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Law Enforcement Leaders Back Fix to Broken Bail System

Government and Politics

March 12, 2025

From: New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte

CONCORD, N.H. – Law enforcement from across New Hampshire support fixing our state’s broken bail system. On March 12th, Governor Kelly Ayotte released the following statement on the growing bipartisan support:

“The 2018 bail law created a revolving door for violent criminals in our state, and it’s putting officers and the public at risk. I am grateful to have law enforcement leaders from across our state and from both sides of the aisle backing this critical effort, and I am once again calling on the Legislature to send HB-592 to my desk to shut this revolving door once and for all.”

More than 70 police chiefs and law enforcement leaders across New Hampshire support fixing our broken bail law:

- Col. Mark Hall, New Hampshire State Police
- Chief Mike Abel, New Ipswich
- Chief Steve Adams, Webster
- Chief David Appleby, Haverhill
- Chief Travis Austin, Hebron
- Chief Donald Babbin, Ossipee
- Chief Tadd Bailey, Carroll
- Chief Kim Bernard, Londonderry
- Chief Aaron Berube, Chester
- Chief John Blake, Antrim
- Chief Gary Boudreau, Rochester
- Chief James Brace, New Boston
- Chief William Breault, Dover
- Chief Norman Brown, Jefferson
- Chief Zach Byam, Marlborough
- Chief Scott Cain, Kensington
- Chief Matt Canfield, Laconia
- Chief Mark Chase, Center Harbor
- Chief Anthony Ciampoli, Amherst
- Chief Tim Crowley, Atkinson
- Chief Dan Douidi, Bedford
- Chief Joel Dolan, Salem
- Chief Fred Douglas, Francestown
- Chief Todd Eck, Bath
- Chief George Feole, Derry
- Chief Kevin Foss, Campton
- Chief Matthew French, Henniker
- Chief Gary Gaskell, Pembroke
- Chief Daniel Gilman, Thornton
- Chief Doug Hackett, Cornish
- Chief Michael Ho-Sing-Loy, Sugar Hill
- Chief Roy Holland, Enfield
- Chief Thomas Horne, Hancock
- Chief Greg Jordan, Newmarket
- Chief George Joy, Barrington
- Chief Christopher Kelby, Danbury
- Chief Rene Kelley, Durham
- Chief Anthony King, Stratham
- Chief Brendan LaFlamme, Hollis
- Chief Brian Levesque, Merrimack
- Chief Chad Morris, Lincoln
- Chief Todd MacDougall, Alton
- Chief Peter Marr, Manchester
- Chief James Martin, Hanover
- Chief Kevin Maxwell, Mason
- Chief Ken Miller, Bow
- Chief Kevin Millar, Woodstock
- Chief Chad Shevlin, Candia
- Chief Mark Newport, Portsmouth
- Chief Brad Osgood, Concord
- Chief Chris Parsons, Hillsboro
- Chief John Parsons, Grantham
- Chief Wade Parsons, Danville
- Chief Patrick Payer, Waterville Valley
- Chief Peter Pelletier, Northumberland
- Chief Ray Pelton, Auburn
- Chief Chris Perley, Jackson
- Chief Anne Perriello, Pelham
- Chief Stephan Poulin, Exeter
- Chief William Quigley, Brookline
- Chief Paul Rella, Colebrook
- Chief Phillip Roberts, Lebanon
- Chief Kevin Rourke, Nashua
- Chief Justin Sargent, Hooksett
- Chief John Semertgakis, Warren
- Chief Eric Sereno, Goffstown
- Chief Tim Suokko, Dublin
- Chief Dave Suckling, Alexandria
- Chief Tara Tucker, Greenland
- Chief Josh Tyrrell, New Hampton
- Chief William Ulwick, Ashland
- Chief Kevin Walsh, Rye & North Hampton
- Chief Brad Wheeler, Newbury
- Chief Wayne Young, Newfields
- Chief Randy Young, Strafford
- John Scippa, Director, New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council
- Pat Sullivan, Executive Director, New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police
- Dave Noyes, Director of Public Safety, Waterville Valley