PUTTING THAT BUSINESS OUT FOR DAYS. THIS BUSINESS IS OUR ONLY 24 HOUR BUSINESS IN TOWN, AND WITH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND, THEY’RE GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF MONEY. THE BIG APPLE STORE IN LANCASTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, POTENTIALLY CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. POLICE SAY THE REASON 35 YEAR OLD RICHARD RUDDY, FROM LANCASTER. HERE’S THE TIMELINE OF WHAT THEY SAY HAPPENED AROUND 10 P.M. THURSDAY NIGHT. YOU COULD SEE RUDDY CHECKING OUT THEN ALLEGEDLY STARTS CAUSING DAMAGE. HE STARTS WITH PUSHING AND THROWING SOME BOTTLES, THEN RIPPING DOWN SIGNS, PUSHING THE CASH REGISTER AND IT CONTINUES FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES. I’M NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED HIM TO HAVE THE REACTION IN THE STORE THAT HE DID ANYTHING HE COULD GRAB HE WAS THROWING, SO HE MADE A VERY LARGE MESS. THE POLICE ARRIVING FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE PANIC BUTTON, WAS PRESSED, RUDDY EVEN THROWING A CARTON OF CIGARETS AT AN OFFICER, BUT WAS THEN ARRESTED FOR THE FIRST TIME. RUDDY IS FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES, INCLUDING FELONY CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. HE WAS RELEASED ON BAIL WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS NOT TO RETURN TO THE BIG APPLE STORE. WHEN RUDDY WAS RELEASED LAST NIGHT, HE RETURNED RIGHT TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME. THE POLICE CHIEF TELLS ME HE WAS HANGING AROUND THIS AREA WHEN POLICE SAW HIM APPROACHED HIM. THAT’S WHEN HE TRIED TO FLEE AND HE WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE YELLOW PILLARS INTO THE BIG APPLE WATCH. AS RUDDY DRIVES FULLY INTO THE STORE. HERE’S ANOTHER ANGLE WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE CAR NOT ONLY TAKING OUT THE FRONT DOORS, BUT WHATEVER WAS IN FRONT OF IT. HOW BAD IS THE DAMAGE? IT’S EXCESSIVE THERE. UNFORTUNATELY, HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THIS STORE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED FOR QUITE A FEW DAYS. HE WAS ARRESTED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME A JUDGE ORDERED HIM TO BE HELD IN CUSTODY. AS LONG AS HE’S BEING HELD, I CAN TELL YOU THERE’S NO DANGER TO SOCIETY AND EVERYBODY IS SAFE FROM THIS
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Lancaster man accused of trashing store, returning to drive through front doors
Richard Ruddy was arrested twice for incidents at Big Apple Store, police say
A Lancaster man was arrested twice within three hours, accused of damaging a store in town and then driving a car through the building's front doors.Lancaster police said surveillance video shows Richard Ruddy, 35, damaging the Big Apple Store."This business is our only 24-hour business in town, and with the holiday weekend, they're going to lose a lot of money," said police Chief Jonathan Woodworth.Police said surveillance video shows Ruddy talking to a cashier at the store at about 10 p.m. Thursday before he started throwing items and pushing over shelves.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <<"We're not sure what caused him to have the reaction that he did," Woodworth said. "Anything he could grab, he was throwing. He made a very large mess."Police arrived five minutes after the clerk pressed a panic button. Police said Ruddy threw a carton of cigarettes at an officer, but he was then arrested and charged with criminal mischief.Ruddy was released on bail with specific conditions that he not return to the Big Apple Store. But police said that after Ruddy was released Thursday night, he returned to the store. Woodworth said police spotted him near the gas pumps, but when they approached, he drove through the doors of the store."Unfortunately, it's the holiday weekend, and this store is going to be closed for quite a few days," Woodworth said.Ruddy was arrested again, and he was ordered held under preventive detention."As long as he's being held, I can say he's no danger to society," Woodwoth said. "Everyone is safe from this individual as long as he's being held."
LANCASTER, N.H. —
A Lancaster man was arrested twice within three hours, accused of damaging a store in town and then driving a car through the building's front doors.
Lancaster police said surveillance video shows Richard Ruddy, 35, damaging the Big Apple Store.
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"This business is our only 24-hour business in town, and with the holiday weekend, they're going to lose a lot of money," said police Chief Jonathan Woodworth.
Police said surveillance video shows Ruddy talking to a cashier at the store at about 10 p.m. Thursday before he started throwing items and pushing over shelves.
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"We're not sure what caused him to have the reaction that he did," Woodworth said. "Anything he could grab, he was throwing. He made a very large mess."
Police arrived five minutes after the clerk pressed a panic button. Police said Ruddy threw a carton of cigarettes at an officer, but he was then arrested and charged with criminal mischief.
Ruddy was released on bail with specific conditions that he not return to the Big Apple Store.
But police said that after Ruddy was released Thursday night, he returned to the store. Woodworth said police spotted him near the gas pumps, but when they approached, he drove through the doors of the store.
"Unfortunately, it's the holiday weekend, and this store is going to be closed for quite a few days," Woodworth said.
Ruddy was arrested again, and he was ordered held under preventive detention.
"As long as he's being held, I can say he's no danger to society," Woodwoth said. "Everyone is safe from this individual as long as he's being held."
