Litchfield

A New Hampshire police chief was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexually harassing a subordinate over last New Year’s, prosecutors said Thursday. Litchfield Police Chief Benjamin Sargent faces a misdemeanor charge of official oppression, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. He was released on bail and is due back in court in Merrimack on Jan. 12. Sargent...

The scanner traffic between first responders in Litchfield, New Hampshire, only begins to describe the horror unfolding inside a house on Evergreen Circle Tuesday night. “Male party, unknown, allegedly has the husband in a headlock,” explained the dispatcher. Prosecutors say 25-year-old Ian Morris broke into the home at 11:54 pm on Tuesday. “The defendant had just shown up at their…

A couple fought off a hatchet-wielding man during a violent attack at their house in Litchfield, New Hampshire.

A person has been charged with kidnapping and attempted murder in connection with an incident that took place at a house.

Police say they have arrested a man in connection with a home invasion and assault overnight in Litchfield, New Hampshire. Litchfield police announced Wednesday afternoon that they had arrested Ian Morris, 25, of Jaffrey in connection with an ongoing home invasion investigation. They said he allegedly entered a residence on Evergreen Circle during the night and assaulted a resident. He…