Newspaper Carrier Spots Late Night Prowlers

An alert newspaper carrier helped police arrest two Merrimack men who they say were found prowling around a closed business early Sunday morning.

The newspaper carrier called police around 4:30 a.m., however, before they could arrive, the two men saw the carrier and fled to the back of the business, police said.

Police say when they arrived they stopped Brett Martinez, 23, of 55 Cota Road, Merrimack, from fleeing. Martinez complied with an order to stop and was arrested without incident.

A subsequent search of the area, with help from Manchester Police and their canine unit, located the second man identified as, Brody Williams, 19, of 30 McElwain St., Merrimack.

Both men were charged with prowling and Williams was also charged as being a minor in possession of alcohol.

Each was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail and ordered to appear in the 9^th Circuit Court in Merrimack on April 9.