February 23
The plow standoff
At approximately 8:15 a.m., Officer Adam Fanjoy and Officer Wade Brown were dispatched to the vicinity of Abbot Road and Wildflower Drive in regard to a woman blocking a Concord city snowplow.
According to Brown's report, he spoke with the driver of the snowplow upon arrival. The driver said for the past few weeks a woman had been coming out of her home and standing in the road every time he approached the home. The driver believed the woman was trying to prevent him from plowing her driveway in, Brown wrote, but he said he has grown concerned that she might cause an accident, Brown wrote. The driver stated that this woman blocked his plow that morning and caused him to go around her to avoid hitting her.
“As we spoke at the intersection, I could see a woman wearing a purple coat in front of the home shoveling snow into the road,” Brown wrote. “The driver stated that he would drive his plow past her house so that I could witness her behavior. He then headed westbound. As he approached her home, I observed the woman come out of her driveway and stop about three feet into the roadway. She then turned toward the plow and stared at it with her arms resting on her shovel. The plow had no choice but to move into the opposite lane to avoid hitting the woman. As the plow left, the woman then returned to shoveling her driveway.”
Fanjoy and Brown then walked to the woman's house. The woman greeted the officers and identified herself as Terri Bowden, 53, of Concord. Brown asked Bowden why she stood in the road when the snowplow approached. Bowden stated that she had been asked by the city of Concord to make sure the drain in front of her home was always kept clear, Brown wrote.
Bowden went on to say that she had ongoing issues with the driver, and whom she believed was purposely piling snow in front of her home, Brown wrote. Brown informed Bowden that it is illegal for her to stand in the roadway and block traffic as it causes a hazardous condition for herself and others. According to the report, Bowden first told the officers she didn't stand in the roadway, but just in her driveway. Brown told her that he had personally watched her and that she was clearly at least three feet in the roadway, and the she could be arrested for this offense. Bowden told the officers she would not stand in the roadway anymore, but she was very frustrated with the situation because the snowplow was clearly targeting her residence, Brown wrote.
“I then had the snowplow supervisor respond to the scene. He listened to her complaint and explained why the snowplow operates in the manner that it does,” Brown wrote. “He then stated that he would have the plow attempt to place the snow differently near her home, to result in less snow in her driveway and by the drain, but that the main priority is getting the road safely cleared. He also stressed that she is not being personally targeted and that the plow driver is only trying to do his job.”
Brown issued Bowden a summons for disorderly conduct. She is to appear in court on April 9. Bowden also received a warning that if such behavior continued, she would be arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct.
February 27
Peppermint Schnapps
At 10:42 a.m., Officer Mark Hassapes responded to the New Hampshire State Liquor Store on Storrs Street for a shoplifter who had just fled on foot.
While enroute, Hassapes wrote, he was advised that the suspect had taken a bottle of liquor and was walking west on Pleasant St. The suspect description was white male, short blond or red hair and carrying a large green backpack, Hassapes wrote.
“I spotted a male subject matching the description at the corner of North Main Street and Pleasant Street Ext. I pulled up to him and made contact,” Hassapes wrote. “I asked him if he was coming from the liquor store and he said 'Yes' I asked him if he took a bottle of liquor without paying for it and he said 'Yes.' He told him the bottle was in his backpack.”
Hassapes asked the man if he could go into the backpack and retrieve the bottle. The man complied, and handed Hassapes the backpack, the report stated. As Hassapes opened the backpack, the man stated that he would be willing to go back to the store and pay for the liquor. Hassapes located an unopened plastic bottle of Ice 101 Peppermint Schnapps Liqueur inside the front pocket of the bag. He took custody of it and placed it in his cruiser.
At this time, Hassapes advised the subject, identified as Brian Belew, 23, of Chelsea, Mass., that he was under arrest for shoplifting. Hassapes transported Belew to the liquor store, where the clerk who witnessed the shoplifting positively identified him as a subject. The clerk told Hassapes that the bottle of liquor was worth $13.99, Hassapes wrote.
A post arrest search of Belew revealed numerous pills inside his right front pants pocket, Hassapes wrote. Hassapes located one light blue pull identified by the 2005 Drug Identification Bible as Clonazapam 10 mg (valium) a schedule 4 narcotic drug. He also located 12 white pills identified by the same guide as Gabapentin 600 mg (anti-seizure medication).
“While inside the booking cell, Belew told me the pills weren't his and he didn't know where they came from,” Hassapes wrote.
Belew was arrested with no bail for shoplifting and two counts of possession of controlled drugs. His court date was March 2.
March 3
Standing in the Tub
At approximately 3:51 a.m., Officer Ryan St. Cyr, Officer Matthew Lankhorst and Officer Ryan Howe responded to a domestic disturbance.
According to Howe's report, Lankhorst arrived first and told Howe and St. Cyr upon their arrival that he could hear yelling from inside the apartment.
“I then observed a male subject exit the residence,” Howe wrote. “He appeared to be upset. I asked him what happened. He told me that his ex-girlfriend, Katherine Niles, 22, of Concord was refusing to leave his residence. I asked him if Katherine lived with him, and he stated 'No.' He then told that he asked her to leave several times, but she refused.”
Howe then went inside the apartment and located Niles hiding in the bathroom tub, behind the shower curtain, he wrote. “I advised Katherine that she was under arrest. Niles was intoxicated,” Howe's report stated. “I could smell an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from her breath, her eyes were bloodshot and glassy, and her speech was slurred. Niles had a difficult time standing up, and keeping her balance.”
Howe then spoke to the male subject again. The man told him that he and his brother live at the residence. The man then stated that Niles had been invited over, but when asked to leave, she refused. He said that after repeated requests Nile would not leave. The man stated that he and his brother picked Niles up, and brought her outside, Howe wrote.
The man said that Niles then ran back inside the house, and locked herself in the bathroom, Howe wrote. The man said that she refused to come out. He then said that he began hitting the bathroom door with his hand, and he believed that he broke his hand while doing this. He said that he then called 911. He stated that while he was doing this, Niles, came rushing out of the bathroom and began grabbing his upper body, and knocked the phone from his hands. Howe wrote that he then asked the man if he had any injuries from Niles grabbing him, and he stated, “No.”
The man told Howe that he picked up the phone and again called 911. The man said that Niles came back at him from behind and bit him on his back and knocked the phone from him again, Howe wrote. Howe asked him if he would lift his shirt.
“When he did, I observed a full bite mark on the upper left side of his back. I could see both upper and lower teeth,” Howe's report stated. “The injury was red and appeared to be fresh, but it did not break the skin.”
“While Niles was in the station,” Howe wrote, “St. Cyr advised her of her Miranda rights and she agreed to speak to us,” Howe wrote. “I asked Niles what happened tonight. She stated that she did not know.” According to the report, Howe then asked her if the man had asked her to leave his residence tonight, and she said “no.” Howe asked Niles why she was hiding in the bathroom upon the officers' arrival. She stated that she did not want to go to jail.
“I asked her why she thought she would go to jail, and she stated that she did not know,” Howe wrote. “I asked her if she came after the victim when he was calling the police, and she stated no. I asked her if she asked him not to call the police and she stated yes. Niles also denied biting him. I asked her if it was possible that she bit him and she stated, 'I possibility could have.'”
Niles was charged with criminal trespass, two counts of simple assault and two counts of obstructing report of crime or injury.
Bail was set at $1,500 personal recognizance and she was due in court on March 4.
