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June 28. 2017 10:08PM RYAN GOBIN  NEWPORT — An 18-year-old Newport man suspected of attempted burglary tried to choke a local police officer while being booked at the station, police said. Ryan Gobin faces a variety of charges ranging from felony attempted burglary and resisting arrest to felony assault and felony theft by unauthorized taking. Gobin's arrest followed a report Tuesday night at 8:30 of a man going through cars in the area of the Newport Village Apartments on Whipple Road. While conducting that investigation, police were called to an occupied home a short distance away on Sunapee Street where a man was interrupted trying to gain entry. Soon after, police saw a man meeting the description of the burglar at nearby Pinnacle Bait and Tackle, off Sunapee Street. The man started to flee but was taken into custody. Evidence found on Gobin upon his arrest linked him to events earlier Tuesday evening . Police said their investigation includes criminal activ...

NEWPORT, N.H. — A Newport police officer was attacked Tuesday night while booking a burglary suspect, police said. Newport police said Ryan Gobin, 18, of Newport, was arrested after police received reports around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday of a man going through cars in the area of the Newport Village Apartments on Whipple Road. Advertisement Officers investigating in the area were called to a home a short distance away on Sunapee Street by someone saying that a man was trying to get into the house. Police said the person ran away, but another active burglary was reported at Pinnacle Bait and Tackle. Newport police and state police searched the area and said they saw a man running away from the business. After a brief struggle, officers took the man into custody, police said. The man was identified as Gobin, and police said they found evidence that linked him to the other reports. While Gobin was being booked and police were administering a breath test, he attacked a police officer , off...