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Former New Hampshire Trooper Pleads Guilty After Placing GPS Trackers on Partner’s Car

The plea resolves an inquiry that found he lied to police about the devices and will bar him from future law enforcement work.

Overview

  • State investigators concluded that James Lamoureux placed GPS tracking devices on his then‑girlfriend’s vehicle and on his own and installed a tracking app on his phone.
  • When the girlfriend confronted him, Lamoureux told Keene Police that someone else must have installed the devices even though he knew he had installed them.
  • Officials say Lamoureux later asked an acquaintance to give false information to Keene Police about the trackers.
  • Lamoureux agreed to plead guilty in Keene District Court to one count of filing false reports, has resigned from the New Hampshire State Police, and will be placed on the national decertification registry that bars him from future law enforcement jobs.
  • Under the plea, he will be sentenced to six months in the House of Corrections suspended for two years and a sentencing date has not been announced, while the case raises questions about domestic surveillance, officer misconduct, and accountability.