Stolen Hampton Car Case Could Be Tied To Other Thefts Concord Cops Say
CONCORD, NH — Just a day before he was due in superior court for a dispositional conference hearing on a reckless conduct gun case, a local teen was arrested after being accused of fleeing the scene of a crash involving a stolen car out of Hampton.
Around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, police received multiple calls about a crash on Appleton Street, with several men fleeing the scene. According to Deputy Chief John Thomas of the Concord Police Department, police learned the car had been stolen in Hampton.
“Responding officers observed a handgun in the vehicle,” he said.
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New Hampshire State Police arrived to assist and brought a K-9 unit and drone. Along with tips from the public and troopers assisting, five people accused of being in the stolen car were identified.
Jayden Ballam-Quiah, 18, of Concord, along with a 17-year-old, were arrested on resisting arrest or detention.
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“During a secondary search of the area,” Thomas said, “an additional handgun was located.”
Ballam-Quiah was taken to police headquarters for processing and held on preventative detention. He was arraigned in the Concord District Court on Tuesday, the same day he was scheduled to appear in Merrimack County Superior Court on a felony reckless conduct-deadly weapon charge after being accused of firing a gun on Hanover Street in January.
Thomas said the incident was still an open investigation and more charges could be pending. He also stated the group of kids involved in the incident could possibly be connected to other car thefts in the capital region.
“We’re working on it,” Thomas said, adding more information would be released soon.
Police asked anyone with information about this incident to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 603-225-8600. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100 or online at concordregionalcrimeline.com.
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