Ponzi scheme cover-up?
E E R F Tuesday, december 27, 2011
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Laconia man charged with being 3rd Manchester bank robber LACONIA — A third person thought to be involved in a brazen bank robbery in Manchester last week was arrested without incident in a Laconia apartment early Saturday morning. Manchester Police confirmed yesterday that Prince Sage, 27, of 6 B Dewey St. was the third person and second male police believe entered the Northeast Credit Union (Wilson Street branch) and robbed it see BaNK page 8
New book on FRM mess charges aim was to limit state’s liability — Page 10
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Police say dogs tracked missing Barnstead man to river’s edge By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
BARNSTEAD — Sgt. Joseph McDowell said friends and family members of a missing Locke Lake Colony man continued their search of the area over the weekend, bringing in blood hounds from Londonderry to assist them. He said bloodhound traced Barnet, using some of the cloth-
ing he typically worn including his denim jacket, to the Sun River Camp Ground, which is along the Suncook River in Center Barnstead. He said some local kayak enthsuiasts donned winter gear and were able to traverse the river from the camp ground to just behind the Barnstead Police Station where they were stopped because the river was
beginning to ice over. McDowell said they saw no trace of anyone along the banks and noted that although there are deep areas of the river, much of it can be seen from the surface. He said Paul Barnet was known for taking long walks, often walking to a convenience store about four miles away and then walking home again.
McDowell said Barnet stuck to main roads and he never knew him to hike in the woods. His daughter said her father had suffered a stroke, often walked with a walking stick and a backpack. She said he took medication for anxiety but was generally in very good spirits. A former Rochester Police Officer and retired member of see MIssING page 8
Gunstock provides temp training ground for competitive XC skiers
Competitive cross-country skiers have been training early in the morning at Gunstock Mountain Resort’s base area while awaiting the opening of nordic trails which have been closed due to a lack of snow. See story on page 6. (Roger Amsden/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
City’s population not growing but 911 call volume ever increasing By adam drapchO THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — With Laconia’s population slightly declined between the turn of the century and 2010, one might suppose that the volume of emergency fire and medical calls has followed a similar trajectory. However, Fire Chief Ken Erickson said that the opposite is the case, and that 2011 is on Fuel Oil OIL & PROPANE CO., INC. pace to set a new record 10 day cash price* Laconia 524-1421 subject to change for the number of times
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his department has responded to an emergency. He and his officers are left wondering why. Founded in 1875, he said, it took more than a century for the Laconia Fire Department to receive 1,000 calls in a year, a milestone reached during the early 1990s. The first 2,000-call year came only about five years later. “It’s amazing how fast the numbers add up,” said Erickson. Over the prior three years, his department responded to an average of 3,200 calls. This year is on pace to eclipse 3,500 calls, making it Laco-
nia Fire Department’s busiest year yet. That’s more than a statistical oddity. For Erickson, who has seen his overtime budget cut, the volume of calls means less time for training and, he fears, a reduction in his department’s abilities to respond quickly to every call. Both fire and medical calls have risen. Medical calls represent about 70-percent of overall call volume. Using data provided by the US Census, Erickson said the city’s population shrunk see 911 page 9