Belmont Police pepper-spray fleeing man

BELMONT — A 42-year-old local man faces multiple charges of resisting arrest after allegedly fleeing and assaulting an officer who was pursuing him.

Police used pepper spray to subdue Salvatore Vespa of 129 Cotton Hill Road on Aug. 12 after he fled without identifying himself during questioning about a bike in his possession that was believed to have been stolen.

According to police, he fled from the Belknap Mall on Route 3, along the railroad tracks leading to Laconia. When an officer attempted to arrest him, he assaulted the officer, which led to the use of pepper spray, police say.

In addition to resisting arrest, he is charged with obstructing government administration and simple assault. He also was wanted on two bench warrants.

Also:

• Police charged Isabella Dominy, 19, of 216 Green St., North Smithfield, Rhode Island, with possession of a controlled drug on Aug. 14, after responding to a disturbance on the Laconia Bypass.
• Police arrested Frederick W. Avery, 34, of 190 Franklin St., Franklin, on a warrant from Tilton police after pulling him over for reckless operation on Aug. 15.
• Krystal R. Robarge, 27, of 12E Batchelder St., Laconia, faces multiple theft charges involving checks taken from a building.
• Also on the 15th, police charged Michelle A. Gagne, 37, of 64 Merrimack St., Laconia, with four counts of simple assault.
• On Aug. 17, police charged William J. DeRoche, 34, of 236 Suncook Valley Highway, Epsom, with possession of controlled drugs following a motor vehicle stop.
• Police arrested Chad Jacob Young, 35, of 30 Wakeman Road, Belmont, on a warrant from Laconia police.