Crime & Safety
CRIME LOG: Ex-Husband Arrested After Domestic Dispute
The following information was supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
- Prakash R. Palakkari, 42, of Concord, was arrested at 1 a.m. on July 27, on a driving while intoxicated charge. While working patrol on Loudon Road, an officer observed a 1998 Honda Accord with Delaware plates make a lane change from the left travel land to the right travel lane, and then a wide turn onto Branch Turnpike, without using a signal. The officer clocked the car’s speed at about 20 mph and pulled the vehicle over at Branch Turnpike and Cricket Lane. Palakkari reportedly inquired why he was stopped and the officer alleged that his eyes were bloodshot and glassy, and he allegedly smelled like alcohol. Palakkari, however, denied drinking anything at first. The officer alleged that Palakkari seemed “confused and slow to react to my questions as we conversed,” according to the report. Palakkari agreed to a field sobriety test, exited his vehicle, and allegedly used a door to brace himself as he stood, according to the report. He later was arrested and charged.
- Bryan Alan Case, 26, of Concord, was arrested at 12:28 a.m. on July 28, on a criminal mischief (vandalism). Officers were called to South Spring Street for a report of a domestic disturbance between a woman and her ex-husband. The woman stated that during the past week, she had been allowing Case to stay at her home but the evening before, the two got into an argument over a posting on Facebook. The two got involved in a scuffle over a shared phone and she was trying to keep him out of the apartment. Case allegedly was able to get a door open by pushing her into a kitchen table and then allegedly threw a chair against a counter, causing it to break. Other witnesses confirmed that the two could be heard arguing. While clearing the scene, an officer reportedly saw Case’s vehicle turn onto the street and stopped to talk to him. He was later arrested and released on $2,000 personal recognizance bail. Case has a court date on Sept. 9.
- Jennifer Marie Bianchi, 25, of Beaufort, SC, received a summons at 2:10 a.m. on July 29, on a driving after revocation or suspension charge. Officers on patrol on South State Street when they observed a 2008 Nissan Altima “traveling at a visibly high speed,” according to a report. The vehicle later turned onto Centre Street and then, Loudon Road, and reportedly slowed down when the police cruiser was able to catch up. The reporting officer alleged that the Nissan slowed down and drifted over the solid white line before it was pulled over on Airport Road. The driver, Bianchi, reportedly told the officer she was a bit tired after work downtown and didn’t realize she was driving erratically. Bianchi provided the officer with a South Carolina driver’s license and reportedly was suspended on Feb. 4, 2011, due to cancellation of insurance and failure to pay a traffic ticket in that state.
- Heather Marie Hoyt, 27, of Franklin, was arrested at 4:50 p.m. on July 30, on a driving after revocation or suspension charge. An officer driving on Fisherville Road reportedly observed a Lincoln Navigator pull into the turn lane and pass three vehicles. The SUV was stopped and the woman, Hoyt, reportedly told the officer she thought it was legal to pass the vehicles in the turn lane. Later, after checking her license, it was revealed that Hoyt had her license suspended earlier in the day for default of court summons. The suspension was re-confirmed and Hoyt was arrested. Hoyt reported that she had moved from Londonderry to Franklin and didn’t receive the notice. She was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Sept. 9. She was also cited for uninspected vehicle, yellow line violation, and change of address, license.
- James Omar Jones, 26, of Manchester, was arrested at 12:22 p.m. on Aug. 1, and charged with felony receiving stolen property, two counts of resisting arrest or detention, disobeying an officer, and operating without a license. The charges stem from a stolen Range Rover and a chase in the city of Concord. Jones refused bail and a detention order was filed by his probation officer. He was arraigned on Aug. 2.
- Matthew Kaufman, 27, of Bow, received a summons at 8:25 p.m. on Aug. 2, on a skateboarding in a prohibited area, city ordinance. While on bike patrol, officers observed a man skateboarding on North Main Street near School Street and stopped him. The officers spoke to Kaufman about skateboarding being banned from the area, pointing to a sign on a pole right next to them. Kaufman allegedly told the officer that stopping him violated his Constitutional rights. The officer wrote that he was simply asking him to get off his skateboard and carry it. Kaufman allegedly became “very rude” and “uncooperative,” and threatened to continue skateboarding and the officer told him that his board could be seized if he didn’t stop and a summons was issued for him to appear in court on Sept. 16.
- Hunter Velicky, 23, of Concord, was arrested at 9:17 p.m. on Aug. 3, on a possession of drugs charge. Officers were called to an apartment on Fisherville Road for a report of a criminal threatening allegation between roommates. Dispatch stated that Velicky had allegedly threatened his roommate with a knife during an argument and later left the apartment for a neighboring apartment. Officers waited outside the apartment and knocked on the door. Hunter reportedly answered the door and agreed to be patted down for a safety check, according to a report. During the pat down, an officer allegedly felt a pipe in Hunter’s pocket and later confirmed the pipe, with burnt marijuana in it. Hunter alleged admitted later that he had smoked marijuana a few hours before. The report stated there wasn’t enough probable cause to make an arrest about the threat allegation and later, confirmed that there was a small knife, about three inches long, in a kitchen drawer. Velicky was later arrested and released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail. He has a court date on Sept. 9.
- Dilli Rai, 27, of Concord, was arrested at 1:50 a.m. on Aug. 4, and charged with driving while intoxicated, operating without a valid license, and transportation of alcohol/open container. An officer was called to Sewalls Falls Road for a report of a Chevrolet Aveo “swerving all over the road.” The officer reportedly caught up to the vehicle off on the side of the street on Mountain Road. The officer turned around to catch up to the vehicle which had since pulled out into the road, attempting to leave the scene. The car stopped and the officer approached the driver, Rai. The officer alleged that “a strong (odor) of an alcoholic beverage was coming from the vehicle” and that Rai’s “eyes were glassy and bloodshot.” Rai reportedly handed the officer a non-driver’s ID while another officer arrived at the scene. One of the officers allegedly observed an open can of Coors Light on the center console. Rai agreed to a field sobriety test and allegedly stumbled and walked as if he was dizzy, according to the officer. Rai was later arrested and charged. He was released on $4,000 personal recognizance bail and had a court date on Aug. 19.
- Paul John Bonin, 50, a homeless man now located in Concord, received a summons at 1:02 p.m. on Aug. 5, for possession of an open alcoholic beverage on city property, an ordinance violation. While on bike patrol, two officers rode in the area of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation building on Stickney Avenue and reportedly observed five subjects in a circle on the paved portion of the building. Three of the five allegedly had open containers in front of them, specifically, Hurricane High Gravity Beer. Bonin was issued summons. He’s due in court on Sept. 16.
- Kendra L. Robitelle, 24, of Concord, was arrested at 3:20 p.m. on Aug. 7, on a theft by unauthorized taking or transfer at the Dunkin’ Donuts inside Cumberland Farms on North Main Street. The charge stems from an alleged incident on May 14. Evidence included video from the location. Robitelle turned herself into police and was later released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail. He’s due in court on Sept. 9.
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