Newport officer attacked while booking burglary suspect, police say
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...