DISQUS

Conant Rd. Resident · 1 year ago

I think this is the 3rd or 4th time I've read about Nashua PD's SWAT team bring used in the past few months and all the incidents have ended safely for nearby residents and police officers. Nice job NPD

not really · 1 year ago

You are wrong. This one and the one in Hollis ended in tragedy. Sure, they don't lose them all but losing ONE life is one too many.

AlexF · 1 year ago

I agree. The safety of Nashua's innocents are what matters in these cases. These "despondent" individuals have every ability to seek help before the situation escalates to this point. The police aren't a mental health facility, nor should they be.

unbelievable · 1 year ago

sure nice job remedial p.d.. Lets dress up up and play cowboy to a lost soul who needs help, not tella tubby tough guys. I'm sorry but npd are a bunch of idiots. Are crime rates are astronomical gang violence is at an all time high. and not mention crack and heroin are flooding are streets like katrina flooded new orleans. To all the folks that think are pd has half a brain take a walk down central or whitney street around 10:00pm and when your beaten for your wallet or purse without one of these great cops around tell me how great they are. Stop parking in empty lots hanging out for hours and do some real police work that is what we pay you for right. One last thing why aren't they cleaning up the bad parts of town is it too much work. I guess you cant ask a cop to do his job any more it will lead to positive changes and they might lose some budget if the city is a little safer.

SERIOUSLY · 1 year ago

The only thing that is unbelievable is you! Are you for real? Talk about exaggerating just a bit. . . "astronomical gang violence, drugs are flooding the streets like Hurricane Katrina. You are in Nashua, NH. . .time for a reality check.
No the police can't be everywhere at once, but I am ceratin that if you were the victim of a violent crime, the police would be the ones responding (putting their lives on the line) to save your "unbelievable lost soul".
As for your last comment, it doesn't even make enough sense to solicit a response.
Get a clue before you start running your mouth!

safe in my neighborhood · 1 year ago

i would just like to say that i live on central street and while there might but some incidents on my street the npd is always on this street.. not only do they patrol it they also get to know those of us who live here,they meet the children ,talk to them ,even race bikes with them so maybe you should get your facts straight they are doing a good job with this area and as for it not being safe at 10 pm when is the last time you walked down this street it is very quiet for the most part.....oh and by the way what are you doing in nashua to make it a better place...stop talking trash and step up or move

03062 · 1 year ago

Melissa Drive has nothing to do with the North End or Broad Street. This is in the area of Northeastern Blvd/Harris Road/Shinglemill/Robinhood. You should get the location straight.

chipey123 · 1 year ago

he threatened to kill the women in which he had a domestic relationship with.

he also had a mental problem and he had been of his pills for a while.

some of you might of heard rumors or a different story but the Nashua Police Department did all that they could. This article is more like a shortened version of the real story,

Crisis Intervention Teams · 1 year ago

This is the second standoff that the Nashua SRT has lost in the last few months. There was a third in Hudson earlier which ended in tragedy.

While I realize that tactically a bunch of men in camouflage with high powered rifles is best for the safety of the officers, this isn't always the right approach depending on how despondent these individuals are.

This could have turned out differently if area police departments established a Crisis Intervention Team that included licensed therapists as part of the response team.

The last people on earth who understand people with mental illness and despondent individuals are Nashua police officers who have a history of mocking individuals with mental illness and treating them like 2nd class citizens.

It must be pretty threatening to these poor individuals to have a bunch of commandos surround your house with high powered rifles. The despondent individual is often not thinking rationally to begin with and then must really feel there is no way out once they got boxed in by these GI Joes. Suicide at that point may feel like the only option.

Crisis Intervention Teams make more sense in these situations. How about establishing one and maybe saving a life or two? Or is it just more fun to run around playing Commando and then laughing about the tragic ending over a few beers at the bar?

concerned citizen · 1 year ago

thankyou for your comments, it is so true, i did go to nashua police and ask these questions why no one
informed me to help being his sister who lives in dracut
i think i could of helped my brother at that point , he was talking to the neighbor who was a police officer for 59 minutes and they said he was making progress they thought but he didnt now about mental illness at all at least i think he didnt
i do believe it could of been handled differently but who am i to say, they are always right and hes gone and i cant get him back but hopefully your comment will help
others or the police department to do something
thankyou again for caring,
sister

nottingham · 1 year ago

I live in this neighborhood. Rumor has it the man showed up WITH the weapons to harm his old girlfriend. I for one am glad that the NPD surrounded the house (using parts of my yard) to make sure this guy didn't do anything stupid, like run from the house onto my property and pose a threat to me.

RichH · 1 year ago

Absolutely.

The Nashua Police have no idea what this guy
was planning to do.... Maybe take some of them,
or YOU, with him in death.

Good job Nashua. Only one poor soul was killed.

too late now · 1 year ago

Well he's dead now. Guess she has nothing to worry about now, except for the cleanup.

I still think EVERY life is sacred and they can show up with all the high powered rifles they want but they should still have a Licenses Mental Health Professional as part of a standard response. It could very well spare a human life.

unhappy grammy · 1 year ago

These despondent people can seek help, but it doesn't mean they'll any. Maybe he didn't have insurance and like other's, was turned away from getting the help he needed and told not to come back until he did.

Mickey Mouse · 1 year ago

I've seen the nashua pd beat someone for no reason. I've also seen them treat people as second class citizens. Are they the Gestapo? They act like it.

Beth · 1 year ago

Well, I've seen an officer pull up behind me, while I was broken down with a flat, at 4a.m. on my way to work, to check on me. When the officer learned I had just called AAA to come, he said, oh, it will be an hour before they get here, I'll change it for you. I was in the middle of Amherst St and it was downpouring. NPD is ok in my book. And the officer was polite, friendly, and soaking wet, but he didn't seem to mind.

concerned citizen · 1 year ago

i do think also something could of been done to save his life, yes he was talking to a police officer who he really didnt know for 59minutes enough time to call
anyone that was close to him like his sister or brother
maybe this could of been avoided if he heard a familar voice to help, i now its too late but it bothers me that the police that protects us, didnt have the help that this situation needed

Eunice · 1 year ago

This man you are talking about is a friend to a lot of people in fact, a warm loving man, usually. We all have our problems and he did as well. He had three children who loved him dearly and who had all just come out to summer vacation with their Daddy. He went through a tough divorce, lots of us have and he was dating this woman again for the 2nd or 3 rd time in his life and loved her but he was ill. He was under the care of a doctor and still was ill. I do not know if it was the meds, recent surgery, a combination or just snapped when they ended it again. He wanted something from her that maybe she was unable to give him, but she loved him. I have spent time with them and her kids and when he took his medication, maybe it was under control who knows, but he will always be thought of as a great friend who we will miss so much. To all of you out there who have a loved one that just doesn't seem to be enjoying life, pay attention, insist on going with them to seek help for if you are ill, you also should not be alone as well. I was not there with her, watching this all go down but I understand they had to keep others safe and did in fact talk for some time with him, who knows who would have had the right words in a moment like that. I wish I had been there, but maybe if he was that ill he never would have cared if a childhood friend told him he was loved, and to come out, so we could get him help. His Mom just flew in the day before and the sisters and brothers he has left, along with his children, his ex-wife and ex-girlfriend as well as all the people he made laugh through the years ,will miss him very much. He is with God now and we can only pray his pain is now gone for when it is our time it will be him who will great us.

Misunderstood Man · 1 year ago

No doubt in my mind that this man had serious problems that were bigger than he was. It started long ago and progressively got worse. At first it was a relunctance to see the problem within himself. The progressive part was more his unwillingness to listen to reason about his actions. His way, was the only way, and no one can get away living by that motto. He was his own worst enemy. This was the dark side, the side that reared it ugly head to those close to him. Most saw the caring man who was depressed by the sickness within him. I'm sorry the help he received was not enough.

J · 1 year ago

J

Was this written by BH?

VC · 1 year ago

I would like to take a minute and thank the NPD and the SWAT TEam for doing an excellent job. I am a family member of one of the families involved in this tragic situation. I can tell you as a family we are very saddened by the events that took place and also very grateful that no one in the neighborhood was harmed or anyone else for that matter. I believe that some of the comments being made are due to the fact that people do not know the full story. Please keep in mind we have two families in pain, trying to deal with and understand what and why things happened the way they did that day. God Bless.