Law Enforcement Agencies Search Amherst Road Home In Merrimack

MERRIMACK, NH — Several law enforcement agencies were at an Amherst Road house on Tuesday executing a search warrant.

Officers from Merrimack, Hooksett, and Portsmouth, as well as sheriff's deputies, and members of the New Hampshire Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC), were at the single-family home.

Three people believed to be residents of the house were brought outside while officers removed several items in bags used for collecting evidence. A computer was also removed and placed into a Merrimack cruiser.

The NH ICAC Task Force is responsible for assisting local and federal law enforcement partners in investigating cases of child sexual exploitation involving the use of technology throughout the state of New Hampshire, according to their website.

After about one hour law enforcement allowed the residents to return to the house, and the officers cleared the area.

NH ICAC is investigating over one thousand active leads, according to sources, and this is considered to be an ongoing investigation.

No one was taken into custody or arrested Tuesday and the investigation will continue. In past cases, evidence is gathered by executing search warrants and processed to assist investigations.

When asked about the investigation Merrimack Police Chief Brian Levesque said "Nothing is being released because it is an ongoing investigation."

No other information is available at this time.

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