The Plaistow Police Department
WANTED
The benefit of turning yourself in...
* You are no longer WANTED and can not be arrested on the same warrant again.
* Your photo and name are removed from our web site
* We stop trying to make contact with you regarding the warrant. So we will not be
contacting your family, friends or employement looking for you.
* It is convenient for you.
* You may save yourself money.
* You will definitely save yourself time.
* You will not spend a holiday, night or weekend in jail.
* 99.99% of the time you are released on personal recognizance after paying just a $40
Bail Commissioner fee.
The risk of not turning yourself in...
* You pay additional money for:
-The towing of a MV
- Cash Bail
* Suspension or Denial of your license or registration.
* Being held overnight, a weekend or holiday in jail awaiting arraignment.
* Embarrasment of a public arrest or an arrest in front of family, friends, and/or co-workers.
* Your picture, description, crime, year of birth and LKA are posted on our website.
Do the people know they have a warrant?
99.99% of the time they do.
We make every effort to make contact with wanted people. Calls, letters, stops at their last known residence or work, contacting friends
and family, using other law enforcement agencies, etc...
If you recognize someone listed below, tell them to turn themselves in.
You can, and will, always remain anonymous.
DO YOU SEE YOURSELF BELOW?
The Plaistow Police Department is a 24/7 agency.
THAT MEANS COME IN IMMEDIATELY AT ANY TIME, DAY OR NIGHT.
* Bring $40 cash (your bail fee),
* Get booked (fingerprinted & photographed),
* Go home with a scheduled court date, or
* Call 603-382-1200 and ask to speak with an officer about turning yourself in.
The Following Subjects are WANTED by the Plaistow Police Department:
WANTED: COREY DANIEL BASHAW
Born in 1985
Unknown residence, Oregon?
Formerly of Newburyport and Boston, MA
6' 0"
160 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Receiving stolen property
Wanted for Theft by Deception, Receiving
Stolen Property, and Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: ARNOLD J. ARCHAMBAULT, JR
Born in 1974
Resides in Haverhill, MA
6' 01"
140 lbs +/-
Brown Hair or Bald and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting
WANTED: RICHARD KYLE BERUBE
Born in 1988
Resides in Haverhill, MA or Methuen, MA
Formerly of Newton, NH
White Male
5' 11"
155 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Firearms - Providing False Information
WANTED: MATTHEW JOHN BLAISDELL
Resides in Merrimac, MA
Formerly of Haverhill, MA
6' 03"
230 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Fraud - Bad Check
WANTED: PAUL GRANT BOUCHIKAS, III (Alias: Grant Bouchikas) (PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE)
Born in 1965
Resides in Florida with ties to Haverhill, MA
and Lowell, MA
White Male
5' 08"
170 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Green Eyes
Wanted for Bail Jumping
Resisting Arrest
Possession of Burglary Tools
False Reports to Law Enforcement
WANTED: GEORGE H. BROWN IV (Alias: John Woolf)
Born in 1968
Resides in Haverhill, MA with ties to Nashua, NH
5' 09"
140 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for False Reports to Law
Enforcement & Operating a
Motor Vehicle After Suspension
WANTED: STEPHEN BUCKNAM
(Alias: Stephen Buckman)
Born in 1963
Resides in Lawrence, MA
with ties to Methuen, MA
6' 02"
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Conduct After Motor
Vehicle Accident
WANTED: JEFFREY ALLAN CARR (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1968
Resides in Virginia or Tennessee
with ties to Worcester, MA
5' 06"
140 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Bail Jumping
Motor Vehicle Violations
Possession of Drugs
WANTED: WILLIAM ANGELO BLANCO
(Alias: Thomas McCloskey and Paul Hart)
Born in 1948
Resides in Woburn, MA
White Male
5' 08"
155 lbs +/-
Gray Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Theft by Deception
Unsworn Falsification & Bad Check
WANTED: PETER GERARD BRUCKLER
Born in 1987
Resides in Boynton Beach, Fl.
Formerly of Burlington, MA
5' 09"
200 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Theft by Deception
Receiving Stolen Property, and
Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: ROBERT L. CARRIER, Jr. (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1965
Resides in Haverhill, MA
5' 09"
165 lbs +/-
Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Theft of Rental Property
WANTED: TINA M. CHAROUX (AKA CHRISTINE CHAROUX)
Born in 1965
Resides in Haverhill, MA with ties in Salem, NH
5' 10"
120 lbs +-
Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting
WANTED: JOYCE A. CORMIER (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1958
Resides in Haverhill, MA with ties to Methuen, MA
5' 0"
112 lbs
Blonde Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Fraud - Bad Check
WANTED: BENJAMIN RICHARD COTE (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born 1980
Resides in Maine
Ties to Portsmouth, NH and North Hampton, NH
5' 11"
140 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Theft by Deception
and Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: ELIZABETH M. COWPER
Alias: Elizabeth Hill and Elizabeth Perry
Born in 1975
Resides in Farmington, ME
Formerly of Haverhill, MA and Amesbury, MA
4' 11"
150 lbs +-
Red Hair and Green Eyes
Wanted for Fraud - Bad Check
WANTED: NIOVIS CUEVAS (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1963
Resides in Bronx, NY
Formerly of Lawrence, MA
with ties to Lowell, MA
5' 02"
105 lbs +-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Operating a Motor
Vehicle After Suspension Bail Jumping
WANTED: STEVEN WARD DANSKIN
Born in 1972
Ties to Haverhill, MA and Rochester and Wakefield, NH
5' 11"
260 lbs +/-
Blonde Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Criminal Threatening
and Operating a Motor Vehicle After Suspension
WANTED: ASHLEY M. DEMONT
Born in 1987
Resides in Haverhill, MA
Ties to Plaistow, Danville & Sandown, NH
5' 01"
150 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Criminal Liability for the Conduct of
of Another & Shoplifting (Baby Formula)
WANTED: STEPHEN JAMES DONOVAN (PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE)
Born in 1973
Resides in Boston, MA area
Formerly of Salem, NH
White Male
5' 10"
260 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Theft by Deception
Receiving Stolen Property
Unsworn Falsification
2005
WANTED: CARL ELWIN EATON, JR.
Born in 1961
Resides in Haverhill, MA
5' 07"
170 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wears hair long at times.
Wanted for Theft by Deception
2004
WANTED: BERNICE M. ELDREDGE (Alias: Bernice Maillet)
Born in 1963
Resides in Haverhill, MA with ties to Newton, NH
and Falmouth, MA
5' 11"
140 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting
Bail Jumping
2009
WANTED: LINDA A. FIORENTINI (Alias: Linda Jones)
Born in 1950
Resides in Haverhill, MA
5' 04"
180 lbs +/-
Dyed Brown Hair (Naturally Gray) and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting
Bail Jumping
WANTED: HEATHER FLYNN
Born in 1982
Resides in Acton, MA
Formerly of Chelmsford, MA
5' 08"
160 lbs +/-
Brown hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for False Swearing (x2)
False Reports to Law Enforcement
WANTED: JILL M. GRAY (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Alias: Theresa Foley, Jill Torres, Nicole Ann Washburn
Born in 1976
Resides in Lawrence, MA
Formerly of Haverhill, MA and Salem, NH
5' 02"
120 lbs +/-
Wanted for Disobeying a Police Officer,
Theft of Services, License Required, and
2nd Offense Child Restraints Required
WANTED: PAULA J. CHRISTAIN (Alias: Paula Green)
Born in 1964
Resides in Haverhill, MA
5' 06"
200 lbs +/-
Brown Hair (dyed Blonde) and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Theft of Services (2)
Bad Checks (2)
WANTED: JAMES F. GRASSO (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1955
Formerly of Methuen, MA with ties to Andover MA and Lawrence, MA
5' 08"
135 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Receiving Stolen Property, Theft by Deception
Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: JONATHAN LUCAS HAMEL (Alias: Jonathan Christopher Hammac)
Born in 1983
Resides in Bloomington, MN
Ties to Hampstead, Chester, and Sandown, NH
5' 11"
170 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for numerous counts of Theft by Deception,
Unsworn Falsification, and Receiving Stolen Property
WANTED: BETH E. HARMON (Alias: Elizabeth Harmon)
Born in 1964
Resides in Haverhill, MA with ties to East Hampstead, NH
and Merrimac, MA
5' 05"
150 lbs +/-
Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for DUI (MV Accident Related and
Bail Jumping
WANTED: KRISTY ANN HEIDENSTROM (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Alias: name of her relative, Susan Heidenstrom,
with similar social security number and date of birth.
Also goes by Kristy A. Dale
Born in 1976
Resides in South Berwick, ME
Ties to Rollinsford and Portsmouth, NH and Jacksonville, FL
5' 07"
115 lbs +/-
Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting, False Reports to Law Enforcement
and Bail Jumping
WANTED: JAMES GOODNOW HOOPER
Born in 1980
Resides in Beverly, MA area
5' 09"
220 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Theft - Receiving Stolen Property,
Open Container, Misuse of Plates, Unregistered
Motor Vehicle, and Bail Jumping
WANTED: RAYMOND JOSEPH GAUTHIER
Alias: Ronald Gauthier. Also uses his brother's
date of birth and social security number.
Born in 1968
Resides in Uniontown, KY
Ties to Massachusetts and New England Seacoast Area
5' 05"
150 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Receiving Stolen Property and Bail Jumping
WANTED: WENDY MARY GOFF (Alias: Wendy MacDonald) (PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE)
Born in 1955
Formerly of Newton, NH with ties to Portland, ME, Methuen, MA
and Newton, NH
White female
5' 03"
120 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Receiving Stolen Property
Theft by Deception
Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: RICHARD DANA EDMONDS
Born in 1959
Resides in Boston, MA area with ties to Plaistow, NH,
Salem, NH, and Haverhill, MA
5' 10"
250 lbs +/-
Brown Hair (Possibly Bald) and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Simple Assault (x3)
Domestic Violence
WANTED: EVIN P. GORDON (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1981
Resides in Sarasota, FL
Formerly of Plaistow, NH and Haverhill, MA with ties to area.
5' 09"
150 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for MV Operating After Suspension
Violation of Restraining Order and Bail Jumping
WANTED: CHRISTINA RENEE HUFFMAN
Alias: Christina French
Born in 1983
Resides in Richmond, VA
Formerly of North Andover, MA and Lowell, MA
5' 02"
115 lbs
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Receiving Stolen Property
and Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: MAURICE B. JANVRIN (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1983
Resides in Bucksport, ME
Ties to Epping, NH
5' 09" +/-
200 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Theft by Deception and
Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: KIM M. JOHNSTON
Alias: Kim Simonds
Born in 1965
Resides in Haverhill, MA
Formerly of Groveland, MA and Newton, NH
5' 04"
130 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Tattoos on back, chest, and buttocks.
Wanted for Receiving Stolen Property, Unsworn
Falsification and Theft by Deception
WANTED: IAN MICHAEL MCGURREN
Born in 1981
Resides in Ormond Beach, FL
Formerly of Amesbury, MA with ties still to the area.
6' 00"
190 lbs +/-
Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Theft by Deception,
Unsworn Falsification, and Receiving Stolen Property
WANTED: KENNETH L. MERRILL (PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE)
Born in 1961
Ties to Woburn, MA, Lawrence, MA, and Auburn, ME
Formerly of Haverhill, MA and Derry, NH
5' 07"
150 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Bail Jumping, DUI 2nd, Operating
After Suspension, Disobeying a Police Officer,
and Motor Vehicle Offenses
WANTED: TODD W. MERRILL
Born in 1971
Resides in Haverhill, MA
5' 02"
220 lbs +/-
Brown (Balding) Hair and Brown Eyes
May wear glasses
Wanted for Fraud - Issuing Bad Checks (x2)
WANTED: ANTHONY DOUGLAS KAISER (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1975
Resides in Alabama
Formerly of Hampstead, NH and Epping, NH
Has many tattoos.
5' 09"
230 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Bail Jumping and Receiving Stolen Property (x3)
WANTED: BRIAN PATRICK LAVALLE
Alias: David Field
Born in 1971
Formerly of Haverhill, MA
Homeless in the Brockton, MA area.
5' 08"
250 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Tattoos on right arm.
Wanted for Criminal Threatening
WANTED: RAYMOND LINATOPI
Alias: Leo Ferrara
Born in 1967
Resides in Salem, MA
Formerly of Kingston, NH
Ties to Peabody, MA
5' 07"
220 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Disobeying a Police Officer
and Operating After Suspension
WANTED: WAYNE WILSON LOTHROP (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Alias: Craig Lothrop
Born in 1967
Resides in Floria
Formerly of Lawrence, MA with ties to Windham, NH
6' 02"
220 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Bail Jumping, Disobeying a Police Officer,
Operating After Suspension and Motor Vehicle Offenses
WANTED: JASON MARCOTTE
Born in 1986
Resides in Haverhill, MA
Works in Rowley, MA
5' 05"
142 lbs +/-
Blonde Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Disorderly Conduct, Criminal
Mischief & Littering
WANTED: GEORGE ERNEST MCDOWELL
Born in 1972
Resides in Newburyport, MA
Formerly of Manchester, NH
6' 06"
206 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Receiving Stolen Property, Theft by
Deception, and Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: ANTHONY MICHAEL MEDRANO
Born in 1991
Resides in Haverhill, MA
5' 08"
Unknown Weight
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Motor Vehicle - Bicycle Violations:
One Way Roadways, Driving on Sidewalks and
Entering Intersection - Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting
WANTED: DALE CORNELIUS MEYER, JR. (PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE)
Born in 1968
Resides in Wantage, NJ
White Male
5' 08"
224 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Violation of Protection Order (x2)
WANTED: RANDY GEORGE MILLAY (PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE)
Born in 1967
Resides in Machiasport, ME
White Male
5' 09"
160 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Tattoo on right arm
Wanted for Harrassment
WANTED: LINETTE MIRANDA
Born in 1987
Resides in Lawrence, MA
Ties to Haverhill, MA
5' 02"
180 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Criminal Threatening and
Criminal Liability
WANTED: DANIEL PAUL PARIES
Born in 1965
Resides in Lawrence, MA
Formerlly of Derry, NH
Hazel Eyes and Brown Hair
5' 09"
185 lbs +/-
Wanted for Unauthorized Use of Rental Property
WANTED: THERESA JIMINEZ PENA (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
(Alias of Theresa Jiminez)
Born in 1959
Resides in Orlando, FL
Formerly of Haverhill, MA
5' 05"
170 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Large gap in front teeth.
Wanted for Fraud - Bad Checks
WANTED: AIDA E. PEREZ (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Alias: Aida Esther Perez-Hernandez and
Aida Esther Perez-Melendez
Born in 1965
Resides in Allentown, PA
Formerly of Lawrence, MA
5' 05"
110 lbs +/-
Auburn Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting
WANTED: JESUS MANUEL PIZARRO
Alias: Uses his brother's name, Eliazar.
Born in 1980
Resides in Bronx, NY
Formerly of and with ties to Lowell, MA
6' 02"
220 lbs +/-
Has a tattoo on his hand and arms.
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Disobeying a Police Officer and
Operating After Suspension
WANTED: GUS ROBERT RISTICH
Uses many alias names.
Born in 1968
Residing Humble, TX
Formerly of NH, MA, MI, and PA
5' 09"
160 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Fraud - Bad Checks
WANTED: ADAN RIVERA
Alias: Adam Rivera and
Carmello Sandiago
Born in 1972
Formerly of Methuen, MA
5' 10"
200 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Receiving Stolen Property and Theft by Deception
WANTED: MICHAEL P. ROACH
Born in 1972
Resides in Danvers, MA
Formerly of Haverhill, MA
5' 06"
155 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Tattoo on his left thigh.
Wanted for Theft by Deception
and Unsworn Falsification
WANTED: ENRIQUE JUNIOR ROJAS
Born in 1988
Resides in Haverhill, MA
Formerly of Plaistow, NH
Hispanic Male
6' 0"
230 lbs +
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Tattoo on his arm and neck.
Wanted for Theft by Unauthorized Taking
WANTED: TRACY S. ROMANIK
Born in 1973
Resides in Haverhill, MA
Formerly of Bedford, MA
5' 03"
130 lbs +
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Theft by Deception
WANTED: MARK A. ROSEN (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Born in 1971
Resides in Beverly, MA
6' 0"
190 - 200 lbs
Brown or Blonde Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Bad Checks
WANTED: DAVID ERIC SAVOIE
Born in 1981
Resides in Wilmington, MA
Formerly of Woburn, MA
5' 06"
160 lbs +/-
Black Hair and Brown Eyes
Numerous tattoos, including on his neck.
Wanted for Theft by Deception, Receiving Stolen Property,
and Theft by Deception
WANTED: ROBERT CHARLES SENTER, JR.
Born in 1957
Resides in Brockton, MA
Formerly of Plaistow, NH and Danville, NH
Ties to Plaistow, NH
5' 06"
130 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Bail Jumping and Theft of Services
Bail Jumping
WANTED: CHRISTINE HOPE SKEENS (PHOTO NOT CURRENT)
Alias: Christine Barlow
Born in 1957
Formerly of Brentwood, NH, Richmond, VA, North Andover, MA
and Boxford, MA
5' 07"
120 lbs +/-
Brown Hair w/Gray, possibly dyed Blonde and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting and Simple Assault
WANTED: ASHLEY ANN SOKOLOWSKI
Born in 1985
Resides in the Boston, MA area
Formerly of Haverhill, MA
White Female
5' 04"
120 - 160 lbs +/-
Blonde Hair and Blue Eyes (dyes her hair)
Wanted for Theft by Unauthorized Taking (x2)
WANTED: JESSICA TISBERT
Born in 1993
Resides in Salisbury, MA
Ties to Plaistow, Danville, & Sandown, NH
5' 04"
160 lbs +/-
Red Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Shoplifting (Baby Formula)
WANTED: JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER TWITCHELL
Born in 1967
Resides in Peabody, MA
Formerly of Haverhill, MA
5' 11"
240 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Hazel Eyes
Wanted for Fraud - Bad Checks (x2)
WANTED: MARK JAMES VURGAROPULOS
Born in 1981
Resides in Tyngsborough, MA
Formerly of Nashua, NH
5' 07"
160 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Blue Eyes
Wanted forTheft by Deception (x2), Unsworn Falsification (x2),
and Receiving Stolen Property (x2)
WANTED: THOMAS D. WALSH, JR.
Born in 1967
Resides in Everett, MA
5' 11"
190 lbs +/-
Brown Hair (Graying) and Blue Eyes
Wanted for Reckless Operation
and Conduct after Motor Vehicle Accident
WANTED: DENISE LYNETTE WHITEHEAD
Alias: Karen Williams
Born in 1956
Living in the Dedham, MA area
Ties to Rochester, NH
5' 08"
350 lbs +/-
White Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Operating After Suspension
and Bail Jumping
WANTED: ROBERT K. WOZNICKI, JR.
Born in 1970
Resides in Lynn, MA
Formerly of Haverhill, MA
5' 06"
135 lbs +/-
Brown Hair and Brown Eyes
Wanted for Open Container
and Resisting Arrest
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SCAM ALERT!!
Please be aware that some residents have been receiving telephone calls from alleged relatives asking for money. This is a scam that will generally involve a person stating that they are a relative such as a son, daughter, or grandchild. The caller will say that they have been in a car accident or have been arrested. They will state that the call is from far away so their voice may sound different. The caller will ask the victim to send a specified amount of money to them through Western Union.
These calls are very realistic and prey on the emotions of the victim. If you receive a call such as this, DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY. Ask the caller questions such as their location, where they were arrested, where the accident occurred, where they are hospitalized, etc. Tell them that you will not send any money until you can independently confirm the information. Do not accept any telephone numbers that they may give you as the hospital or the police station as they have other callers who will purport to be the police or hospital staff.
If you receive a telephone call such as this, please report it to the Plaistow Police Department and your telephone company as soon as possible.
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Plaistow Police Department Success Stories
All Caught, Arrested and Prosecuted
Purse Snatching (carriage) & Theft
March 2010
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Theft of Nabisco Vendor Laptop
August 2010
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Theft of Scotch and other high end liquors ($100's in loss).
March 2010
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*Warm weather is finally upon us.
With that, a few laws from the State of NH RSAs to brush up on...
265:143 Application of Motor Vehicle Laws to Bicycles. – I. Every person propelling a vehicle by human power or riding a bicycle shall have all of the rights and be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of any other vehicle under the rules of the road, except as provided in paragraph II and as to special regulations in this subdivision and except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application.
II. (a) Any peace officer, wearing a distinctive uniform, operating a bicycle during the course of his or her duties is exempt from the provisions of this subdivision, except as those provisions relate to driving under the influence of alcoholic beverages or drugs, if the bicycle is being operated under any of the following circumstances:
(1) In response to an emergency call.
(2) While engaged in a rescue operation.
(3) In the immediate pursuit of an actual or suspected violator of the law.
(b) This paragraph shall not relieve a peace officer from the duty to operate a bicycle with due regard for the safety of all persons using the public way.
Source. 1939, 164:1. RL 106:17. 1945, 188:1, part 20:17. RSA 250:17. 1973, 440:1. 1981, 146:1; 422:9.
*MEANS: IF YOU RIDE A BICYCLE, YOU FOLLOW THE SAME RULES OF THE ROAD AS A MOTOR VEHICLE.
(EX: RIDE WITH TRAFFIC, NOT AGAINST)
265:143-a Drivers to Exercise Due Care When Approaching Bicycle. – Every driver of a vehicle, when approaching a bicyclist, shall insure the safety and protection of the bicyclist and shall exercise due care by leaving a reasonable and prudent distance between the vehicle and the bicycle. The distance shall be presumed to be reasonable and prudent if it is at least 3 feet when the vehicle is traveling at 30 miles per hour or less, with one additional foot of clearance required for every 10 miles per hour above 30 miles per hour.
Source. 2008, 209:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
*MEANS: KEEP A MINIMUM OF 3 FEET AWAY WHEN PASSING A BICYCLE.
ADD 1 FOOT FOR EVERY 10 MPH MORE. (EX: 40 MPH= 4 FEET AWAY)
265:144 Riding on Bicycles. –
I. A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle.
II. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.
III. No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, skateboard, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon a roadway.
IV. No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.
V. Persons riding bicycles 2 or more abreast shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
VI. Bicyclists intending to turn right or left shall not be required to give a continuous hand or arm signal if the hand is needed in the control or operation of the bicycle.
VII. A person propelling a bicycle may pass a slower-moving vehicle in the same lane provided such movement can be made with reasonable safety. A person propelling a bicycle may pass a stationary or stopped motor vehicle on the right.
VIII. Any bicyclist shall stop upon demand of a peace officer and permit his bicycle to be inspected.
IX. No bicycle shall be operated unless the steering, brakes, tires and other required equipment are in safe condition.
X. No person less than 16 years of age may operate or ride upon a bicycle on a public way unless he or she wears protective headgear of a type approved by the commissioner of health and human services.
XI. A person propelling a bicycle upon a way at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at that time and place shall remain on the right portion of the way as far as practicable except when it is unsafe to do so or:
(a) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or any other vehicle proceeding in the same direction.
(b) When preparing for or making a left turn at an intersection or into a driveway.
(c) When proceeding straight in a place where right turns are permitted.
(d) When necessary to avoid hazardous conditions, including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, vehicles, bicycles, pedestrians, animals, broken pavement, glass, sand, puddles, ice, or opening doors of parked vehicles.
XII. A bicyclist shall wear at least one item of reflective outerwear apparel, such as a reflective vest, jacket, or helmet strip, during the period from 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.
Source. RSA 250:17-a. 1973, 440:2. 1981, 146:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982; 422:10, eff. Jan. 1, 1982, at 12:01 a.m. 2005, 100:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2008, 209:3, 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
BE SAFE & ENJOY RIDING FROM THE PLAISTOW POLICE!
*not from the NH RSAs but Plaistow Police representative for web purposes.
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PAINT BALL VANDALISM
Numerous homes along well traveled roads have been vandalized by paintballs. This sort of crime can be difficult to solve. We request residents to be extra vigilant and report any suspicious vehicles or observations immediately. With the assistance of the community, we may be able to prevent further damage or catch the vandals.
PROTECTING YOURSELF
When purchasing tools keep a log of serial numbers and carve your initials or name into the tools in a hidden area. This may assist law enforcement should the tools turn up missing.
PAWN SHOP/SECOND HAND DEALER EDUCATION
Many people do not know what rules govern the local Pawn Shops or “Second Hand Dealers.” In plain language: By Town Ordinance the Pawn Shops are required to take photo identification from the sellers. The identification is copied onto a “Second Hand Dealer Report” with the property description and price paid. These Second Hand Dealer Reports are turned over to the Police and logged by seller name, property sold, date, and Pawn Shop.
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