Local Woman to Plead Not Guilty to 19 Theft Charges

A Windham woman charged with 19 counts of theft from an automotive business will appear next month at Derry District Court.

Virginia Manro, 49, of 2 Bradford St. was scheduled to be arraigned this morning but her court date was pushed back until May 21.

According to a letter from her attorney dated April 2, a plea of not guilty is being entered on all pending charges.

Manro is free on $20,000 personal recognizance bail pending arraignment.

She was arrested by Londonderry Police on March 29 after allegedly purchasing numerous items over an extended period of time, some of them in Londonderry, while working as a finance manager/bookkeeper.

According to court documents, Manro committed the alleged offenses between Sept. 25, 2012 and Feb. 7, 2013.

She is listed as being employed at Classic Car Blasting in Hampstead, N.H. for the three months prior to her arrest. Before that, documents indicate that Manro worked for four years at Certified Automotive Solutions in Nashua, N.H. She is a 15-year resident of New Hampshire who previously lived in Massachusetts.

Documents also show that Manro was ordered to have no contact and not go within 100 yards of Jaime Dovale. He is listed on the Certified Automotive Solutions website as the owner.

Manro's criminal history includes a previous conviction for selling replica handbags, although no further details are provided in the report.