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2 people arrested in connection with burglary at a house in Manchester

KALEB POTTER, 20, OF NEWPORT WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH RECKLESS CONDUCT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON. MANCHESTER POLICE – ARREST TWO MEN IN CONNECTION WITH A MAY BURGLARY. JOHN BARGER, 48, OF MANCHESTER IS CHARGED WITH BURGLARY AND DISRUPT OF PROPERTY… AFTER A WOMAN TOLD THEM A MAN WITH A GUN BROKE INTO HER LAKE AVENUE HOME WHILE SHE WAS INSIDE WITH HER CHILD. ANOTHER MAN… 60-YEAR-OLD MAR

Two people arrested in connection with a break-in at a house in Manchester, police said

Two men were arrested in connection with a burglary at a Manchester home in May, police said. Manchester police said a woman told police an armed man broke into her Lake Avenue home while she was inside. The man broke down the door with a sledgehammer, went inside and demanded money, police said. As the man walked toward a bedroom, the woman and her child ran out the back door, police said.>> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <

Police say two men have been arrested in connection with a burglary at a home in Manchester in May.

Manchester police said a woman told police an armed man broke into her home on Lake Avenue while she was inside.

The man broke down the door with a sledgehammer, went inside and demanded money, police said. The woman and her child ran out the back door as the man walked toward a bedroom, police said.

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The suspect was seen coming out the door with a box, police said.

According to police, a vehicle was seen driving around the area at the time of the break-in.

Marvin Edwards, 60, and John Barger, 48, of Manchester. Barger was charged with burglary and criminal damage. Edwards was charged with burglary (accomplice) and criminal damage, police said.