Police Misconduct

Residents and protesters asked the mayor and Board of Alderman to decrease policing and increase resources allocated to serving unhoused residents.

The state Supreme Court has ruled that internal police disciplinary files are subject to disclosure under New Hampshire’s public records law.

The case involved a dispute over records about a former New Hampshire state trooper fired for misconduct.

The state law enforcement agency previously declined to disclose those records, citing personnel privacy.

State Police fired Haden Wilber in 2021 after determining he violated multiple departmental policies and the state and federal constitutions during a 2017 case.

One bill would create a law enforcement review committee within the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council.

In The List, we talked about secret lists of police officers who engaged in misconduct that could potentially be used to undermine their testimony in a trial. We focused largely on the story of New Hampshire’s version of this kind of list, what’s known around here as the Laurie List. And we asked: what would happen if the list was finally made public? But it was a question we didn’t get to answer because – well, the Laurie List was still secret. Until now.

Supporters said it would increase transparency while providing oversight and accountability in investigations in New Hampshire.

N.H. county attorneys have kept lists of police officers with potential credibility issues for years. But the Laurie List hasn’t been public until now.