Crime & Safety

Rooming House Manager, 4 Others Arrested for Heroin

Five people living at a Temple Street rooming house – including the building manager – were charged by Nashua Police for sale and possession of heroin following an investigation by detectives of the Narcotics Intelligence Division over the past several weeks. Arrests were made October 23, 2013 with assistance from the DEA New England HIDTA task force. 

During the course of this investigation detectives learned through anonymous tips, informants and surveillance techniques that several people were selling heroin from 29 Temple St.  

Police learned that those arrested were selling heroin from their apartments within the house, which allegedly included the building manager, Christopher O'Riley. Police also learned one of their suppliers, identified as Kendra Dehate, would allegedly make daily trips from Massachusetts to Nashua to supply the others named here with heroin that would be resold to street level users throughout Nashua.

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The sales charges were the result of undercover operations at 29 Temple Street. The possession charges were the result of items found within 29 Temple Street rooms 104 and 108 as well as Dehate's person and vehicle subsequent to court ordered search warrants. The Nashua Police Department and the City of Nashua Code Enforcement Office will be continuing to investigate illegal activities at 29 Temple Street and take appropriate action.

Those arrested were:

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Vernon Grant, 35, of 29 Temple Street Apt#108 Nashua, New Hampshire, for

two counts of Unlawful Sale of Narcotic Drug, heroin, felony. One count of Possession of Narcotic Drug, heroin, felony. One count of Possession of Controlled Drug, Alprazolam, felony. One count of Possession of Prescription Drug, Famotidine, misdemeanor. One count of Possession of Prescription Drug, Viagra, misdemeanor. Grant was held on $50,000.00 Cash bail and was arraigned at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.

Apryll Grant, 29, of 29 Temple Street Apt#108 Nashua, New Hampshire, for Four counts of Unlawful Sale of Narcotic Drug, heroin, felony. One count of Possession of Narcotic Drug, heroin, felony.  One count of Possession of Narcotic Drug, Suboxone, felony. One count of Possession of Controlled Drug, Alprazolam, felony. One count of Possession of Prescription Drug, Famotidine, misdemeanor. One count of Possession of Prescription Drug, Viagra, misdemeanor. Grant was held on $100,000.00 Cash bail and was arraigned at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.

Christopher O'Riley, 35, of 29 Temple Street Apt#104 Nashua, New Hampshire, for two counts of Unlawful Sale of Narcotic Drug, heroin, second offense, felony. O'Riley was held on $75,000 Cash bail and was arraigned at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.

Samantha Brailsford, 25, of 29 Temple Street Apt#104 Nashua, New Hampshire, for one count of Unlawful Sale of Narcotic Drug, heroin, felony.

Brailsford was held on $25,000 Cash bail and was arraigned at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.

Kendrah DeHate, 31, of 29 Arch Street Apt#1 Haverhill, Massachusetts, for one count of Possession of a Narcotic Drug With the intent to Distribute, in excess of five grams, heroin, felony. One count of possession of a controlled drug, marijuana, misdemeanor. Dehate was held on $10,000.00 Cash bail and was arraigned at the 9th Circuit Nashua District Court.

Citizens are urged to call the Narcotics Hotline at 594-3597 or utilize the Nashua Police Departments website www.Nashuapd.com with any information concerning illegal drug activity. If you have any questions please contact Narcotics Intelligence Division Detective Lieutenant David Bailey at 594-3591 or Detective Sergeant Kevin Rourke at 589-1639


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