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01-19-2011, 05:41 PM | #1 |
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BB Gun attacks, again, on Union Ave Laconia
Just heard on WMUR about 2 BB gun attacks on Union Ave on passing cars by the local punks. Seems Laconia had the same issue a year or 2 ago......seems nothing much changes.
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01-21-2011, 12:44 PM | #2 |
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I've said it before and I'll say it again...
...NH is a very gun-friendly state. It's only a short matter of time before a victim CCWing returns fire.
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01-21-2011, 01:36 PM | #3 |
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If someone were to point a weapon at me, I'd assume it's dangerous unless obvious to me that it's not. Since I know what a "zip-gun" is, the tension would be very high until I was sure.
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01-21-2011, 03:27 PM | #4 |
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What gets me is that this is the same area (near the hospital) where the last attacks happened. The shots most likely are coming from one of the several three-deckers there. The LPD might want to ask the neighbors which local nitwit has a BB gun.
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01-22-2011, 02:30 PM | #6 |
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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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Speaks volumes, doesn't it?
"the boy was released to the custody of his mother"
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01-22-2011, 04:25 PM | #8 |
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Should have put him in lock up for few nights......
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01-22-2011, 05:56 PM | #9 |
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Good job LPD I figured it was some kid shooting from a window in one of those apartment buildings. LPD should have asked the neighbors 2 years ago who had the BB gun.....the neighbors knew. Anyway.....happy they got him.
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01-22-2011, 09:05 PM | #11 |
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"He investigated and found some witnesses who said the saw the barrel of the gun sticking out of a window," Hubbard said.
This makes it sound like they waited until they were questioned instead of calling the station when they saw the damn thing. Hope that isn't the case |
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01-23-2011, 05:07 PM | #13 |
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Problem is today in our PC world what can his mother or father give him - a time out or curfew. If I did that as a 15 year old I wouldn't be sitting down til I was 16. The parents will probably wind up paying for the windshields. He should be out shoveling snow to make enough money to pay for them.
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Better make sure they cite those Girl Scouts for selling those cookies too!
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Or…did you mean that if someone else other than the owner mows my lawn or shovels snow around my house this law will effect them? |
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01-24-2011, 09:21 AM | #19 |
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The Men and Women in Blue worked like lightning on this one this time.
But it took a letter to editor from a Moultonborough resident back in 2008 to get them to take this kind of assault/crime seriously this time. Interesting how this works. |
01-24-2011, 09:38 AM | #20 |
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My LPD story.
Laconia. Was with an older gentlemen in Laconia driving/shopping. We stopped at a local gas/store on Union Ave. He went in for one package of cigarettes. The person behind counter asked for ID. OK. That's fine. Even though gentleman was in his 60's - there may be a company policy to ask ALL for ID. Fine. So gentleman shows his current NH drivers license. The clerk/cashier wanted to take it and write it down. WHAT? The older gentelman stated that he would hold onto the drivers license but that clerk could be able to read the date of birth and view picture. NO. Clerk state that he needed to take drivers license and write down or place information into "computer". NO WAY. We left and drive directly to the Laconia Police Department. Anyone ever been in there. Not user friendly. Nice lady behind the small bullit proof window stated that this has nothing to do with the police. I mentioned the crime of Identity Theft - by the way - Laconia did have a McD's employee stealing CC information. My friend then asked for a police officer to speak to. Some bookworm came out and pooh poohed the whole thing. No big deal. If clerk in store wants to write down all the information from a customers drivers license then that is fine. And a perception here: This Laconia officer seemed to exhibit the behavior or attittude that my friend was bothering him from real police work. Maybe this is a grand over reaction on my age 60's friend. But Identity Theft is big business in the good ole USA. In my opinion the LPD needs more than just a new building with a skateboard playground in back. |
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YES, that's the way the "proposed" law is to be written. They are also trying to define the difference between "Lawn Care" and "Landscaper". Some are saying that "Landscaper" requires Formal Education. Don't ask me to explain it..I Can't. NB
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This past summer
We had a carload of kids with 2 paintball guns trash our neighborhood. I didn't want them brought up on charges. I wanted them to wash the fences and houses they messed up in the middle of the blazing heat - with a toothbrush.
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On the flipside, little Johnny can figure out that if those elderly neighbors aren't home, and they have a protected window, that he can smash it climb in and grab a few things with out getting noticed. Now I am not saying that we are breeding criminals, but what I am saying, is that this society strips more and more rights away from people, even kids... that they are creating an environment which leads to more crime. Why go out and work for 20K a year at burger king, when if your smart about it, you can steal 20K in a couple of months. People in this country, have created the current state of society through selfishness and greed.. Hummm kind of sounds like why we separated from England over 200 years ago.... History has a way of repeating itself... Anyways sorry to rant... I guess I am not moving to RI anytime soon, it sounds worse then Massachusetts.
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Singapore Justice?
Remember the teenage boy, Michael Fay, who was caned for vandalizing cars in Singapore a few years ago? Caning is the routine punishment meted out for such things in that country. If you can receive that kind of punishment for scratching cars, just think what you would get for shooting at them? Wonder if it is time to think about stricter punishment for young hoodlums? Something they would long remember and make them think twice before doing it again.
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