Pair From NH Arrested After Simulated Bomb Found Under Vehicle

MANCHESTER, NH — Queen City police have arrested two people after being sent to a suspicious device call on Wednesday morning. At just before 3 a.m. on June 12, 2019, Manchester police were called to Morning Glory Drive for a report of a suspicious device located under a vehicle. The New Hampshire State Police Explosives Disposal Unit was sent in and safely removed the device from the vehicle, according to Sgt. Derek Sullivan of the Manchester Police Department.

After an investigation at the scene, Patrick Durgin, 26, of Manchester, was arrested on a single felony count of placement of simulated explosives.

A second person – Aleana Haselton, 28, of an unknown address – was also charged with simple assault on a police officer, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.

"At this time there is no additional threat to the safety of the surrounding community," Sullivan noted in a press statement.

According to reports online, in June 2014, Durgin was arrested for conduct involving laser pointing devices and in February 2018, he was arrested on Mammoth Road in Londonderry and charged with driving under the influence of drugs or liquor, speeding, and carry/selling weapons (switchblades, etc.). Haselton was arrested in Hooksett in April 2017, on a driving while intoxicated charge and speeding. At the time, she was living in Pembroke, according to police.

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