Lebanon police lieutenant charged with stalking ex-girlfriend
Richard Smolenski (Grafton County Sheriff's Department photograph)
Modified: 5/7/2021 9:36:21 PM
LEBANON — A city police lieutenant has been charged with using fictitious online accounts to stalk a former girlfriend and threaten to release details about their sexual encounters, according to court documents.
Richard Smolenski, 43, of Bridgewater, N.H., pleaded not guilty to one misdemeanor count of stalking in Lebanon District Court on Thursday. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered not to come within 300 feet of his former girlfriend, Nicole Cremo, according to a bail order.
Following his arrest, Smolenski, who has been on paid administrative leave in July 2020, was placed on leave without pay on Thursday but technically is still employed with the police department.