felon in possession of a deadly weapon-a Smith & Wesson pistol on May 15 in Nashua. Previously, according to the indictment, he was convicted of second-degree assault in Hills South in February 2017.

Ezequiel Santana, 22, of Vine Street in Nashua, on criminal threatening-deadly weapon and falsifying physical evidence charges, all felonies. He was accused of drawing a Glock 43X firearm and chasing after another person on June 27 in Nashua. Santana was also accused of discarding the gun and a sweatshirt to impair an investigation. Read more about this case here: Man From Nashua Accused Of Making Gun Threat, Falsifying Evidence After Day Of Drinking In June, Police Say

Stephen Scott, 59, of Lowell Road in Salem, on first-degree assault and reckless conduct charges, both felonies. He was accused of using his 2025 Honda Civic to pin another man between two vehicles while he was attempting to enter the vehicle in Pelham on June 12.

Austin Shea, 20, of Windsor Drive in Merrimack, on a felony criminal mischief charge. He was accused of damaging an ATM owned by Triangle Credit Union by kicking it multiple times and causing more than $1,500 in damage on April 18.

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