Police Commissioner Resigns Over Dead Duck Flap

Longtime Nashua Police Commissioner Tom Pappas resigned Wednesday, according to the Telegraph.

The newspaper said Pappas apologized for his role in helping State Rep. David Campbell (D-Nashua) after Campbell ran over and killed five ducks at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Dec. 23.

Following an investigation by Nashua Police, Campbell pleaded "no contest" to killing the ducks and was ordered to pay $695. Although he had purchased alcohol from the hotel lounge prior to the incident, Campbell was not charged with driving while intoxicated.

Since then, an audio recording has been released of a phone call made by Pappas to Nashua Police on Dec. 23. Police were looking for Campbell in connection with the duck incident, and Pappas called them on Campbell's behalf. 

Pappas, a friend and fellow attorney, asked if Campbell could report to the police station the following day, which he did. That led some to call on Campbell and Pappas to resign.

[Read the full Telegraph story here.]