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Please purchase a subscription to continue reading.Please to continue reading.×Thank you for reading!We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content.×Thank you for visiting!For full access, please log in, register your subscription or subscribe.Try for 99¢ a month for two months, cancel or pause anytime.You have reached the limit for free access to our important and valuable work.Your subscription does not provide access to this content.You are the owner of this article.You have permission to edit this article.TROY — Troy is locking down its town hall after anonymous threats came in this weekend from people angry that Police Chief David Ellis attended last week’s protest in Washington.“It’s cancel culture gone crazy,” Select Board Chair Richard Thackston said Monday.Thackston said threats were made to execute town officials after it became known Ellis was present at the protest, which later turned into a violent insurrection at the Capitol. Gov. Chris Sununu has called the rioters “domestic terrorists.”Ellis, who displayed Trump campaign signs in his office last year until the Cheshire County attorney told him to remove them, reportedly did not take part in the mob violence at the Capitol that left five people, including a police officer, dead. Ellis has said he is opposed to the violence.Once the threats came in via voicemail and email, Thackston said it seemed to be prudent to lock down town hall and allow in only people with scheduled appointments.“This is a new world to me,” he said.Thackston said the threats have been reported to state police, and Troop C Lt. Michael Kokoski acknowledged his agency’s involvement in the matter.“I can confirm that the town of Troy did forward us some material they received, which was concerning to them. I don’t have any further comment at this time,” Kokoski saidTroy’s police department is staffed by Ellis and Cpl. Jeffrey Macek. On Monday there were multiple law enforcement officers at the station located behind town hall, including one officer wearing tactical gear. The public is not being allowed in the station building due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Ellis continues to be out of the office due to COVID-19 quarantine protocol from his trip.Thackston has said Ellis is a good chief for the town, and the issue about the Trump banner in the police station had been dealt with.“He was contacted by the county attorney, who advised it was inappropriate, and he removed it at the time,” Thackston said.Cheshire County Attorney Chris McLaughlin said Monday that Ellis reportedly had the Trump signs up throughout the fall. Beyond being inappropriate, McLaughlin said, displaying political signs in a public building is a violation of New Hampshire law against electioneering.“No public employee shall use public property (for electioneering,)” McLaughlin said.No other discipline was sought over the signs. McLaughlin said it would be up to the board of selectmen to deal with Ellis.Thackston said he hopes the controversy blows over soon.“We’d like to get back to normal,” he said.Local law enforcement officials are "concerned" over the potential for violent outbreaks in the fallout over last week's siege on the U.S. Capitol even as there is "no specific threat" in Boston after an FBI memo warned of "peaceful armed protests" planned in all 50 U.S. state capitals.SALISBURY, Mass. — Brian Kinney, the Nashua, N.H., driver accused of injuring a Seabrook police officer when he struck his cruiser while intoxicated Friday was arraigned Monday morning from his Newburyport hospital bed, and ordered held without bail until he can be extradited to New Hampshir…Leaders of some of the largest police agencies in Maine said Monday they have checked travel reports and confirmed none of their officers participated in the Jan. 6 siege of the Capitol or the rally by President Trump held immediately before it.MANCHESTER -- An early morning fire Tuesday caused extensive damage to a three-story apartment building in the center city, Manchester fire officials said.© Copyright 2021 , 100 William Loeb Drive Manchester, NH&nbsp;| &nbsp;|Powered by from .

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