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Two additional Salem, New Hampshire police officers are now on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a criminal investigation.

A New Hampshire couple honored as a “Breeder of the Year” by the American Kennel Club faces an animal cruelty charge. Police in Durham say 18 cocker spaniels were seized from owners Bonnie and Wilson Pike, of Durham. Deputy Police Chief Rene Kelley tells seacoastonline.com the dogs showed signs of neglect, but no physical abuse.

Police arrested a Massachusetts man Friday and charged him with carjacking and his third OUI. Norwood Police say a woman reported being carjacked when she was getting into her vehicle. A man allegedly screamed at her to get out. She did, and police say the man got in and drove off. Police began searching for the suspect, who authorities say...

New Hampshire police say a University of New Hampshire student was arrested during a gathering of hundreds of football fans in Durham after the 2018 Super Bowl.

Charlottesville’s police chief, who oversaw the department’s widely criticized response to a violent white nationalist rally this summer, abruptly retired Monday....
In a brief statement, the city did not give a reason for Chief Al Thomas’ departure, which was effective immediately....
“Nothing in my career has brought me more pride than serving as the police chief for the city of Charlottesville,” Thomas...

The number of people killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers rose to at least 28 — up from 20 — including women and children, the chief of Kabul’s hospitals said Saturday. Mohammad Salim Rasouli said more than 50 others were wounded in the attack a day earlier that went on for...

Militants stormed a packed Shiite mosque in the Afghan capital during Friday prayers, in an attack that lasted for hours and ended with at least 20 worshippers killed and another 50 seriously wounded, many of them children, an official said. Two of the assailants blew themselves up and another two were shot to death by Afghan security forces, according to...