Man Reportedly Wearing Only Underwear And A Hat Assaults Two Hillsborough County Dispatchers

GOFFSTOWN, NH - Law enforcement agencies are searching for a suspect who allegedly assaulted two dispatchers at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office complex on Saturday afternoon. Arrest warrants have been issued for the individual, who was identified after a brief police pursuit.

According to a statement from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. An individual reportedly followed a dispatcher into the complex, forced their way through a secure door, and then physically assaulted that dispatcher and another. The suspect fled the scene immediately after the assault.

The Goffstown Police Department responded to the incident, deploying a drone that located the suspect entering a vehicle. A Goffstown police officer attempted to pull the vehicle over, but the driver refused to stop, leading to a short pursuit.

The chase was terminated a few minutes later for safety reasons. Despite a search of the area by both the Sheriff's Office and Goffstown Police Department, the suspect could not be found.

Goffstown Police broadcast a message that they were looking for a man in his fifties wearing only black underwear and a hat that said “Don’t Tread On Me”. They later added a description of a car that the person may have been driving or was a passenger.

The suspect has been positively identified, officials are not releasing their name or any other details to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation, according to Sheriff Brian Newcomb.

The investigation is ongoing, and no further details are available at this time.