Planned Parenthood clinic damaged in hatchet attack reopens

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By KATHY McCORMACK

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Planned Parenthood clinic in New Hampshire reopened Monday nearly six weeks after police say it was badly damaged by a hatchet-wielding boy.

The Claremont clinic reopened three days after a man opened fire on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo., killing a police officer and two people accompanying friends to the clinic. The rampage touched off an hours-long standoff and shootout that left nine others injured and a 57-year-old man under arrest.

In New Hampshire, Claremont Police Chief Alexander Scott said officers are cognizant of what happened in Colorado and are keeping an extra eye on the facility. He said the clinic has installed internal security upgrades since the Oct. 21 vandalism. The Claremont office provides a range of health care services to men and women and referrals for abortions, though it doesn't conduct abortions, according to its website.

Police have refused to disclose the age of the alleged intruder or give details of the criminal case, citing juvenile court privacy rules. They say the boy used a hatchet to destroy computers, plumbing fixtures, phones and medical equipment inside the clinic.

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In a Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 photo, Planned Parenthood in Claremont, N.H. closes its doors as employees and professional cleaners responded to damage left by a vandal. The clinic reopened Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, nearly six weeks after police say it was badly damaged by a hatchet-wielding boy, and three days after a man opened fire on a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colo. (James M. Patterson/Valley News via AP)

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[Chakab]

1. Was this widely reported when it happene? This is the first time that I've heard about it.

[Omaha Steve]

2. Yes in LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141239792

[monmouth4]

3. I wonder if this juvenile was paid to do the damage. Charged as a juvie would be less than as an

adult..

[Judi Lynn]

5. No doubt a huge possibility. Maybe commissioned by his parents.

It's abnormal for a juvenile to get whipped up to such a level of hatred he would be inspired to break in and try to destroy as much vital equipment as possible.

[uppityperson]

4. A juvenile chopped up computers and the clinic?

[Judi Lynn]

6. Probably with a fond blessing from his adoring parents. n/t

[Tempest]

7. Brainwashed by his parents

According to locals (I live about 50 miles away from Claremont) his parents are religious fundies and the family attends a pretty radical church by NH standards.

It's a real small community in rural NH where those types tend to settle down.