Rockingham County Superior Court Administrator Dismissed After ‘Skip Scanning’ At Target In Salem

SALEM, NH — The former clerk and administrator of Rockingham County Superior Court was relieved of her duties in late June after two theft charges from November 2025 were placed on file without a finding in early April.

Jennifer M. Haggar, 50, of Old Yankee Road in Haverhill, Massachusetts, worked as a clerk and administrator of courts for more than six years before being placed on leave in February after being charged with theft following incidents at the Target on South Broadway Street in Salem.

According to police and court documents, on Nov. 10, 2025, an officer was sent to the store for a past tense theft incident.

An asset protection manager told an officer about an incident six days before involving a woman who was “known to Target as the result of previous shoplifting incidents,” according to an affidavit. A detective arrived shortly after to assist with the case and noted the security footage showed Haggar, whom they knew from “previous professional contacts,” as the suspect, the report said. The asset employee said the suspect was “skip scanning” — where the shopper intentionally fails to scan one or more items at a self-service register. The asset employee said Haggar was identified as a suspect because she used a Target credit card in her name to purchase other goods.

The employee told the detective the store uses a case management system called TruCase, which stores video, receipts, merchandise evidence, suspect photos, vehicle photos, license plate registration, and encrypted credit card numbers. This information is linked to a second system called TruFusion, which takes the encrypted credit card numbers and runs them through the register system to find prior transactions within the past 30 days.

That check, the employee said, led them to the Nov. 4, 2025, theft allegation and four items that were not scanned or paid for. The items, a Wicked SleepMask Green, a Hyde & EEK Knit Skeleton, a HYDE & EEK FF Vampire, and a handbag universal thread, were all valued at $70.

“After the transaction was completed,” an affidavit stated, “Haggar was seen returning unknown items at the customer service desk, after which she was seen walking past all other points of purchase and then exiting the store.”

The purchase was made with Haggar’s credit card.

A Second Incident Discovered An Hour Before

The next day, the detective returned to the store and was given an overview of how loss prevention tracks down shoplifting suspects.

While doing so, the loss prevention employee discovered another theft by Haggar that occurred about an hour earlier, the report said. The detective and the employee reviewed the video footage and saw Haggar “fail to properly scan a bottle of protein powder and a box of waffles while properly scanning other items,” the report stated.

The purchase was made with Haggar’s credit card. The loss was estimated to be about $36.

The detective confirmed the suspect as Haggar from surveillance footage, although the facial shot was distorted by glare. She then got into a dark-colored SUV and left the area.

On both dates, Haggar was wearing the same wedding ring and watch. Skin blemishes also matched, the detective wrote.

Haggar was arrested on Jan. 12, released on personal recognizance, trespassed from Target, and given a court date of March 9, although she later waived arraignment and counsel entered a not guilty plea on her behalf on March 5.

On April 9, Haggar pleaded not guilty to both charges and both charges were placed on file without a finding pending good behavior for the next two years. She is required to undergo a treatment program in October and three dates in 2027. Haggar is also banned from shopping at Target in Salem for three years.

Haggar No Longer Works For The Courts

According to David Sakowich, the public information officer for the New Hampshire Judicial Branch, Haggar was placed on leave in February and remained on leave until June 25, when her employment with the superior court ended.

Haggar, according to OpenPayrolls.com, was paid more than $133,000 in 2025. She earned between $98,000 and $133,000 annually during her six years working for the system.

During her employment, she worked as the superior court administrator and reported to the administrative office of the courts, not the chief justice, he said.

Haggar was first hired as clerk in January 2020 after serving with the county attorney’s office for eight years, including two years as the deputy county attorney, according to a press statement issued by Tina Nadeau, the then-chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court. She also was an assistant county attorney with the Essex MA County Attorney’s Office for six years, serving as supervisor of the domestic violence unit and supervisor at the Lawrence MA District Court, according to a court statement at the time. Haggar also served as a domestic violence and elder abuse victim advocate. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and received her Juris Doctorate at the Massachusetts School of Law.

Patrice Touma, the deputy clerk of the court, was later elevated to clerk.

It is unclear why Haggar’s case was not moved out of Salem District Court because of a potential conflict of interest.

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