Ex-New Hampshire State Trooper To Resign After Guilty Plea In Keene Tracking Device Case

CONCORD, NH — A former New Hampshire State Police trooper from Keene has pleaded guilty in Keene District Court to one count of false reports to law enforcement, according to Attorney General John M. Formella.

The attorney general announced that James Lamoureux, 43, pleaded guilty to the charge, which was filed under RSA 641:4. The case was resolved through a negotiated agreement that calls for a six-month sentence in the House of Corrections, fully suspended for two years.

As part of that resolution, Lamoureux will immediately resign from the New Hampshire State Police and surrender his New Hampshire Law Enforcement Certification. He will also be placed on the national registry of decertified officers and is prohibited from seeking future employment as a law enforcement officer.

The state's investigation found Lamoureux placed GPS tracking devices on a vehicle regularly used by his then-girlfriend and on his own vehicle. Investigators also found that he downloaded a tracking application to his phone.

After being confronted, Lamoureux falsely told the Keene Police Department he believed other people had placed the devices on the vehicles. The investigation also found he later asked an acquaintance to provide false information to the Keene Police Department about the tracking devices.

The case was investigated by the New Hampshire Department of Justice with assistance from the Keene Police Department, according to the announcement. The prosecution was handled by Senior Assistant Attorney General Alexander J. Kellermann of the Public Integrity & White-Collar Crime Unit.