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June 15. 2012 12:34PM
Six face drug charges after street surveillance
MANCHESTER — Six people were arrested Thursday in two operations aimed at suspected drug activity in the city. All six were arraigned Friday in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division on a variety of charges.
The first arrests happened about 4:20 p.m. when members of the police department’s Street Crime Unit observed “suspicious activity” in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at Maple and Bridge streets. Two officers approached a vehicle stopped on Pearl Street after they saw a woman get into it and then start to get back out.
Police said the woman, identified as Bobbi Donaghey, 31, who lists the homeless shelter as her address, tried to run but was quickly arrested and charged with resisting arrest as well as a violation of bail conditions stemming from a May 30 disorderly conduct arrest.
In court, Donaghey complained there was no reason to arrest her. “I did nothing wrong,” she said. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time ... I had absolutely nothing on me.”
Donaghey, who was out on $500 cash/surety bail on a disorderly conduct charge set for trial July 24, also pleaded innocent to a contempt of court charge.
Police prosecutor Lt. Ron Mello requested bail of $2,500 cash/surety, noting Donaghey’s recent criminal history, that includes reckless conduct, criminal threatening and electronic bench warrants for failures to appear. As Mello continued to read off convictions earlier than 2006, Donaghey interrupted him, saying: “That’s too far back.” Those earlier convictions included theft and drug possession.
Donaghey asked for personal recognizance bail. Judge William Lyons said her record doesn’t warrant that, but set it at $1,000 cash/surety, with trial on the new charges also set for July 24.
Two other passengers ran from the car stopped on Pearl Street, but an officer caught one of them and, after a struggle, handcuffed the man eventually identified as Rashid Conteh, 25, of 238 Pearl St.
During the struggle, police said Conteh threw an item under the car which turned out to be .6 grams of suspected crack cocaine. In court Friday, Mello said Conteh gave police two other names, signing one of them on the booking sheet, before he was identified as Conteh through fingerprints.
Mello said, “He knew he was wanted out of Virginia.” Conteh is wanted in Fairfax on drug-related charges. Conteh could enter no plea to the felony drug charge, but pleaded innocent to resisting arrest, falsifying physical evidence, unsworn falsification and false report to law enforcement.
His bail is $25,000 cash/surety. A probable cause hearing on the felony was set for July 2 and trial on the misdemeanors is set for Sept. 13.
As officers were struggling with Conteh, police said the driver of the car took off running. Officers later located him and another man hiding at some Myrtle Street addresses and arrested them.
Haitham Bol, 23, of 504 Clay St., was charged with prowling, resisting arrest and contempt of court, because he was out on $1,000 personal recognizance bail on a June 6 charge of second offense operating after suspension. His bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety and trial was set for Sept. 12.
Also arrested was Abdul Kamara, 23, of 4 Hill St., Laconia, who was charged with resisting arrest for running from an officer. He was released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail, with conditions barring him from Manchester except for legal matters and to visit family members at specific addresses. Trial was set for Sept. 19.
The second set of arrests happened about 8:10 p.m. Thursday after a detective with the department’s Special Investigations Unit observed “suspicious activity” in the parking lot of CVS on Mammoth Road.
The vehicle involved in the incident was pulled over and the driver, identified by police as Kevin Webster, 30, of 30 Fairview St., was charged with possession of cocaine and transportation of drugs. Police said he had several small baggies of suspected cocaine in his possession.
A probable cause hearing was set for July 2 in Circuit Court on the felony drug possession charge, with a trial Sept. 12 on the drug transportation misdemeanor. His bail is $1,000 cash/surety.
Webster’s passenger, Brian Springer, 28, of 16 Quarry Way, was charged with possession of a narcotic drug after police said he was found with two 30 mg Oxycodone pills. A probable cause hearing was set for July 2 and bail for Springer was set at $1,500 cash/surety.
The first arrests happened about 4:20 p.m. when members of the police department’s Street Crime Unit observed “suspicious activity” in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at Maple and Bridge streets. Two officers approached a vehicle stopped on Pearl Street after they saw a woman get into it and then start to get back out.
Police said the woman, identified as Bobbi Donaghey, 31, who lists the homeless shelter as her address, tried to run but was quickly arrested and charged with resisting arrest as well as a violation of bail conditions stemming from a May 30 disorderly conduct arrest.
In court, Donaghey complained there was no reason to arrest her. “I did nothing wrong,” she said. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time ... I had absolutely nothing on me.”
Donaghey, who was out on $500 cash/surety bail on a disorderly conduct charge set for trial July 24, also pleaded innocent to a contempt of court charge.
Police prosecutor Lt. Ron Mello requested bail of $2,500 cash/surety, noting Donaghey’s recent criminal history, that includes reckless conduct, criminal threatening and electronic bench warrants for failures to appear. As Mello continued to read off convictions earlier than 2006, Donaghey interrupted him, saying: “That’s too far back.” Those earlier convictions included theft and drug possession.
Donaghey asked for personal recognizance bail. Judge William Lyons said her record doesn’t warrant that, but set it at $1,000 cash/surety, with trial on the new charges also set for July 24.
Two other passengers ran from the car stopped on Pearl Street, but an officer caught one of them and, after a struggle, handcuffed the man eventually identified as Rashid Conteh, 25, of 238 Pearl St.
During the struggle, police said Conteh threw an item under the car which turned out to be .6 grams of suspected crack cocaine. In court Friday, Mello said Conteh gave police two other names, signing one of them on the booking sheet, before he was identified as Conteh through fingerprints.
Mello said, “He knew he was wanted out of Virginia.” Conteh is wanted in Fairfax on drug-related charges. Conteh could enter no plea to the felony drug charge, but pleaded innocent to resisting arrest, falsifying physical evidence, unsworn falsification and false report to law enforcement.
His bail is $25,000 cash/surety. A probable cause hearing on the felony was set for July 2 and trial on the misdemeanors is set for Sept. 13.
As officers were struggling with Conteh, police said the driver of the car took off running. Officers later located him and another man hiding at some Myrtle Street addresses and arrested them.
Haitham Bol, 23, of 504 Clay St., was charged with prowling, resisting arrest and contempt of court, because he was out on $1,000 personal recognizance bail on a June 6 charge of second offense operating after suspension. His bail was set at $1,000 cash/surety and trial was set for Sept. 12.
Also arrested was Abdul Kamara, 23, of 4 Hill St., Laconia, who was charged with resisting arrest for running from an officer. He was released on $1,000 personal recognizance bail, with conditions barring him from Manchester except for legal matters and to visit family members at specific addresses. Trial was set for Sept. 19.
The second set of arrests happened about 8:10 p.m. Thursday after a detective with the department’s Special Investigations Unit observed “suspicious activity” in the parking lot of CVS on Mammoth Road.
The vehicle involved in the incident was pulled over and the driver, identified by police as Kevin Webster, 30, of 30 Fairview St., was charged with possession of cocaine and transportation of drugs. Police said he had several small baggies of suspected cocaine in his possession.
A probable cause hearing was set for July 2 in Circuit Court on the felony drug possession charge, with a trial Sept. 12 on the drug transportation misdemeanor. His bail is $1,000 cash/surety.
Webster’s passenger, Brian Springer, 28, of 16 Quarry Way, was charged with possession of a narcotic drug after police said he was found with two 30 mg Oxycodone pills. A probable cause hearing was set for July 2 and bail for Springer was set at $1,500 cash/surety.
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