CONCORD, NH — A Queen City man is facing felony and other charges after being accused of stealing a car, stealing an iPhone, and stalking in West Concord on July 31 after breaking into the home four days before.
Several police officers were sent to Boanza Drive around noontime for a report that Tavion Shavail Thomas, 25, of Garden Drive in Manchester, was outside of a woman’s home and was not supposed to be there, according to an affidavit. The suspect took off with the woman’s Honda HR-V, police said. An officer heading to the scene spotted the vehicle driver pulling out of Skyline Drive and heading south onto Fisherville Road. The officer lost sight of the vehicle stating the driver was going “at least 70 mph” in a 30 mph zone, a report stated.
The reporting officer arrived on Boanza Drive and spoke to the victim, who stated she and Thomas had “made up” after an incident four days before, the officer wrote. The officer was also involved in investigating the prior incident — an accusation that Thomas broke into the home and unblocked himself on the victim’s cellphone while she was sleeping.
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The pair met up in Manchester to talk about things and she accused him of getting into her car and taking her phone. She told the officer she stayed at his house because she was “afraid to leave” and wanted her phone back, the report said. The officer wrote the victim convinced Thomas to let her drive home, but only if he could go. Once they got to her home, she got out, a relative alerted emergency services, and she waited for police. She accused Thomas of getting into the driver’s seat of the vehicle and fleeing the scene.
“(The victim) stated that Tavion did not have permission to drive the car,” the report said, “and (she) stated that she knew Tavion did not have a license.”
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The victim accused Thomas of returning to the address, attempting to push out an air conditioner to gain access to the home, but then something “scared him,” and he fled again. She estimated the value of the vehicle and her new iPhone 15 Plus at around $9,500. The victim also stated she was scared Thomas kept returning to the home uninvited.
After descriptions of Thomas and the vehicle were released, the HR-V was found on First Street unoccupied with the iPhone inside. An officer took the keys out of the vehicle and locked it.
Moments later, an officer reported being off with an Uber driver on Second Street who was picking up someone called “Thomas” in the area. Other officers searched the area, and Thomas was found on the ground by railroad tracks, the report stated. He was taken to police headquarters and questioned, the report said, by the same officer involved in investigating the previous complaint from July 27. At the time, Thomas was not charged with trespassing or burglary since he was officially a resident at the home, the officer noted. The officer accused Thomas of admitting the accusation against him was true — he entered the house through a window while the victim was asleep, altered her phone, and then left. Thomas denied any issues at his apartment, that the victim had access to her phone, and that she could leave whenever she wanted to, the affidavit said. He told the officer she asked to go home that day so she could get her computer, the report stated, and they were supposed to return to his apartment.
When asked why he took off with her vehicle, Thomas said he got tired of waiting for her, and the report said he started doing laps around the manufactured home park.
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“Tavion stated, at one point, he stopped and got out of the car, and tried to get (the victim) to come outside,” the officer wrote. “Tavion stated that when he was outside and heard car tires squeal, so he got back in the car and left.”
The report stated Thomas left the area and dumped the car after turning onto Sylvester Street, adding that he knew he had an active warrant. He was charged with stalking-domestic violence, felony theft by unauthorized taking-$1,501-plus, receiving stolen property-$1,000 to $1,500, reckless conduct, operating with an expired license, and two stalking charges. On Aug. 1, Thomas was arraigned in Concord District Court.
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