{"id":406870,"date":"2026-01-14T15:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/406870\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T15:33:10","slug":"police-pursuit-standoff-on-i-293-in-new-hampshire-1-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/406870\/","title":{"rendered":"Police pursuit, standoff on I-293 in New Hampshire: 1 arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA woman faces multiple charges after leading police on a pursuit before a standoff on Interstate 293 early Wednesday morning, according to state police.Heather Lewis, 34, of Merrimack, faces multiple felony counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon. She was also charged with disobeying an officer, resisting arrest or detention, criminal mischief and operating after suspension.According to police, officers encountered a suspicious vehicle parked near the Citizens Bank on Route 102 in Londonderry around 1:06 a.m.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go <> Subscribe to WMUR’s YouTube channel <<\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\tMANCHESTER, N.H. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

A woman faces multiple charges after leading police on a pursuit before a standoff on Interstate 293 early Wednesday morning, according to state police.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tNew Hampshire State Police\t<\/p>\n

Heather Lewis, 34, of Merrimack, faces multiple felony counts of reckless conduct with a deadly weapon. She was also charged with disobeying an officer, resisting arrest or detention, criminal mischief and operating after suspension.<\/p>\n

According to police, officers encountered a suspicious vehicle parked near the Citizens Bank on Route 102 in Londonderry around 1:06 a.m.<\/p>\n

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When Londonderry police officers tried to speak with the driver, she fled, leading police on a pursuit westbound on Route 102, state police said.<\/p>\n

Police said after the woman, who they later identified as Lewis, pulled into a gas station, officers tried to stop her from leaving that property, but she drove down an embankment, hit a guardrail and got back onto Route 102.<\/p>\n

Eventually, according to police, the driver entered Interstate 93 in Londonderry and later traveled along I-293. <\/p>\n

Police said the driver then tried driving the wrong direction on the southbound side of I-293 but a state trooper used his cruiser to stop the vehicle. <\/p>\n

According to police, the highway was closed for about two hours because Lewis refused to get out of the vehicle. <\/p>\n

During the standoff, police said they tried negotiating with the driver. They said they deployed “less-lethal munitions” before the driver was taken into custody. <\/p>\n

Lewis was taken to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries. She is expected to be arraigned later this week, police said. <\/p>\n

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