Surveillance Cameras Going Forward, Despite State Law Limiting Surveillance

Surveillance Cameras Going Forward, Despite State Law Limiting Surveillance

A judge is refusing to issue a preliminary injunction that would block installation of three police surveillance cameras in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, but is allowing a lawsuit challenging the cameras to go forward.

The cameras are designed to provide a live feed to police of areas of Elm Street, which is the major street of Manchester, which is New Hampshire's largest city.

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Mother of Boy Sues School District Over Parking-Lot Encounter Suspension

John Cronin

The mother of a boy who engaged in a sexual encounter in the parking lot of a public high school is suing the school district for suspending her son.

The girl involved told school officials she was sexually assaulted after telling the boy to stop. The boy said the encounter was consensual. The district attorney's office declined to prosecute, saying it would be difficult to get a conviction in the case given the evidence, according to the Bangor Daily News.

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