erin: chief john laroche is on paid administrative leave after being accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl 10 years ago. ray: residents packed the select board' s meeting last night as calling for the police the residents said they are presenting the petition is a wake-up call, hoping to push the board to have greater oversight of police department activities. board members say this is a good time to look at how the force is run, but they oppose getting rid of it. they say some people may not understand the full ramifications. >> i think some of the signatures may be on here is people are under the misimpression that there is coverage available to us full-time. >> it is apparent to me that there is no supervision in the department. they are not following the sop. ray: the chair of the select board says it is likely there will be new leadership in the police department very soon. the board says they will study options presented at the hearing last night. reporting live, ray brewer. a hen a fiery crash on route 202 in his hometown. 52-year-old todd goss was speeding when he sudd

erin: the chief john laroche is on leave after he was indicted 10 years ago. last night. s right. they packed the board meeting petition calling for the police department to be eliminated. the residence presented the best residents -- residents presented the petition as a wake-up call. the board opposes getting rid of a good wake-up call. >> i think some of the signatures may be on here because they are under the impression that we don' t need a police department. >> it is apparent to me that department. if there is an sop, they do not follow it. leadership in the police department. they said they will discuss the options represented at the meeting last night. sean: thanks, ray. a henniker man is dead after a fiery crash on route 202 in his hometown. speeding when he suddenly merged car. both vehicles went off the road, but his truck rolled several times, hit a few trees, and caught fire. witnesses raced to help before emergency officials arrived. >> when i came up closer, i saw smoke and i saw a truck on its side. sean: gross was pronounced dead at the scene. erin: people from bo

this after police chief john laroche was indicted for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl more than a decade ago. administrative leave. wmur' s suzanne roantree is in canterbury with details of the petition that was presented to the selectboard. suzanne: it was standing room only in the conference room at monday nights hearing. >> the petition presented to the board called for eliminating the police department in canterbury. >> i can not support the idea that we do not need a police department. i am fully accepting of the fact especially with all of the issues that have gone on with chief laroche that this is an excellent opportunity to take a look at what we do and how we do it. the fact that we are highly likely in the near future for some new leadership. suzanne: steenson says some people who signed that petition may not have had all the information. >> i think some of the signatures may be on here because people are uder the misimpression that there is coverage available to us full time or that we don' t need a police department. suzanne: but authors of the as a wake up cal

randy: the meeting comes as chief john laroche is under investigation for sexually abusing a teenage girl more than a decade ago. he is on paid administrative leave this morning. a petition submitted by elimination of the entire >> the chief has mud all over his face so we have no reason to trust our police department. randy: selectmen said they will discuss options brought up at the hearing, including hiring a consulting firm and creating a police review committee made up of residents. emily: is very unusual story here. an eight-year-old fighting breast cancer. randy: the steps being taken to fight this rare form of the disease. plus a new hampshire family will have a brighter christmas, thanks to a stranger. wal-mart in epping. emily: and ahead in news to go. oscar pistorius back in court after being convicted of murder. the rules he'll have to live by until sentencing next year. spend less time chasing sales rfind thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday r at t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods. p it's called a rigged economy, and this is how it works. z most new wealth flows to

department. m fully accepting of the fact that, given all the issues that have gone on with chief john laroche, that this is an excellent opportunity to take a look at what we do, how we do it , the fact that we are highly likely in the near future to have new leadership. ray: the chair of the select