Three Rochester women nabbed in Granite Shield drug bust

Staff reports 6:18 a.m.


Three Rochester women nabbed in Granite Shield drug bust

Amanda Anderson, Michelle Marone, Tina Sprague (Dover Police photos)

DOVER - Dover Police arrested three Rochester residents on drug charges Wednesday as part of an ongoing Operation Granite Shield investigation.

Those charged included Tina Sprague, 52, 31 Nutter Street, on two counts of heroin and meth possession; Amanda Anderson, 31, 41 Cormier Drive, on two counts of heroin and meth possession; and Michelle Marone, 51, 2 Jackson St., for possession of hydromorphone, an analgesics pain medication.

All three were released on personal recognizance pending a Strafford County Superior Court arraignment on July 30.

Funding for this operation was provided by the state's Operation Granite Shield grant. Anyone with drug related information is asked to call the Dover Police Department at 603- 742-4646. Anonymous tips may be called into the Dover Crimeline at 603-749-6000 or at www.dovernhcrimeline.org