Concord,
NH – The United States Marshals Service is extremely happy to
announce the arrest of the third and final suspect accused in the death
of a New Hampshire toddler. The Londonderry Police Department had
requested the assistance of the U.S. Marshals – NH Joint Fugitive Task
Force to locate the three people accused of crimes related to the death
of a NH toddler last November.
The first arrests connected to this investigation
occurred this past Tuesday, when the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force
located, Shawna Cote, 29, and Mark Geremia, 32, in a residence in
Tilton, NH. The final fugitive was Dana Dolan, 24 years-of-age, who was
last known to reside in Tilton, NH.
On February 26, 2021, the Londonderry Police
Department and the U.S. Marshals issued a press release and wanted
poster offering a reward of up to $2500.00 for information leading to
the location and arrest of the final fugitive in this case, Dana Dolan.
This offer of a reward greatly increased the number of tips received. A
lot of this information was investigated and ruled out, while some of it
pointed investigators to a variety of locations in and around the Lakes
Region of New Hampshire. Today, members of the US Marshals – NH Joint
Fugitive Task Force worked with several agencies to locate Dolan. The
information learned through today’s investigation brought the task force
to an apartment on Powder Hill Drive in Lancaster, NH. As members of the
US Marshals, NH State Police and the Lancaster Police Department
approached the residence, Dolan attempted to flee out the back door and
was quickly arrested.
Dolan was transferred to the custody of the
Londonderry Police Department where he will be processed on the
following very serious charges; Negligent Homicide; Manslaughter –
Reckless; & Reckless Conduct with a Deadly Weapon. Mr. Dolan will be
held at the Rockingham County Jail pending his initial court appearance
on Monday. U.S. Marshal Nick Willard said, “This is one of those
investigations that truly pulls on the heart-strings of everyone, as
crimes against children do.” Willard continued, “The US Marshals
Fugitive Task Force and countless other agencies worked tirelessly to
ensure that all three of these fugitives were arrested so they can be
brought to justice.”
This extensive investigation and arrest was made
by the investigative efforts of several member agencies
of the U.S.
Marshals – New Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force including, the
Belknap, Rockingham & Strafford County Sheriff’s Offices, & the
Greenfield, Danbury, Laconia, Lancaster, Littleton, Londonderry,
Northfield, & TIlton Police Departments, along with the DEA and deputy
US Marshals.
Since the inception of the U.S. Marshals – New
Hampshire Joint Fugitive Task Force in 2002, these
partnerships have
resulted in over 8,218 arrests (Updated as of 12/16/2020). These arrests
have ranged in
seriousness from murder, assault, unregistered sex
offenders, probation and parole violations and numerous other serious
offenses. Nationally the United States Marshals Service fugitive
programs are carried out with local law enforcement in 94 district
offices, 85 local fugitive task forces, 8 regional task forces, as well
as a growing network of offices in foreign countries.
Additional information about the U.S. Marshals Service can be found
at http://www.usmarshals.gov.
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