Crime & Safety
CRIME LOG: Speedy BMW, Beer Lands Chichester Teen in Jail
The following information was supplied by the Concord Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
- Jonathan Howard Engelhardt, 37, of Concord, was arrested at 11:43 p.m. on Sept. 26, on a bench warrant. Dispatch put out an attempt-to-locate call on a dark colored Subaru that might be having driving problems. The reporting officer was able to find the vehicle pulling out of the parking lot at the Hess Gas Station on North Main Street. The officer followed the vehicle and allegedly observed it cross the double yellow line twice on Centre Street before the car was pulled over. The driver was interviewed and agreed to a field sobriety test. The officer later released the driver reporting that the person did not appear to be impaired. A passenger in the car though, Engelhardt, had an active warrant out of Concord District Court for operating after suspension or revocation, with $725 cash to settle. He was arrested and released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail. Engelhardt is due in court on Oct. 28.
- Kyle Pratt, 21, of Laconia, was arrested at 3 p.m. on Sept. 29, and charged with operating an off-highway recreational vehicle (OHRV) with no license/training and OHVR owner/operator responsibilities. Officers were called to the area of Mountain Road and Sewalls Falls Road for a report of people riding OHRVs on private property. Upon arrival, they encountered two adults and two juveniles who had been riding in a field. The officers reported no damage to the land and confirmed with the owner of the property that the riders were trespassing. The juveniles told officers that they were given permission to ride on the property by a neighbor. The officers informed them that there had gone beyond the property line and were now trespassing, according to the report. The officers spoke to a grandmother of one of the juveniles who directed the juveniles to come home. During interaction with the officers, one of the adults, Pratt, allegedly gave a false name. After dispatch couldn’t find the person, he allegedly gave his correct name, and reportedly told officers he was scared because his license was under suspension for DWI. He was arrested based on two state laws requiring anyone riding an OHRV to give a correct name and address when asked by police as well as not having a suspended license while operating an OHRV. Pratt was released on $4,000 personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Nov. 18.
- Tyler Matthew Splett, 29, of Concord, was arrested at 10:44 a.m. on Oct. 1, on a felony warrant. An officer was dispatched to Concord District Court to arrest Splett on a warrant from the Manchester Police Department. He was arrested as he exited a courtroom and was transported to the Hooksett tollbooth for custody transfer.
- Lance M. Barreto, 22, of Loudon, was arrested at 2 a.m. on Oct. 2, on a default or breach of bail conditions charge. An officer parked near Spruce and West streets was watching the various interactions of a number of men standing in the street and sitting in a parked vehicle. After a few minutes, the men dispersed but one allegedly was walking in the street, heading to the driver’s side of the officer’s cruiser. The officer exited the vehicle to speak with the man, who he thought was Barreto, and later confirmed it was. Barreto, the officer alleged, smelled like alcohol, and had been arrested on a DWI charge the week before, and was out on bail. The bail required that he not consume alcohol. The officer questioned what Barreto and the other men were doing, with Barreto reportedly confirming that the others left because they saw the police cruiser but that he didn’t care that the police were there. When asked if he had been drinking, Barreto allegedly kept asking why he couldn’t just walk in the street and that it didn’t matter if he was drinking or not. Barreto refused a portable breathalyzer test and was arrested. During processing, Barreto allegedly continued to talk in a one-sided conversation but not to the officer, according to the report. At one point, Barreto allegedly said the officer smelled alcohol because he rubbed it on his feet in an attempt to cure his athlete’s foot. He was later released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Nov. 18.
- Garrett V. Beck, 19, of Salisbury, was arrested at 7:56 a.m. Oct. 3, on a bench warrant. An officer was called to the Hess on Hall Street for a report of a fight where one person was punched in the face. Dispatch later advised that there wasn’t an assault and that the subject was just pacing in the parking lot. The officer approached three subjects at the scene with one, Beck, reporting that he was assaulted. Dispatch reported that Beck had a bench warrant out of Franklin District Court on a simple assault charge and he was taken into custody. During process, police secured $597 in cash that Beck had in his pocket. Beck claimed he had $700. The officer re-counted the money in front of him and it came out to $597, according to the report. Beck was later released on $2,500 personal recognizance bail and is due in Franklin District Court on Nov. 4.
- Christie M. Mayo, 44, of Concord, was arrested at 12:02 p.m. on Oct. 4, on a simple assault (personal weapons) charge. Officers were called to an apartment on Cherry Street for an assault between a mother and a son. The woman, Christie, alleged that during an argument, her son stood up in front of her and yelled in her face while also swearing. She then allegedly “cuffed” him on the side of the head with an open hand. Christie alleged that her son was “mouthy and disrespectful toward her.” She stated that she has had to move out of other housing locations due to his behavior but was trying to stay in Concord so he could finish his schooling. Christie reportedly said she called police to show him how serious she was. Other officers spoke with the son who alleged that she hit him in the face and the back of the head with a brush or a curling iron. Christie later denied the accusation, saying she didn’t own those items. An officer later observed a flat hair iron on the couch in a living room, and a sergeant suggested searching search the area. The officer later found a hair device with a cord attached to it that was missing a hairbrush piece on top of it. The officer found it later but Christie allegedly denied striking her son with it. She was later arrested, released on $2,000 personal recognizance bail, and is due in court on Nov. 18.
- Jessica Lee McGratty, 25, of Concord, was arrested at 9:36 a.m. on Oct. 5, on warrant. The warrant was from the Epsom Police Department for conduct after an accident. An officer was sent to Longmeadow Road to locate McGratty who was taken into custody at the residence. She was later turned over to Epsom Police.
- Joseph A. Doucette, 19, of Chichester, was arrested at 1:42 p.m. on Oct. 6, and charged with unlawful possession of alcohol and transportation of alcoholic beverages by a minor. At South Main and Pleasant streets monitoring traffic, three cars zipped by at high rates of speed. One, a black BMW, was clocked at 43 mph while driving on North Main Street, according to the officer. The car was pulled over on North Main Street. Dispatch stated that the vehicle had a suspended registration on the vehicle, from Sept. 27, for a default on a court summons. Doucette was issued a citation for speeding and told he couldn’t drive the vehicle, due to the registration issue. During an inventory of the vehicle, an officer allegedly found 15 cans of unopened Budweiser in the trunk, and Doucette was arrested. He was released on $3,000 personal recognizance bail and is due in court on Nov. 18.
- Alexander Itachi Vincent-Smith, 23, of Concord, was arrested a 1:11 a.m. on Oct. 7, on a bench warrant. Officers were called to the Kennedy Apartments on Thompson Street for a noise complete. Upon arriving at the apartment, Vincent-Smith answered the door and the officer checked to see if there were any active warrants against him. On Aug. 15, a nonpayment of fines warrant was issued for Vincent-Smith from Sixth Circuit District Division Court. He was arrested and later, released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail. Vincent-Smith is due in court on Nov. 4.
- Christopher M. Rydel, 20, of Concord, was arrested at 8 p.m. on Oct. 8, on a generic city ordinance violation. While patrolling the Durgin Block Garage, an officer observed four men skateboarding near the School Street entrance, 15 feet from a sign that states “no skateboarding or rollerblading in garage.” The officer spoke to the four and asked if any had been warned before not to skateboard in the garage. One, Rydel, reportedly said he had; the others denied they had been warned. The officer confirmed that Rydel was warned on June 4, 2012, and Aug. 19, 2010. He was cited for skateboarding and the other three received warnings. After a discussion ensued about the issue, the officer walked the four over to the sign to show it to them.
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