Six men arrested, 2 officers hurt, following Hanover Street altercation

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Ortiz De La Cruz (credit – Manchester Police Department)
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Justin Johnston (credit – Manchester Police Department)
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Joshua Heredia (credit – Manchester Police Department)
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Chasrick Heredia (credit – Manchester Police Department)

MANCHESTER, NH – On Friday afternoon, the Manchester Police Department released details regarding an early morning altercation on Hanover Street leading to the injury of several police officers.

At approximately 1 a.m., several officers responded to the Glow Bar on Hanover Street following a noise complaint by a nearby resident.

Upon arrival, the officers spotted a group of men yelling at the club’s bouncers.

While the officers attempted to remove several members of the crowd from the bar, other members of the crowd allegedly attacked them, with Officer Michael Roscoe Jr. reporting a concussion sustained from the attacks.

Additional officers were then sent to the scene to pacify the situation.

Several arrests followed in relation to the incident.

  • Chasrick Heredia, 24, of Kennard Road in Manchester was charged with alleged second degree assualt, riot and two counts of resisting arrest.
  • Joshua Heredia, 25, of Kennard Road in Manchester was charged with alleged second degree assult, riot, simple assault and hindering apprehension.
  • Jeff Taylor, 24, of Ainsworth Avenue in Manchester was charged with alleged riot.
  • Jose Ortiz De La Cruz, 25, of Old Nashua Road in Londonderry was charged with alleged riot, three counts of simple assault and resisting arrest.
  • Justin Johnston, 22, of Knowlton Street in Manchester was charged with alleged riot, simple assault, resisting arrest.
  • Stephan Erich, 27 of Douglas Street in Manchester was charged with alleged simple assault and riot.

All six men were arraigned in Hillsborough County Superior Court North on Friday.  No additional court dates were released at this time. Anyone mentioned is legally presumed innocent unless proven guilty by a court of law.

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Andrew Sylvia

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Born and raised in the Granite State, Andrew Sylvia has written approximately 10,000 pieces over his career for outlets across Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. On top of that, he's a licensed notary and licensed to sell property, casualty and life insurance, he's been a USSF trained youth soccer and futsal referee for the past six years and he can name over 60 national flags in under 60 seconds according to that flag game app he has on his phone, which makes sense because he also has a bachelor's degree in geography (like Michael Jordan). He can also type over 100 words a minute on a good day.