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DOVER A SWAT team responded to Whittier Falls housing Friday, where police arrested two men in connection with a suspected robbery. The crime was held at gunpoint hours earlier at a different location, according to police.
The Strafford County Regional Tactical Operations Unit, with weapons drawn, and Dover police were joined at the Dover Housing Authority residential area by New Hampshire State Police and a police dog unit.
Dover police Chief William Breault said the suspects arrested were Christopher A. McLaughlin, 22, of Newton, Massachusetts, and Ande Keele, 22, of Brockton, Massachusetts.
Dover police Lt. Scott Pettingill said no one was injured and after the arrests there was no danger to the public. He said the SWAT team was utilized because police knew the suspects were armed and they wanted to get them safely out of the building.
ROCHESTER A security guard at Frisbie Memorial Hospital has died from injuries suffered during an assault last week.
Police Capt. Todd Pinkham confirmed Sunday Richard Semo, 64, of Farmington died Friday night from injuries he sustained in an attack on Sunday, Dec. 13, around 3:20 a.m., in the parking lot of the hospital.
“From what we know at this time, Mr. Semo was in the parking lot when a man allegedly went after him and punched him in the face,” said Pinkham. “Mr. Semo fell and hit his head on the ground.”
Semo suffered serious trauma and was transported to Portsmouth Regional Hospital following the assault.
NH Security Guard Dies From Injuries After Assault in Hospital Parking Lot
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A hospital security officer died Friday, a week after he was assaulted in the parking lot of his workplace in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Richard Semo, 64, of Farmington, died from injuries sustained in a Dec. 13 incident at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, according to Rochester police.
Around 3:20 a.m., Tyler Thurston, 29, allegedly punched Semo in the face in the hospital parking lot, police said. Semo fell to the ground and hit his head, which caused serious injuries. He was unresponsive when police arrived and he was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with serious injuries.
Updated on December 20, 2020 at 3:18 pm
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A hospital security officer died Friday, a week after he was assaulted in the parking lot of his workplace in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Richard Semo, 64, of Farmington, died from injuries sustained in a Dec. 13 incident at Frisbie Memorial Hospital, according to Rochester police.
Around 3:20 a.m., Tyler Thurston, 29, allegedly punched Semo in the face in the hospital parking lot, police said. Semo fell to the ground and hit his head, which caused serious injuries. He was unresponsive when police arrived and he was taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital with serious injuries.
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