GREENLAND, N.H. --
Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney
AG: Suspect Found Dead
The body of a man suspected of killing Greenland’s police chief and wounding four other officers was found dead inside his home early Friday morning, police said.
Cullen Mutrie, 29, a former volunteer firefighter in Hampton Falls, lived at 517 Post Road where the officers were shot. Mutrie was found dead from gunshot wounds after a tactical robot was sent into the home at 2 a.m. An female acquaintance, who has not been identified, was also found dead, possibly from a double suicide or murder-suicide, said Attorney General Michael Delaney.
Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney, 48, was with the department for 12 years. He was set to retire in one week. According to a town selectmen, last week Maloney told the Board of Selectmen he had one more thing to do before retirement: "Nail Cullen Mutrie."
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Delaney said Maloney was shot and killed trying to gain entry to the home while serving a drug-related warrant.
Maloney and four officers from the Attorney General’s drug task force arrived at the home at about 6 p.m. when Mutrie opened fire.
Attorney General Michael Delaney released information about the other four officers who were injured:
--Detective Gregory Turner, 32, a six-year veteran of the Dover Police Department, was treated and released after gunshot wound to the shoulder.
--Detective Eric Kulberg, 31, of seven-year veteran of the University of New Hampshire police, was treated and released after a gunshot wound to the arm.
--Detective Scott Kukesh, 33, a 10-year veteran with the Newmarket Police Department, was in stable condition with a bullet wound to the chest. He was waiting for surgery.
--Detective Jeremiah Murphy, 34, a seven-year veteran of the Rochester Police Department, was in stable condition after surgery for a gunshot wound to chest.
The two detectives who remained in intensive care after being shot in the chest were both wearing bulletproof vests, according to an official with knowledge of the investigation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation was ongoing.
Tammy Hardy, who lives across street from the home, said officers were negotiating with the alleged gunman after the shooting.
"I just got home with my children, and I heard some popping sound," Hardy said. "I noticed four officers running from the house, and I saw three of them fall to the ground. It started to become such a crazy scene."
"They just kept shooting and shooting. There was a lot of gunfire," another witness said. "They were being defensive in their position. I could not tell where the gunshot fire was coming from. It was just, 'Pop. Pop. Pop.' It was crazy."
AG Identifies Officers
A witness named Bill said he was driving by the home when he heard gunfire.
“There were a lot of cars on the front lawn and I noticed one of them was a Greenland police cruiser, so it caught my attention and I slowed down a little bit,” he said. “I saw, I don’t know, five or six police officers on the porch, and they're all looking in the window, and all of a sudden, things went crazy.”
Gov. John Lynch went to Portsmouth Regional Hospital to meet with the families of the officers involved
"This is a terrible tragedy. I offer my deepest sympathies to the family of the officer who was killed. I ask everyone in New Hampshire to continue to pray for the recovery of the other officers involved and their families," Lynch said.
Greenland PD
The shooting happened at a home in a very residential area. Police urged residents within a half-mile zone to evacuate.
The Portsmouth Herald reported in February 2011 that Mutrie and had been arrested and charged with possession of anabolic steroids.
The newspaper reported that the steroids were found in the home when officers went to confiscate guns after Mutrie was arrested on domestic assault charges. According to a police affidavit, the steroids were found in Mutrie's living room on July 24, 2010, but were not verified by the state crime lab until Jan. 18.
Hampton Falls Fire Chief Jay Lord said Mutrie was a volunteer firefighter from 2004 to July 2010. He said Mutrie was nice and polite and dreamed of a career in the fire service.
"This is not the Cullen that we know," said Hampton Falls Fire Chief Jay Lord. "People go the wrong direction, and that's what happened to Cullen."
Lord said Mutrie left the department on good terms to pursue paramedic school. Lord hadn't spoken to Mutrie since November 2010, and at that time, Mutrie was working construction.
Community Devastated By Shooting
Greenland is a small seacoast town of about 3,500 residents, just west of Portsmouth.
The Greenland Central School was set up as a staging area for authorities and was closed for school on Friday.
Statement From Rochester Police: "Detective Murphy remains in ICU Care and enjoys the support of his family along with staff of the Rochester Police Department as well as law enforcement throughout the region. Our prayers and thoughts are with the families of all officers involved in this tragic incident. Particularly the family of Chief Michael Maloney.
The Rochester Police Department appreciates all of the support being forwarded to the City of Rochester. We are working in cooperation with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office in addressing the aftermath of this matter and remain attentive to our obligations in keeping the people of the city of Rochester safe."
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So let me get this straight-- The Chief of Police takes his drug task force out for one last hurrah, to serve a warrant for illegal steroids. He closes the local school to use as a staging area and warns some residents (but apparently not the ones quoted in the story, who lived on that street) to evacuate. A shootout ensues, and 8 hours later (presumably after a siege of the house) they send in a robot, only to find the suspect an an unidentified woman dead inside. Wow. They're lucky no other innocent bystanders in the "very residential area" were injured. All because the guy had some steroids.
I feel like there is a whole lot we're not hearing in this article. Like, why is the AG assuming the woman was a suicide or killed by the suspect, and not say, killed in the gunfight where half a dozen other people were shot? Is it normal for a small town chief of police to go on raids like this? Or was he on some kind of personal crusade to get this guy, as the line near the beginning of the story suggests?
I feel like there is a whole lot we're not hearing in this article. Like, why is the AG assuming the woman was a suicide or killed by the suspect, and not say, killed in the gunfight where half a dozen other people were shot? Is it normal for a small town chief of police to go on raids like this? Or was he on some kind of personal crusade to get this guy, as the line near the beginning of the story suggests?
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I think the evacuation and the use of the school happened after the shootout during the siege.
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I doubt he was on a personal crusade. They've been doing drug raids up there for weeks, as part of an undercover sting operation. The quote is not put in context but I wouldn't be surprised if it was in reference, more to wanting to complete the operation before he retires.I feel like there is a whole lot we're not hearing in this article. Like, why is the AG assuming the woman was a suicide or killed by the suspect, and not say, killed in the gunfight where half a dozen other people were shot? Is it normal for a small town chief of police to go on raids like this? Or was he on some kind of personal crusade to get this guy, as the line near the beginning of the story suggests?Silver Jedi wrote:So let me get this straight-- The Chief of Police takes his drug task force out for one last hurrah, to serve a warrant for illegal steroids. He closes the local school to use as a staging area and warns some residents (but apparently not the ones quoted in the story, who lived on that street) to evacuate. A shootout ensues, and 8 hours later (presumably after a siege of the house) they send in a robot, only to find the suspect an an unidentified woman dead inside. Wow. They're lucky no other innocent bystanders in the "very residential area" were injured. All because the guy had some steroids.
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I also had the benefit of watching live coverage last night, the shots were exchanged several hours before the bodies were found, and they were negotiating at one point to get the two to come out, that was how they found out the female was inside in the first place. They sent the robot in after I went to bed and presumably found the bodies. Unless you go straight to Police Cover Up, I will assume there was evidence that the fatal wounds were inflicted by the guns the guy in the house had, though i note there is no report of gunshots being overheard, just that the bodies were found. They could have been wounded by police Thursday night and just died from those wounds. I feel like that would have been put out as evidence of last heroic action though.
Drug raids like this really seem like SOP in NH. They'll undercover sting for months and then make arress and raids for weeks in sequence. There are seasonal drug raids at buildings across from and next to where I work, that have pulled in a dozen arrests at a time, and no one ever tells me they're about to happen. The first I hear of it is usually a dozen or so cruisers piling up on the sidewalk. I don't think the assumption is that they will all erupt into a gunfight, which is why this is making waves here. We're generally shocked when ONE police officer is shot, let alone five, with a fatality.
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Oh yeah it was around 11 when they were reporting the school was being used as a command center, and shortly after, they cancelled school. This seemed like it was a quick in and out that went bad, because someone assumed FIVE police officers would have been able to handle one ex-volounteer firefighter.Johonebesus wrote:I think the evacuation and the use of the school happened after the shootout during the siege.
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I'm hearing this on the news, and it's sounding like something out of a movie, does this mean that Gibson, Eastwood or Segal is going to replace him?
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The Yosemite Bear wrote:I'm hearing this on the news, and it's sounding like something out of a movie, does this mean that Gibson, Eastwood or Segal is going to replace him?
No, he was not the badass kind, maybe Richard Dreyfus.
I still haven't heard whether or not the man and woman died by bullet or what, but i just saw this posted by a program for battered women . They are incredibly protective about the identities of their clients, so to post this... I'm not sure what they were going for.
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Silver Jedi wrote:So let me get this straight-- The Chief of Police takes his drug task force out for one last hurrah, to serve a warrant for illegal steroids.
Convicted felons in the US cannot legally own firearms.Article wrote:The newspaper reported that the steroids were found in the home when officers went to confiscate guns after Mutrie was arrested on domestic assault charges. According to a police affidavit, the steroids were found in Mutrie's living room on July 24, 2010, but were not verified by the state crime lab until Jan. 18.
All because a guy who was beating on his significant other had firearms. So, you know, trying to disarm a guy who was known to be dangerous to other people.All because the guy had some steroids.
I assume the attorney general might have a bit more knowledge about the details of this case that we aren't privy to at the moment.Like, why is the AG assuming the woman was a suicide or killed by the suspect, and not say, killed in the gunfight where half a dozen other people were shot?
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Well, the victim's own mother gave away the information, and I imagine that the program is talking about this to show how dangerous it is for a battered woman to return to her abuser.Themightytom wrote:I still haven't heard whether or not the man and woman died by bullet or what, but i just saw this posted by a program for battered women . They are incredibly protective about the identities of their clients, so to post this... I'm not sure what they were going for.
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the battered wives article says she was found dead in the basement.Like, why is the AG assuming the woman was a suicide or killed by the suspect, and not say, killed in the gunfight where half a dozen other people were shot?
not impossible to be shot there accidentally, and not impossible to have been hit, wounded and then hidden there, dying shortly after.
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True, but possibly not applicable in this case. Rather, anyone who has been convicted of domestic assault, whether reaching felony level or just misdemeanor, is barred from owning a firearm.Akhlut wrote:Silver Jedi wrote:So let me get this straight-- The Chief of Police takes his drug task force out for one last hurrah, to serve a warrant for illegal steroids.Convicted felons in the US cannot legally own firearms.Article wrote:The newspaper reported that the steroids were found in the home when officers went to confiscate guns after Mutrie was arrested on domestic assault charges. According to a police affidavit, the steroids were found in Mutrie's living room on July 24, 2010, but were not verified by the state crime lab until Jan. 18.
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I assume they clarified this in the other stories (I couldn't watch the half dozen videos they had up about this as I was at work at the time). The original story that was posted said that they found steroids when they were confiscating his firearms in July of 2010, 6 months later were able to verify what they were, and were serving a drug warrant (with the DA's drug task force) for said steroids when all this happened.Akhlut wrote:All because a guy who was beating on his significant other had firearms. So, you know, trying to disarm a guy who was known to be dangerous to other people.
I agree absolutely. I guess I should've been clearer, given the kind of stories (and responses) that have been posted on N&P lately, but that was actually the point I was trying to make, that there was a lot of information that we didn't have. I could see it being something as simple as all the officers were carrying 9mm handguns, and she clearly died from a shotgun wound, or something like that.I assume the attorney general might have a bit more knowledge about the details of this case that we aren't privy to at the moment.
Edit: Almost forgot: can anyone say how common it is for the police chief to go on a raid like this in a small town?
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The laws on that are not so clear cut. The Federal law on the matter only applies to weapons transported interstate. States meanwhile normally have felon gun bans that apply within state borders, but also provide means by which the courts can and very often do restore firearms right to convicted felons. If they seal your felony conviction, you are also no longer a felon under federal law. This doesn't happen if your convicted of a felony by the federal government in the first place, but most felons are in trouble with the states, not the feds.Akhlut wrote: Convicted felons in the US cannot legally own firearms.
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So as an update, in case anyone else is like me... and follows stories into the GROUND (Still watching for updates on the Somalian Pirates here...)
I bolded the reasoning behind the raid, and also, the ongoing fact that nobody has reported exactly how Tibbets was killed. DV was a factor though as well as drugs. i would imagine it wouldn't be "apparent" that Mutrie killed Tibbets if she died of an overdose, so there was probably physical injury of some kind.
Chief Maloney was posthumously awarded a medal of honor by the chief's association.
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/957 ... chief.html
In my own city, the police are stepping up community policing, they've been outreaching the ethnic communities, youth programs and mental health centers to get trainings on how to deal with diverse populations, and we're working on a pamphlet for "So the police want to talk to you" to tell people what to actually do when talking to a police officer. Though it was obviously a tragedy, the INCREDIBLE community response to the situation in Greenland is really bringing out the value of having a force that maintains a close relationship with the community. Not like the "TJ Hooker knows all the squealers" kind of relationship but the "Thanks for getting my dad home safe" kind.
The couple involved in the shooting were being investigated for a lot more than steroids, and the raid was part of a joint task force, not one guy's personal vendetta.
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Police planned to search for oxycodone, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia at the home of Cullen Mutrie when he allegedly opened fire last week, killing the Greenland, N.H., police chief and wounding four other officers, according to a search warrant and affidavit released by authorities today.
The documents show police were also seeking to search Mutrie’s girlfriend, Brittany Tibbetts, who they believed was involved in the sale of drugs.
The warrant and affidavit had been sealed as a matter of course prior to the search to prevent contraband from being removed from the home. A judge Tuesday unsealed the documents at the request of New Hampshire Senior Assistant Attorney General Jane Young.
In the affidavit dated April 9, 2012, three days before last Thursday’s raid, an undercover investigator for the New Hampshire attorney general’s drug task force said he requested a search warrant for Mutrie, Tibbetts, and the house where Mutrie resided at 517 Post Road in Greenland.
The affidavit alleged that police became aware of drug activity at the house in July 2010 when an officer went to serve Mutrie with a restraining order, stemming from a domestic disturbance at the house. The officer observed a silver scale and a plastic bag containing vials. A search of the house uncovered a controlled anabolic steroid.
In February 2011, neighbors complained to police of cars coming and going, which had led them to believe Mutrie was dealing drugs out of his house.
On Jan. 29, 2012, the investigator met with a confidential source who said Mutrie and his girlfriend were dealing upward of 500 oxycodone pills every few days out of his house.
That week, drug task force agents and detectives used the confidential source to arrange a purchase of 30 milligrams of oxycodone hydrochloride pills from Mutrie and his girlfriend for $250. That same day the confidential source bought the pills from Brittany Tibbetts, the documents said.
On March 27, undercover detectives watched the house and saw cars coming and going. Several cars were registered to people who had been charged with drug transportation or possession.
Based on this information, the undercover investigator said a search warrant was needed to look for the drugs at the house.
Mutrie, 29, allegedly killed Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney before apparently killing Tibbetts and then shooting himself in the head.
The shootings have rocked the small town of Greenland and reverberated across New England. Maloney’’s death eight days short of retirement has echoed with particular force, and the nearby town of Hampton was bracing for an onslaught of mourners for Maloney’s memorial service Thursday at Winnacunnet High School.
“We’re expecting thousands and thousands,” said Stacey Grella, who was helping the Hampton Police Department field calls on the logistics of the ceremony.
Grella told the Globe on Monday that there had been inquiries from across New England, as well as New York. She said police expected 3,000 members of law enforcement to attend. Attending law enforcement members will begin a march at 10:30 a.m. from a funeral home in Hampton. It will end at the high school, where the memorial service will begin at noon, she said.
Two of the wounded officers, Scott Kukesh of the Newmarket Police Department and Jeremiah Murphy of the Rochester force, remained at Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
David Dubois, Rochester’s police chief, said Murphy was continuing to improve and is expected to make a full recovery.
I bolded the reasoning behind the raid, and also, the ongoing fact that nobody has reported exactly how Tibbets was killed. DV was a factor though as well as drugs. i would imagine it wouldn't be "apparent" that Mutrie killed Tibbets if she died of an overdose, so there was probably physical injury of some kind.
Chief Maloney was posthumously awarded a medal of honor by the chief's association.
http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/957 ... chief.html
Here's the nomination letter, it gives some information about what went on the house.In the eyes of his peers, Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney epitomized the risks law enforcement officers face every day and how they are supposed to act under fire.
As one of Maloney’s fellow officers lay wounded April 12, Maloney ran to his aid and pulled him to safety. As an armed gunman sprayed bullets from his Greenland home, Maloney returned fire, protecting the other officers and the people who lived nearby.
In those moments, Maloney paid the ultimate sacrifice.
On Wednesday, the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police awarded Maloney with the Medal of Honor, its highest award. The medal was given posthumously to Maloney’s wife, Peg, the “love of his life.”
“It’s the epitome of the sacrifice we make,” said Pittsfield Police Chief Bob Wharem, president of the Association of Chiefs. “He gave his life protecting the officers around him and the residents of that area.”
It’s the first time Wharem could recall the association giving the award in the 17 years he’s been involved, he said.
Newly sworn in Greenland Police Chief Tara Laurent recommended Maloney for the Medal of Honor for his actions on the night he was killed.
“Chief Maloney’s heroism under life-threatening circumstances embodies courage, strength and selflessness that are beyond measure,” she said in her letter.
Maloney’s fellow chiefs couldn’t have agreed more.
Giving Maloney the Medal of Honor wasn’t even a question, Wharem said. The decision was unanimous.
“Everybody wanted to do something to honor him,” he said. “He’s a law enforcement officer who did what he loved and protected his community. This is what law enforcement is all about.”
Wharem was Maloney’s partner in 1991 and 1992, when they both worked together for the North Hampton Police Department. Maloney, the senior officer on the force, trained Wharem on the department’s policies and procedures.
Maloney was a fun guy, who took his job very seriously, Wharem said.
“I know Mike Maloney, and he would have done the same thing 20,000 times over if he had the chance,” Wharem said.
Laurent was sworn in after the shooting. One of the first things she did was nominate Maloney for the state’s top law enforcement award.
Her letter detailed Maloney’s actions during the deadly exchange with gunman Cullen Mutrie.
“Detective Scott Kukesh was the first officer wounded during the initial volley of fire. As all of the officers retreated for cover, Chief Maloney dragged Detective Kukesh to safety, placed him in a police cruiser, and had him taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital,” Laurent wrote. “Chief Maloney returned to the immediate vicinity of the gun battle to defend other wounded officers to ensure their safe evacuation.
Wharem was among the officers who went to the Portsmouth Hospital last Thursday night after the five officers were shot.
“We’re very proud as a law enforcement community to have him among our ranks,” he said. “We’re very proud to have the members of the Greenland Police Department among our ranks. They’re a great group of people.”
Jonathan Van Fleet can be reached at 594-6465 or jvanfleet@nashuatelegraph.com. Also, follow Van Fleet on Twitter (Telegraph_JonVF).
As an aside, we had another officer shooting a few weeks ago in manchester, and thanks to the very positive pre-existing relationship with residents of the area the guy who escaped was caught very quickly. The reason Maloney's death made such an impact, is the Greenland police were VERY well liked by their community. Even though the situation in Greenland was likely to have been drug fueled, anything that will help prevent unnecessary escalation is being looked at.Letter for Maloney’s Medal of Honor
Here is the text of the letter that new Greenland Police Chief Tara Laurent wrote to the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police on April 17:
Dear Sirs:
With heavy heart, I make this recommendation for the posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor to Chief Michael P. Maloney of the Greenland New Hampshire Police Department for his Acts of Conspicuous Bravery, requiring actions above and beyond the normal demands of police service while engaged in a gun fight with an armed adversary on Thursday, April 12, 2012.
Chief Maloney and three Greenland Officers accompanied by six Detectives from the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Drug Task Force responded to 517 Post Road to execute a Search Warrant. The officers arrived on scene at 6:20 p.m. and while entering the residence, the officers came under hostile gunfire from within the house. Detective Scott Kukesh was the first officer wounded during the initial volley of fire. As all of the officers retreated for cover, Chief Maloney dragged Detective Kukesh to safety, placed him in a police cruiser and had him taken to Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Chief Maloney returned to the immediate vicinity of the gun battle to defend other wounded officers to ensure their safe evacuation. Chief Maloney was fatally wounded at that time.
Of Chief Maloney’s actions during this horrific incident, Detective Kukesh stated:
“He should be recognized as a hero who ultimately sacrificed his life to save mine.”
Chief Maloney’s heroism under life-threatening circumstances embodies courage, strength and selflessness that are beyond measure. I offer my highest recommendation for the posthumous awarding of the Medal of Honor to Chief Michael P. Maloney for his actions on the evening of April 12, 2012.
Respectfully submitted,
Tara Laurent
Chief of Police
In my own city, the police are stepping up community policing, they've been outreaching the ethnic communities, youth programs and mental health centers to get trainings on how to deal with diverse populations, and we're working on a pamphlet for "So the police want to talk to you" to tell people what to actually do when talking to a police officer. Though it was obviously a tragedy, the INCREDIBLE community response to the situation in Greenland is really bringing out the value of having a force that maintains a close relationship with the community. Not like the "TJ Hooker knows all the squealers" kind of relationship but the "Thanks for getting my dad home safe" kind.
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