Officer spots suspected thieves in his own driveway

[Ian David]

Officer spots suspected thieves in his own driveway

KINGSTON, N.H. -- Two men and a woman accused of stealing copper piping from several construction sites were arrested after a police officer spotted them in his driveway.

Cpl. Scott Peltier was on patrol Thursday night when he saw the trio apparently trying to break into his home. He arrested the woman but the two men ran off. By the time they were found an hour and a half later at an RV park, eight police departments and two police dogs had joined the search.

Angela Beckford, 24, and Scott Fisher, 28, of Portsmouth, and Ryan Crosby, 26, of Seabrook, face numerous felony charges. Beckford was charged with criminal trespassing and attempted theft. Fisher was charged with burglary, prowling, possession of burglary tools and resisting arrest. Crosby was charged with burglary, prowling, conspiring and resisting arrest.

Police said the suspects had an atlas of southern New Hampshire in their car marked to show large construction projections in the seacoast region.

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