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Stolen Car in North Conway Leads to Car Chase in Gorham
On Monday, February 8, 2020, at approximately 10:33 pm Sergeant Lapoint of the Conway Police Department was dispatched to Walmart for a report of a male who was attempting to steal merchandise from the store. The male subject was identified to be:
Michael Deveno
52 years old
Franklin, NH
and was taken into custody for Willful Concealment. Patrolman Sterl arrived on scene and located a female in the parking lot of Walmart who was later identified to be:
Melanie Michael
41 years old
Northfield, NH.
Melanie Michael had arrived at Walmart with Michael Deveno in a 2018 Honda CR-V. Officers ran the VIN number on the Honda CR-V and found that it had recently been reported as stolen out of Concord, NH. Both Michael Deveno and Melanie Michael were charged with Felony Receiving Stolen Property as defined by NH RSA 637:7. Michael Deveno was also charged with Felony Willful Concealment as defined by NH RSA 637:3. This charge was brought as a felony based upon his extensive criminal history which includes several prior convictions for Theft.
Michael Deveno and Melanie Michael were both bailed the following afternoon, Tuesday February 9, 2020, and released on personal recognizance.
On Wednesday morning, February 10, 2021 at approximately 6:40 am officers were dispatched to the North Conway Irving gas station for a report of a red Toyota Tacoma pickup truck that had been stolen from the parking lot. The male operator stated that he left the truck running while he went inside the store. When he returned outside, the truck was gone. The vehicle was last seen traveling northbound on Route 16 from the Irving parking lot.
At approximately 7:00 am the red Toyota Tacoma was spotted traveling northbound on Route 16 by Jackson Police Officer Staff Sergeant Nathan Boothby. Staff Sergeant Boothby pursued the stolen Toyota Tacoma northbound on Route 16 into Gorham, NH. The vehicle collided with a tree in Gorham, NH where the male operator exited the vehicle and ran into an occupied residence. Officers pursued him into the residence and took him into custody without further incident. The male was identified to be the same Michael Deveno who had been arrested in Conway on Monday evening. Deveno had a female passenger in the truck with him. She was identified to be Melanie Michael.
Michael Deveno is being charged by the Conway Police Department, Jackson Police Department and Gorham Police Department for a number of charges to include Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Receiving Stolen Property, Reckless Conduct, Disobeying a Police Officer and Criminal Trespass. Melanie Michael will also be charged by the Conway Police Department for her role in stealing the vehicle from the North Conway Irving.
Both Michael Deveno and Melanie Michael will be held to appear before the court.
Christopher Mattei
Chief of Conway Police
Snowmobile Operator Suffers Injury in Rental Collision
Bretton Woods – At approximately 3:00 PM on Tuesday, February 9th, 2021, a male operator was injured when the rental snowmobile he had been operating veered off the trail and collided with a tree. The operator was participating in a guided snowmobile tour on Corridor 11 (Base Station Road) in the town of Bretton Woods when the incident occurred. The operator of the snowmobile was identified as Jonathan L. Shaver, age 21, of Manhattan, Illinois.
Emergency personnel were notified of the collision by a 911 call from another member of the guided snowmobile tour. EMS personnel from Twin Mountain Fire and Rescue, a police officer from the Carroll Police Department and a Conservation Officer from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department all responded. Ultimately, the operator was transported by ambulance to Littleton Regional Hospital in Littleton for further evaluation and treatment.
During the investigation it was determined that the operator had traveled approximately 1 mile since starting the guided snowmobile tour at 2:30 PM and had never operated a snowmobile prior to the incident. The operator was wearing a helmet and inexperience is considered the primary contributing factor in the collision. Alcohol or drugs were not a factor in the collision.
Franconia Notch Crash
On February 8, 2021 at approximately 7:56 am, New Hampshire State Police received reports of a motor vehicle crash located on the southbound side of the Franconia Notch Parkway in Lincoln, just south of the Basin.
Police arrived on scene and began working to clear the roadway. Within minutes of the crash investigation, 2 State Police cruisers and 1 Liquor Commission, Division of Enforcement cruiser, were struck while parked at the scene. One Trooper was seated in one of the patrol cars and suffered minor injuries as a result of being struck.
In total, 21 vehicles were involved in several separate crashes in that area, 3 of which were police vehicles.
The roadway, at the time of the crashes, had been covered with a light coating of ice and snow, making for very slippery, yet manageable, driving conditions that required drivers to operate at a reduced speed to account for any actual or potential hazards.
The New Hampshire State Police would like to remind motorists to consider the time and distance necessary to stop on slippery roadways and to reduce your speed commensurate with such conditions.
The southbound lane of the Franconia Notch Parkway was shut down for two hours while the NH State Police, NH Department of Transportation, Lincoln Police, Franconia Police, Lincoln Fire Department, Franconia Fire Department and Linwood Ambulance Service worked to clear the scene.