CORNISH — Police are investigating whether an improvised explosive device was used to detonate several mailboxes in Cornish and Claremont on Tuesday night.
Police believe the device, possibly contained in a soda bottle, was used to destroy at least five mailboxes along Tandy Brook Road in Cornish and Hewitt Road in Claremont, according to a news release on Wednesday from the Cornish Police Department.
Officers from both Cornish and Claremont are investigating the case. Two witnesses have provided a description of a vehicle that may have been involved. Anyone with information about the case may contact police in Cornish at doug.hackett@cornishnh.net or 603-543-0535, or in Claremont at 603-542-9538.
Man gets 13 years in prison
for child pornography images
CONCORD — A Canaan man has been sentenced to 13 years in federal prison for the transportation and possession of child pornography. Court documents say 28-year-old Zachary Benoit was identified in 2017 during an investigation by the Grafton County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities said he uploaded numerous images of child sexual abuse, which were intercepted by law enforcement. The documents said forensic examinations of several of Benoit’s electronic devices revealed thousands of images and videos depicting the sexual assaults of children, including babies and toddlers.