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ronc4424 · 01-22-2011, 02:30 PM

Laconia police arrest 15-year-old for shooting at cars with BB gun
By Gail Ober
Jan 22, 2011 12:00 am
LACONIA — Police have charged a 15-year-old male with two counts of criminal mischief and two counts of reckless conduct for allegedly shooting an air rifle (BB gun) at passing cars on Union Avenue Tuesday afternoon.

Sgt. Gary Hubbard said Patrol Officer Joe Marquis continued to question residents of the area and was able to identify the apartment from where the shots were fired.

"He investigated and found some witnesses who said the saw the barrel of the gun sticking out of a window," Hubbard said.

Hubbard said Marquis was able to recover the BB gun from the apartment.

Police said the incidents happened within one half hour of each other when two separate motorists reported their windshields had been struck by projectiles later identified to be consistent with BBs or pellets.

Hubbard said the boy was released to the custody of his mother and will appear in juvenile court next week.

In a letter to The Daily Sun editor published today (page 5), police Chief Mike Moyer said the juvenile would be "aggressively prosecuted".

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ronc4424 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Danvers,Ma & Ashland,Nh Posts: 71 Thanks: 151 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts	crime solved Laconia police arrest 15-year-old for shooting at cars with BB gun By Gail Ober Jan 22, 2011 12:00 am LACONIA — Police have charged a 15-year-old male with two counts of criminal mischief and two counts of reckless conduct for allegedly shooting an air rifle (BB gun) at passing cars on Union Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Sgt. Gary Hubbard said Patrol Officer Joe Marquis continued to question residents of the area and was able to identify the apartment from where the shots were fired. "He investigated and found some witnesses who said the saw the barrel of the gun sticking out of a window," Hubbard said. Hubbard said Marquis was able to recover the BB gun from the apartment. Police said the incidents happened within one half hour of each other when two separate motorists reported their windshields had been struck by projectiles later identified to be consistent with BBs or pellets. Hubbard said the boy was released to the custody of his mother and will appear in juvenile court next week. In a letter to The Daily Sun editor published today (page 5), police Chief Mike Moyer said the juvenile would be "aggressively prosecuted". __________________ “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”