US EditionCar Chase Across Massachusetts, New Hampshire Leads to Arrest of Maine Murder Suspect
Dane Burke, wanted for killing his girlfriend, led police on a high-speed chase across three states before crashing and barricading himself, then was taken into custody by SWAT.
- On Saturday morning, 55-year-old Dane Burke of Skowhegan was arrested around 10:30 a.m. after a multi-state pursuit that began in Lowell, Massachusetts and ended in Dunbarton, New Hampshire.
- On Wednesday, officers found Nicole Jackson, 46, dead at a West Front Street home in Skowhegan, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta ruled her death a homicide from blunt and sharp force trauma.
- A Lowell officer reported seeing the 2018 silver Jeep Compass on Princeton Boulevard at about 8 a.m., and radio traffic showed it reached speeds of 80 mph on I-93 passing through Dracut and Methuen.
- After the crash, Burke barricaded himself and the New Hampshire State Police SWAT Team deployed nonlethal munitions before taking him into custody; he was transported to Concord Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and will remain in New Hampshire custody pending extradition.
- The pursuit covered about 50 miles and drew a multi-agency response involving Massachusetts State Police and New Hampshire State Police; Route 13 near 91 Stark Highway in Dunbarton is closed, and local drivers were urged to avoid the area.
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Maine State Police arrest suspect in Skowhegan homicide after pursuit across three states
SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Maine State Police say a 46-year-old Skowhegan woman whose death was under investigation has been ruled a homicide, and her boyfriend has been arrested on a murder warrant after a pursuit that ended in a crash and standoff in New Hampshire. The Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta identified the victim [...] The post Maine State Police arrest suspect in Skowhegan homicide after pursuit across three states appeared first…
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Maine murder suspect wreaks havoc on Lowell streets during police pursuit
LOWELL — A Maine murder suspect tore through Greater Lowell on Saturday morning, triggering a dangerous multi-community police pursuit that began in Lowell and ended later with a crash in New Hampshire.
Suspect Wanted for Murder in Maine Taken Into Custody in NH After Pursuit
DUNBARTON, N.H. – A man wanted for murder in Maine was taken into custody by the New Hampshire State Police following a multi-state pursuit. Around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, State Troopers assigned to the Troop B barracks received information that officers with the Lowell Police Department were pursuing a vehicle on Interstate 93 northbound headed toward New Hampshire. While responding, Troopers received additional information that the …
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