NH News Briefs 2-12-2025

The NH state Attorney General’s Office is continuing its investigation into a suspicious death in Rockingham County. The AG’s office says an elderly woman was found dead at an apartment building in Exeter Sunday. An autopsy showed the woman, whose name hasn’t been released, died of blunt force trauma. Authorities don’t believe there is any threat to the public and they’re asking anyone with information to come forward.

No injuries have been reported following a plane crash at Hampton Airfield. The small aircraft was trying to land in at the airport in North Hampton yesterday when the pilot hit some tree branches. The pilot was the only person on board at the time and was able to get himself out of the wreckage. The FAA is now looking into what caused the crash to happen.

Two Massachusetts men are arrested after a traffic stop on Interstate 95. State Police pulled the vehicle over Monday after it was seen speeding on the highway. A search of the car led to the discovery of roughly 350 grams of fentanyl, 75 grams of cocaine and a gun with an altered serial number. Troopers took 23-year-old Frandy Zapata and 24-year-old Eduardo Garcia into custody. Both men were released on bail and are due in court again next month.

Two people are facing multiple charges in connection to the death of a 31-year-old woman in Keene. The Attorney General’s Office said Justina Steffy died from an overdose last October 13th. Forty-two-year-old Andrea Martin and 32-year-old Christian Torruellas are accused of holding Steffy against her will. Martin is also accused of giving the woman a fatal drug overdose.